The Midnight Kingdom Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, violence, death, grief, torture The second book in Tara Sim’s sweeping dark fantasy series, in which the four heirs to […]
Today’s prompt is dark academia books, and this is such a buzzy topic lately. I feel like everyone loves dark academia both in books and as an overall aesthetic, but what is dark academia really? According to a post by Celadon Books, “these books are moody and mysterious […]
Autumn has arrived here in New York, finally, and I am thrilled! September was a tough month for me, as I was dealing with (more) medical stuff and trying to get these issues addressed before we left for a vacation abroad. We ruled out a serious issue on […]
This week’s topic is books with weather events in the title. I figured I’d have a tough time with this one, since I’m struggling to come up with any off the top of my head and will have to dig back through my previously read and TBR lists […]
This week’s prompt is reading goals I still want to accomplish before the end of the year. Just a note – I’m on vacation this week, so feel free to leave comments, but I probably won’t be able to get to them until I get home. So bear […]
I finished August with 22 ARCs left to be read. September was just a hectic and out of control month. I’m traveling a bit in October, so I spent a lot of this month running around trying to handle a lot of stuff. Between medical appointments, hospital visits, […]
This week’s prompt is about books with my favorite trope, and for a moment I sat and didn’t know where to start. There’s so many tropes out there, some of which I can’t stand (insta-love and love triangles, I’m looking at you), and others that I adore. So […]
This week’s prompt is secondary/minor characters who deserve their own book. It’s a wonderful prompt, because while main characters are what keep us reading, it’s the side characters who can make or break a book sometimes. Here are some of my favorite side characters who I think deserve […]
This week’s prompt is books that have pink, purple, or blue covers. It’s a fun prompt because these are my favorite colors! I don’t typically seek out books that have these colored covers, but I have to admit that they do draw my attention. Here are some of […]
I’m currently drowning in ARCs, so the vast majority of my fall 2023 TBR is going to be ARCs. However, there are some books I got that I’m dying to start sooner rather than later. Here’s just some of the books I’m hoping to read in fall 2023: […]
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