Odessa Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back […]
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: “Freida was underwater. Her muscles contracted, shocked from […]
The Trident and the Pearl Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A desperate queen makes a deal with the gods to save her land in this spellbinding romantasy debut from Sarah K. L. Wilson. Queen Coralys […]
We’re still having some temperature swings, but they’re heading in the warmer direction for the most part. It’s bananas to think that I have seen climate change alter weather patterns and they keep getting more extreme. As if my brain needed one more thing to worry about, here […]
The Book Witch Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. She can hop into any novel, she just can’t stay there. Come along with the book witch in this magical and inspiring love letter […]
March hit us with some weird weather—we got snow, rain, days in the 40s and days in the 70s, most recently back to back. I am glad to see some of the plants and trees start to bloom, although I will miss the cold weather. I really love […]
I finished February with 25 ARCs left to be read. Spring is springing! The weather is still a bit up and down, but the temps are warming up and I don’t have to bundle up to go outside anymore, which makes me really happy. We got more snow […]
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 […]
Deathly Fates Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Macmillan Young Listeners for providing me with an ARC of this book/audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A sweeping debut inspired by the Chinese folk practice of necromancy, Deathly Fates is perfect for fans of Descendant of the Crane, The Bone Shard […]
Despite the month of February being the shortest of the year, I managed to buckle down and get a good amount of reading done. I’ve been trying to stay on top of getting reviews written and staying aware of my deadlines. There was a whole lot of snow […]