May was a really eventful month in my house. I started out the month getting T-boned by a car that came flying out of a parking lot. The car was totaled but I am mostly okay, just some shoulder issues but I started physical therapy today, and hope […]
An Arcane Study of Stars Author: Sydney J. Shields Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 28, 2026 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to Redhook for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. From Sydney J. Shields, the breakout author of The Honey Witch, comes An Arcane […]
Odessa Author: Gabrielle Sher Genre: Horror Publication Date: April 21, 2026 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company 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 […]
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 Trident and the Pearl Author: Sarah K.L. Wilson Genre: Romantasy Publication Date: February 24, 2026 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Fisher King #1 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 […]
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 Author: Meg Shaffer Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Publisher: Ballantine Books 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 […]
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 Author: Hannah Reynolds Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: February 3, 2026 Publisher: GP Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Thank you to GP Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an […]
