The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois Thank you to NetGalley, Redhook, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. In this lush and lyrical fantasy, Ryan Graudin transports readers to the hidden magical pockets of early 1900s Paris, […]
Hello everyone, and if you read my review of Modern Magic by Michelle Tea, this topic won’t come as a surprise to you. This was my first experience of actually seeing an author specifically advise against cultural appropriation, and then go ahead and engage in cultural appropriation. I […]
Modern Magic Thank you to NetGalley and HarperOne for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this enchanted sibling to the cult classic Modern Tarot, literary and tarot icon Michelle Tea returns to her magical roots, offering stories, little-known history, […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Outside the picture window of the café, snow […]
The Black Hunger Thank you to Redhook, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: homophobia, antisemitism, violence, child physical abuse, class privilege, mental illness, racism, colonialism John Sackville will soon be dead. Shadows writhe in […]
Buried Deep and Other Stories Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance […]
This week’s prompt was submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next and Hopewell’s Public Library of Life, and it’s a really good one. The topic is books involving food that are not cookbooks. I happen to love cozy mysteries, and they’re nearly always centered in a restaurant […]
These Deathless Shores Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: addiction, violence, blood, self-harm, anxiety, panic attacks, disordered eating Jordan was once a Lost Boy, convinced she would never grow up. […]
Hi! I don’t really have any new info to update, since I already provided the whole weeklong rundown in my State of the ARC and Monthly Wrap Up posts. This week was mainly focused on accountability and trying to stay on track with scheduling posts on here. This […]
Happy November! October flew past, but I’m enjoying the nice weather and some relaxation now that the busyness of October has ended. I hope you all had a nice month, and here’s a little update on how mine went. I’m super excited to go on a little vacation […]
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