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 Lower River Author: Paul Theroux Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: May 22, 2012 Publisher: Clipper Books 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 […]
A Practical Guide to Dating a Demon Author: Hannah Reynolds Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: February 3, 2026 Publisher: GP Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Thank you to GP Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an […]
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 […]
All Quiet on the Western Front Author: Erich Maria Remarque, translated by Maria Tatar Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 6, 2026 Publisher: Penguin Classics Series: The Road Back #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Classics for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for […]
Deathly Fates Author: Tesia Tsai Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: April 14, 2026 Publisher: Wednesday Books/Macmillan Young Listeners 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 […]
Where the Girls Were Author: Kate Schatz Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 3, 2026 Publisher: The Dial Press 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 […]
What Happened to Anabel Taylor Author: Jennifer Shay Carta Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: April 17, 2025 Publisher: Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op 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 […]
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 Three Witches Author: Elena Collins Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 2, 2026 Publisher: Boldwood Books 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 […]
