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 Magnificent Ruins Author: Nayantara Roy Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: November 12, 2024 Publisher: Algonquin Books Thank you to Algonquin Books for sending me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her […]
The Tattered Cover Author: Ellery Adams Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: October 28, 2025 Publisher: Kensington Cozies Series: Secret, Book, and Scone Society #8 Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. It was […]
The Ferryman and His Wife Author: Frode Grytten Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: November 18, 2025 Publisher: Algonquin Books Thank you to NetGalley and Algonquin Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In the spirit of Amor Towles and […]
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah Author: Jean Meltzer Genre: Romance Publication Date: October 21, 2025 Publisher: MIRA Thank you to NetGalley and MIRA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Can these exes rekindle their love this Hanukkah? Evelyn Schwartz […]
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 Library of Fates Author: Margot Harrison Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: December 2, 2025 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. When its librarian keeper mysteriously dies, two former classmates must […]
The Bookshop Below Author: Georgia Summers Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 18, 2025 Publisher: Redhook/Hodderscape Thank you to NetGalley, Redhook, and Hodderscape for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this extraordinary standalone from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author […]
I have managed to amass so many books that I am really excited for this post. It isn’t going to take a lot of thinking back through lists of books that I have read and only vaguely recall. This week’s prompt is the first ten books I randomly […]
October went by in what felt like the blink of an eye, even though it wound up being more of a slower paced month. The month was a fun one, with a few birthdays and some holidays. For my family, it started out busy and slowed as the […]
