I finished August with 34 ARCs left to be read. I love September. After a long, hot summer, I always look forward to the arrival of autumn. It’s one of my favorite seasons—the rustling of leaves, cool breezes, boots, and pumpkin spice everything. I even found pumpkin spice […]
The Girl with Seven Lives Author: Vikas Swarup Genre: Thriller Publication Date: September 1, 2026 Publisher: Recorded Books Thank you to NetGalley and Recorded Books for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Twenty-five-year-old Devi has been kidnapped. She is now […]
Liar’s Dice Author: Juliet Faithfull Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 28, 2026 Publisher: Random House Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A heart-rending and hopeful debut about a teenage girl in […]
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 […]
I finished June with 13 ARCs left to be read. Let me start out my first post of August with a little update while I share my Cheez-Its with my dogs (they only get a few). I have been talking about prioritizing my health, both physical and mental, […]
October was not my best reading month, but it was a great month otherwise. I went on a vacation with my mom, and we visited Europe. It was my first time there, and we went on a river cruise on the Danube, starting in Germany and going through […]
I finished June with 25 ARCs left to be read. I know that I said I was planning to seriously work on making progress on my ARCs this month, but the universe basically laughed in my face. Mom had a fall, and it involved a stay in the […]
The Perfumist of Paris Author: Alka Joshi Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 28, 2023 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Series: The Jaipur Trilogy #3 The final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must […]
I was expecting February to be a little slower than it actually was, so I didn’t get as much accomplished as I hoped to. However, the month flew by and kind of got away from me. Half of the month was super stressful for me — I got […]
Halloween is approaching, and it’s starting to feel like the pinnacle of fall. I have a TBR shelf that is overflowing with spooky season reads, and I want to share some of them with you. Since today’s prompt is a Halloween freebie, I’m talking about the spooky season […]
