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: “In the city of Talum, the winds were […]
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead Thank you to Orbit for sending me ARCs of this book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. FROM WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR KJ PARKER COMES A DEVILISHLY CLEVER TALE OF MURDER, INTRIGUE, AND EXISTENTIAL CRISIS. Not even the church […]
A Heart So Green Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this book and access to the audiobook in exchange for an honest review. FROM A LAND OF SWAN PRINCESSES AND STAR-TOUCHED CHANGELINGS COMES THE HEART-POUNDING CONCLUSION TO THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING FAIR FOLK TRILOGY. After […]
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 […]
I finished December with 20 ARCs left to be read. January was a doozy here in New York. The weather was colder than I remember it being in a long time, and we got more snow than I’ve seen in years. Mom and I were prepared for the […]
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: “Just before I knock on the door of […]
The War Beyond Thank you to Orbit for sending me an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. In this thrilling sequel to the international bestseller The Gods Below, loyalties will be tested, long-lost secrets will be revealed, and two sisters will face each other […]
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 […]
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