August is finally over, and I can’t wait for the autumn weather to arrive. I’ve already gotten my fall scented hand soaps for the bathroom, and I am seriously looking forward to saying goodbye to summer. Sorry to all of you hot weather lovers, I need the temps […]
I finished July with 23 ARCs left to be read. I really did try to focus on getting through some more of my ARCs this month, but the trend of the universe laughing in my face has continued. I’m dealing with my own health issues, and visiting a […]
Forgive Me Not Thank you to Nancy Paulsen Books and Lathea Mondesir for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a child, incarceration, substance use, suicide attempt, grief, sexual assault All it takes is one night and one […]
The Phoenix King Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, blood, mention of genocide, mention of death of a parent, grief, torture, substance use “If we carry the burdens of […]
This week’s prompt is water, which is a relatively broad topic. We’re given some suggestions, like book covers with water on them, books with bodies of water in them, titles with bodies of water in them, etc), but I kind of wanted to come up with my own […]
Death Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death, death of children, grief, violence, blood, gore They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the […]
He Who Drowned the World Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. The sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an […]
This week’s prompt is all about books that feature celebrations in them, and I am definitely here for it. Besides, who doesn’t like a celebration? Here’s some of my favorite books with celebrations in the story: That’s all I can come up with right now. What are some […]
Gods of the Wyrdwood Thank you to Orbit Books and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, prejudice, death, grief, torture, gore, domestic violence Ours is a land of many gods, and we are a […]
This week’s prompt is a genre-related freebie, where we get to pick a specific genre and then build a freebie around it. And while I read and post about fantasy a lot, I want to take it in a different direction this time. My sister-in-law was visiting me […]
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