I think every one of us has read a book and wished that it had more of less of something in it. This week’s prompt is books I wish had more/less [insert your concept here] in them (for example: more/less romance, more/less world building, less info dumping, more/fewer […]
It’s another Sunday, and that means we have another discussion ahead of us. This week I want to discuss creative license. This is when an author intentionally strays from accepted facts to achieve an artistic goal. I’ve encountered this most often in historical fantasy—where the author changes an […]
The Black Bird Oracle Thank you to libro.fm and Penguin Random House Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved […]
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 girl watched from the blackberry bush as […]
The Fall of Waterstone Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The mesmerizing Norse-inspired fantasy from New York Times bestselling Lilith Saintcrow continues. Solveig and her shieldmaid have finally reached the fabled Elder sanctuary […]
This week’s prompt was submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy and it’s such a great one. I’m going to talk about ten debut novels I enjoyed, meaning the first published book by an author. It is going to make me think a little harder than I would normally, […]
The Vicious King Thank you to Gina L. Maxwell for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, kidnapping, murder, death of a parent, grief, anxiety In a war where shadows and light collide, only the vicious can be […]
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: “Paris past midnight is a magnificent creature, conjured […]
A Sorceress Comes to Call Thanks to NetGalley, Tor Books, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic Cordelia knows her mother is […]
It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means—time for another Top Ten Tuesday post! This week’s prompt comes from Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next, and I’m already excited to hop around and see what everyone comes up with. It’s ten things I loved about [insert book title […]
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