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 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 […]
Nightshade and Oak 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 in this delightful fantasy of myth and magic from Molly O’Neill, the […]
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: “Green died and then he didn’t.” I usually […]
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 […]
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days is a comfort read fantasy romance between a halfling and a goblin: imagine a classic […]
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: “The client was too focused on Gloria to […]
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: “The problem with mushrooms, Pansy decided, half-squatting in […]
A Charming Touch of Tarot Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Four friends discover that their new magical skills may not be enough to save them from a stalker hell-bent on turning their […]
Greenteeth Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From an outstanding new voice in cozy fantasy comes Greenteeth, a tale of fae, folklore, and found family, narrated by a charismatic lake-dwelling monster with a voice unlike […]
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