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 […]
The Lost House Author: Melissa Larsen Genre: Mystery Publication Date: January 14, 2025 Publisher: Minotaur Books 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, […]
Hopefully the new year is being good to you. Today’s prompt is bookish goals for 2025, and I am here for it. I’ve always been a hardcore goal oriented person, but in the last year or so, I had to relax things a little bit. Okay, a lot. […]
The Empress Author: Kristin Cast Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: January 7, 2025 Publisher: Bloom Books Series: Towerfall #1 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 […]
Butterflies in the End Zone Author: Jacob Gelman Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: June 15, 2023 Publisher: Self-Published 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 […]
Today is the last Sunday Bookish Discussion of 2024, and I wanted today’s topic to echo the reflection that I naturally do at the end of the year, so I’m talking about Wrap Up Posts today. When I first started blogging, I loved checking out everyone else’s wrap […]
A Tide of Black Steel Author: Anthony Ryan Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 24, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: Age of Wrath #1 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, […]
Breath of the Dragon Author: Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 7, 2025 Publisher: Wednesday Books/Macmillan Audio Series: Breathmarked #1 Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with ARCs of this ebook and audiobook in exchange for an […]
The Shadowed Land Author: Signe Pike Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: December 3, 2024 Publisher: Atria Books Series: The Lost Queen #3 Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This “can’t-miss historical epic” […]
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 […]
