Hi, all! I’m Cait from @functionallyfictional, and I might be popping in here and there with reviews. Without further ado… Breakup From Hell CONTENT WARNING: violence, apocalypse, mild gore, parental death Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her […]
Interview with the Vampire This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the […]
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty This is a no-holds-barred response to the liberal and conservative retreat from an assertive, activist, and socially transformative civil rights agenda of recent years–using a black feminist lens and the issue of the impact of recent legislation, social […]
The Hacienda CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, violence, racism, blood, mention of rape, murder Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches… In the […]
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, […]
Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest Thank you to NetGalley and Thread for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. All that was left of Doctor Linda Hazzard’s sanitorium was the […]
Age of Vice Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: rape, human trafficking, enslavement, substance misuse, murder, blood, loss of a baby, sexual assault, abortion, kidnapping, violence This is the age of vice, […]
When the Angels Left the Old Country Thank you to NetGalley and RB Media for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, murder, violence, blood For fans of “Good Omens”—a queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid […]
The Ballad of Never After Author: Stephanie Garber Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 13, 2022 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Series: Once Upon a Broken Heart #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. […]
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy Author: Megan Bannen Genre: Fantasy Romance Publication Date: August 23, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit and libro.fm for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, […]
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