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: “According to most of the planet, the second […]
The Lower River Ellis Hock runs a menswear store in Massachusetts but still dreams of the four years he spent in Malawi. When his wife leaves him, he realises that there is one place for him to go: back to Malawi on the remote Lower River, where he […]
A Practical Guide to Dating a Demon Thank you to GP Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. As a scholarship student at the magical Lyceum, Naomi would rather focus on deciphering ancient scrolls than […]
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: “Usually, the booze made him angry. Tonight, Shawn […]
All Quiet on the Western Front Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Classics for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Galvanized by youthful idealism and patriotic fervor, nineteen-year-old Paul Bäumer and his schoolmates enlist in the German army at the onset […]
Deathly Fates Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Macmillan Young Listeners for providing me with an ARC of this book/audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A sweeping debut inspired by the Chinese folk practice of necromancy, Deathly Fates is perfect for fans of Descendant of the Crane, The Bone Shard […]
Where the Girls Were Thank you to NetGalley and The Dial Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this electrifying and heartfelt historical coming-of-age novel, set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, a pregnant teenager reckons […]
What Happened to Anabel Taylor Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A cheating scandal. A mental breakdown. A Hollywood betrayal that no one saw coming — least of all, Anabel […]
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: “We’re five miles behind the front. Reinforcements arrived […]
The Three Witches Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Now: When Ruthie gets the part of one of Macbeth’s famous three witches she can’t wait to get started. Inspired by the beauty of […]
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