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 […]
Once Was Willem Author: M.R. Carey Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: March 4, 2025 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. From bestselling author M.R. Carey comes an utterly unique and enchantingly dark […]
Daily Mindfulness: A 31 Day Guide to Mental Clarity Author: Alex Smith-Powell Genre: Self-help Publication Date: February 27, 2025 Publisher: Victory Editing NetGalley Co-Op Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-Op for providing access to an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. […]
Happy Tuesday, and I hope your week is off to a wonderful start. The weather outside has been beautiful in the last day—maybe to make up for all the cold weather and snow? Whatever it is, I’m not complaining. It is so pretty to go outside and see […]
Nobody’s Fool Author: Harlan Coben Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: March 25, 2025 Publisher: Hachette Audio Series: Detective Sami Kierce #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Hachette Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A year after the devastating events […]
Fool Me Once Author: Harlan Coben Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: March 22, 2016 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Series: Detective Sami Kierce #1 Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing […]
Today’s prompt was scheduled as things characters have said. While reading, character statements are wonderful, but I never remember the quotes once I’ve finished reading. I’ve never been drawn to copying down quotes, but maybe I should start? Instead, I want to flip things around and do a […]
Love Author: Maayan Eitan Genre: Literary Fiction, Short Stories Publication Date: March 7, 2022 Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Love is a fever dream of a novella about a young sex worker whose life blurs the boundaries between violence and intimacy, objectification and real love. Startlingly intimate and […]
Swordheart Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Romantasy Publication Date: February 25, 2025 Publisher: Bramble Series: The World of the White Rat Thank you to Netgalley and Bramble for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly […]
Junie Author: Erin Crosby Eckstine Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: February 4, 2025 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening […]
