The Wind Knows My Name Author: Isabel Allende Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 6, 2023 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, death, suicide, violence, depiction […]
I haven’t been blogging for nearly as long as TTT has been going, so this rewind gives me the time to revisit previous topics that I never got the chance to do. This week I’m going to talk about gateway books. Have you ever read the kind of […]
The Witching Hour Author: Anne Rice Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 13, 2015 Publisher: Random House Audio Series: Lives of the Mayfair Witches #1 From the author of the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles comes a huge, hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult through four centuries. Demonstrating, once again, […]
Dark Rise Author: C.S. Pacat Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 28, 2021 Publisher: Quill Tree Books Series: Dark Rise #1 CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of a parent, grief, blood, violence, racism, torture, gore, trauma The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its […]
In addition to reading books as often as I can, I’ve also started doing freelance proofreading. I have a Facebook page that you can find here. I do basic line edits, and will find typos, issues with punctuation, and inconsistencies within the text. I work with Young Adult […]
This week’s topic is book to movie or series adaptations, and it’s a tough one for me because I have such a vivid imagination. Somehow, the screen version of the book never quite lives up to what I pictured while reading the book. But every so often, there […]
The Bone Shard Emperor Author: Andrea Stewart Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 23, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Drowning Empire #2 Thank you to Orbit Books and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, violence, blood, […]
You Are My Sunshine: A Story of Love, Promises, and a Really Long Bike Ride Author: Sean Dietrich Genre: Biography/Memoir Publication Date: October 11, 2022 Publisher: Zondervan CONTENT WARNING: mention of cancer A laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure, and a promise kept. […]
Before I start talking about the books on my Spring TBR, I want to check in on the books I had listed on my winter TBR. The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford ❌ Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian ✅ The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi ❌ Bone Weaver […]
Paper Cuts Author: Ellery Adams Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: April 25, 2023 Publisher: Kensington Cozies Series: Secret, Book, and Scone Society #6 Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, […]
