State Of The ARC #66
I finished July with 34 ARCs left to be read. August always flies by, and this year is no different. A lot of life has been showing up for me, and I’ve been doing my best to be ready for it. It is clear that my mother needs […]
Daggerbound By T. Kingfisher
Daggerbound Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 25, 2026 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Series: Swordheart #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet another […]
The Tricky Business Of Faerie Bargains By Reena McCarty
The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains Author: Reena McCarty Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Discover a world of enchanted contracts, faerie intrigue and French toast, in […]
State Of The ARC #64
I finished May with 40 ARCs left to be read. June was another busy month for me. There were a lot of medical appointments for me and my mother, and we had to follow up on a few things. We ended up getting a new car after the […]
Witchful Shrinking By Jen B. Lassalle
Witchful Shrinking Author: Jen B. Lassalle Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 23, 2026 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Series: Midlife at the Magnolia #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. It’s never too late […]
State Of The ARC #63
I finished April with 23 ARCs left to be read. The weather has been up and down in New York—it’s going from temps in the 80s to temps in the 50s. There have been some big thunderstorms and a lot of rain, so at least I know the […]
A Practical Guide To Dating A Demon By Hannah Reynolds
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 […]
Nightshade And Oak By Molly O’Neill
Nightshade and Oak Author: Molly O’Neill Genre: Romantasy Publication Date: February 3, 2026 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC as well as offering it in audiobook format, in exchange for an honest review. A goddess must grapple with becoming human […]
First Lines Fridays: February 6, 2026
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 […]
Monthly Wrap-Up January 2026
And just like that, the first month of 2026 is done. Meanwhile, I’m still slipping up and writing 2025 on paperwork. January was a whirlwind of a month. After a low-key New Years with my mother, I was feeling pretty good about what this year has in store […]
