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 […]
New Nigeria County Author: Clare Brown Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: June 17, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals 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 […]
Ill-Fated Fortune Author: Jennifer J. Chow Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: February 20, 2024 Publisher: Minotaur Books Series: Magical Fortune Cookie #1 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 […]
Sociopath Author: Patric Gagne Genre: Memoir Publication Date: April 1, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio 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 […]
The Honey Witch Author: Sydney J. Shields Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 14, 2024 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a grandparent, grief, talk of infertility, treatment […]
The Sins on Their Bones Author: Laura R. Samotin Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 7, 2024 Publisher: Random House Canada Thank you to NetGalley, Wunderkind PR, and Sydney McKay for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: intimate partner violence […]
The Boy with the Star Tattoo Author: Talia Carner Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: January 9, 2024 Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Thank you to William Morrow Paperbacks and Tess Day for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the acclaimed author […]
Today’s discussion topic comes from Sara, one of my good friends. We have a lot of great discussions on such a wide range of shared interests, and this topic idea kind of organically grew out of a larger discussion that we were having. I’ve spoken about problematic authors […]
Lilith Author: Eric Rickstad Genre: Thriller Publication Date: March 19, 2024 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of I Am […]
Daughter of Mine Author: Megan Miranda Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: April 9, 2024 Publisher: S&S/Marysue Rucci Books Thank you to NetGalley and S&S/Marysue Rucci Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the […]
