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: “This wasn’t the first time Daniel Braithwaite had […]
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: casual mention of self-harm and suicide (due to unique circumstances of character), discussion of sexual assault […]
So far, I’ve had a bang-up year for getting my hands on books. Reading them, however, is a completely different activity. This week’s prompt actually feels like it was made for me, since it is about books I was super excited to get my hands on but still […]
Ill-Fated Fortune Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lefty Award-nominee Jennifer J. Chow. Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging […]
I’m really excited for this week’s prompt, which is authors I’d love a new book from. Jana explains that these could be authors that have passed away, who have retired from writing, who have inexplicably gone quiet, or who might just not be able to keep up with […]
Song of the Huntress Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The acclaimed author of Sistersong transforms the story of Herla and the Wild Hunt into a rich, feminist fantasy in this stunning tale […]
The Honey Witch Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a grandparent, grief, talk of infertility, treatment of a miscarriage The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. […]
The Sins on Their Bones Thank you to NetGalley, Wunderkind PR, and Sydney McKay for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: intimate partner violence and sexual abuse (from POV of both victim and abuser), PTSD, anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, […]
I can never, ever remember quotes from books. It’s like that part of my brain has just been powered down or something, but I love reading all the quotes that people have found meaningful. Instead, I’m going to go in a completely different direction, I know, try to […]
The Princess of Thornwood Drive Thank you to Forever and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Two sisters. Two worlds. One grave danger to them both. Laine Highland would give anything to be in another reality. Any reality. […]
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