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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
I finished June with 29 ARCs left to be read. July was a really tough month for me. The heat has been brutal for me, with my heat intolerance and my POTS (postural orthostatic hypertension syndrome) combining to make it a difficult month to get out and do […]
Strange Folk Author: Alli Dyer Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: Atria Books Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Zakiya Jamal for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: self-harm/blood magic, blood, addiction, death, violence, neglect, […]
I think every one of us has read a book and wished that it had more of less of something in it. This week’s prompt is books I wish had more/less [insert your concept here] in them (for example: more/less romance, more/less world building, less info dumping, more/fewer […]
Norse Mysticism: An Exploration of Viking Traditions and Magical Practices Author: Disa Forvitin Genre: Religion and Spirituality Publication Date: May 9, 2024 Publisher: Wellfleet Press Thank you to NetGalley, Wellfleet Press, and Lydia Anderson for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. […]
It’s another Sunday, and that means we have another discussion ahead of us. This week I want to discuss creative license. This is when an author intentionally strays from accepted facts to achieve an artistic goal. I’ve encountered this most often in historical fantasy—where the author changes an […]
The Black Bird Oracle Author: Deborah Harkness Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 16, 2024 Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Series: All Souls #5 Thank you to libro.fm and Penguin Random House Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Diana […]
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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
The Fall of Waterstone Author: Lilith Saintcrow Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 11, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: Black Land’s Bane #2 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The mesmerizing Norse-inspired fantasy from New […]
Jews Don’t Count Author: David Baddiel Genre: Politics Publication Date: August 31, 2021 Publisher: HarperCollins Jews Don’t Count is a book for people on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you. It is the comedian […]
