Savage Blooms Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: toxic relationships, alcohol abuse, sexual manipulation, under-negotiated polyamory, consensual non-consent, group sex, gender play, voyeurism, exhibitionism, themes of dominance and submission, child abuse, […]
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: “What does it mean to take control of […]
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 sun hummed above Zora that lurid June […]
I can’t believe how fast this last week flew by, but it was a very busy week on our end. As usual, spending all week running around to appointments and then taking care of Mom after an outpatient procedure. Mom is recovering nicely, and I got to take […]
The Witch’s Orchard Thank you to NetGalley, Minotaur Books, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book (and audiobook) in exchange for an honest review. A ninth generation Appalachian herself, Archer Sullivan brings the mountains of North Carolina to life in The Witch’s Orchard, […]
Hey y’all! I’m really proud of this last week, since I’ve been posting more consistently again and found more of a balance between my needs and those of others. I even scheduled a bunch of posts in advance so I had the time to devote to taking care […]
It felt like July went by so fast! I had a pretty laid-back month, even if my weeks have been busier now that I have to drive Mom and accompany her to all of her appointments, and I’m currently working on updating all of her providers to include […]
Hey y’all! This week our prompt is a genre freebie, This can be a list of books sharing a common genre, or a narrowed list. We all know how much I love when books straddle the line between genres, so this week instead of picking a single genre […]
Alive and Beating Thank you to Rebecca Wolf for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Inspired by a true story, Rebecca Wolf’s debut novel, Alive and beating, follows six people from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods throughout Jerusalem, all desperately in need […]
Hi! I took the last few Tuesdays off, and have been prioritizing my health and really focusing on relaxation. This week’s topic came from Joanne @ Portobello Book Blog, and its about books with honorifics in the title (with an honorific being a form of address conveying esteem, […]
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