The Fire Within Them Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The second book in Matthew Ward’s action-packed trilogy, the Soulfire Saga, The Fire Within Them is set in a world ruled by an immortal king, […]
I almost always wear dark, muted colors, but when I think of my favorite color, the one that comes to mind is purple. There’s so many variations on this one color, and I’m really glad to say that I think there are ten books that I loved that […]
I finished May with 24 ARCs left to be read. We’ve only just gotten through June, and it is already hot. It feels like I’ve been doing stuff every weekend, which has been really fun. But I seriously struggle with the heat, so I’ve been having a pretty […]
Sleep Like Death Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, violence, death, gore, mention of death of a child, murder, mention of torture, suicide New York Times bestselling author and TikTok […]
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad Thank you to NetGalley and HarperVia for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A collection of short stories, structured as case-studies, and a form of love letter in solidarity with the women […]
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: “Does “falling in love” imply that you fall […]
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: child abuse, alcoholism, animal abuse, parental abandonment, suicide attempt, domestic violence, murder, trauma […]
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit, Angela Man, and libro.fm for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of divorce, mention of separation of father from his children, murder attempt, explosion From the […]
There have been so many amazing books that were released in the first half of 2024, and it looks like the second half of 2024 has some pretty exciting books in store for readers. Which is really good news for readers, but bad news for our pockets. Since […]
It’s time for another Bookish Discussion Sunday already, and this is a topic that used to come up regularly in the bookish community. I haven’t seen it resurface recently, but I have been limiting my time on social media as much as I can. I’d also like to […]
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