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: “His feet slid along the loose gravel as […]
Don’t Feed the Lion Thank you to NetGalley and Arcadia Children’s Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. With unexpected twists and compelling characters, Don’t Feed the Lion explores how young people grapple with antisemitism, prejudice, allyship, and the […]
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: “I pick my way across what could best […]
The Magnificent Ruins 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 career at a New York publishing house when she learns that her grandfather has […]
The Tattered Cover Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. It was a dark, rainy night at Nora Pennington’s Miracle Books when a mysterious death brings the Secret, Book, and Scone Society into […]
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: “A secret is a terrible thing. It starts […]
The Library of Fates 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 race to locate a rare book from their college years that can foretell […]
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 […]
I finished September with 15 ARCs left to be read. I’m shocked at how quickly October flew by. I love the colder temps, the crunching of leaves, even walking outside and noticing the smell of woodsmoke in the air. So much happened during the month, from having my […]
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: “So there I was in the office, processing […]
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