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: First Lines: “Deep within a forgotten cave, Sariel’s brother knelt […]
Blacklight Born Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Grievar War has engulfed the Empire of Kiroth. Silas the Slayer has given voice and violence to his warrior kin, providing them a reason […]
The Lost House Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death of a loved one (off-page), murder, death of a child, suicide attempt In Melissa Larsen’s The Lost House comes the mesmerizing […]
The Empress Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. He’s a ruthless, battle-scarred warrior with a dark past, and she’s stuck pretending to be his wife to save a fantasy kingdom. From New York […]
The Vanishing Bookstore Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ‘Every story needs a happy ending. And you can’t have yours until you find the bookstore.’ 1692. On the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore […]
Grave Importance Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Oasis Natrun: an exclusive, secret luxury health spa for mummies, in the French countryside, equipped with the latest in therapeutic innovations both magical and medical. […]
Butterflies in the End Zone I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Alex has everything going for him. He’s the quarterback of the football team. He has a great group of friends. He’s popular. […]
A Tide of Black Steel Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, gore, violence, enslavement From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new […]
Breath of the Dragon Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with ARCs of this ebook and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, gore, murder, death of a parent (off-page) The first novel in a sweeping YA fantasy duology […]
You Feta Watch Out Thank you to NetGalley and Beyond the Page for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Humbug! leads to Homicide! in the new Grilled Cheese Mystery by Linda Reilly . . . Christmas in the close-knit community of Balsam Dell promises to be […]
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