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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
The Slain Divine Author: David Dalglish Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: January 9, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Vagrant Gods #3 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Everlorn Empire’s grip on Thanet is […]
I had a minor surgery on my shoulder the first day of May, so I spent a lot of the month recovering. However, it did have the unexpected bonus of allowing me more time to get reading done. I did manage to get out of the house for […]
Happy June! One of my favorite things about books is the way that they are able to draw out emotions. A lot of times they draw out positive emotions, but other times they can bring out negative emotions. This week’s prompt is books I had VERY strong emotions […]
Daughter of the Merciful Deep Author: Leslye Penelope Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 4, 2024 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: ableism, racism, trauma, racial slurs, mention of enslavement, […]
I finished April with 22 ARCs left to be read. Hello June! While summer is my least favorite season, the month starts out strong with some nice celebrations in my family—a birthday and an anniversary, and I already know that my group of friends is going to plan […]
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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying Author: Django Wexler Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 21, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: Dark Lord Davi #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT […]
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 Author: Jennifer J. Chow Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: February 20, 2024 Publisher: Minotaur Books Series: Magical Fortune Cookie #1 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 […]
