Past Present Future Thank you to YA Books Central and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YABC review here. CONTENT WARNING: underage alcohol use, mention of assault on a […]
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: “It should have been more difficult to assassinate […]
Across So Many Seas Thank you to Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Random House Books, and Sierra Pregosin for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, religious persecution, ethnic cleansing, death of a parent A SWEEPING SAGA OF FOUR GIRLS […]
The Slain Divine Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Everlorn Empire’s grip on Thanet is tighter than ever. The God-Incarnate himself has arrived on its shores to crush the uprising and carry […]
Daughter of the Merciful Deep Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: ableism, racism, trauma, racial slurs, mention of enslavement, murder, violence, lynching, grief, gun violence, blood, death of a parent (off-page), […]
I finished April with 22 ARCs left to be read. Hello June! While summer is my least favorite season, the month starts out strong with some nice celebrations in my family—a birthday and an anniversary, and I already know that my group of friends is going to plan […]
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: “This wasn’t the first time Daniel Braithwaite had […]
New Nigeria County Thank you to libro.fm and Simon & Schuster Audio Originals for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest opinion. When a white family moves to the affluent Black community of New Nigeria County, a “misunderstanding” between neighbors escalates until […]
Ill-Fated Fortune Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lefty Award-nominee Jennifer J. Chow. Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging […]
Sociopath Thank you to libro.fm and Simon & Schuster Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned […]
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