Shield Maiden Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: earthquake, blood, trauma, enslavement, ableism, sexual assault, violence, substance use, death of a parent Both epic and intimate, Shield Maiden is the brilliantly […]
I finished August with 22 ARCs left to be read. September was just a hectic and out of control month. I’m traveling a bit in October, so I spent a lot of this month running around trying to handle a lot of stuff. Between medical appointments, hospital visits, […]
The Unmaking of June Farrow Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a loved one, parental abandonment, grief, on-page panic attack, violence, blood, murder A woman risks everything to […]
This week’s prompt is about books with my favorite trope, and for a moment I sat and didn’t know where to start. There’s so many tropes out there, some of which I can’t stand (insta-love and love triangles, I’m looking at you), and others that I adore. So […]
This week’s prompt is secondary/minor characters who deserve their own book. It’s a wonderful prompt, because while main characters are what keep us reading, it’s the side characters who can make or break a book sometimes. Here are some of my favorite side characters who I think deserve […]
The Pariah Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, gore, murder, child neglect, child abandonment, torture, drug use, mention of animal torture Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn […]
This week’s prompt is books that have pink, purple, or blue covers. It’s a fun prompt because these are my favorite colors! I don’t typically seek out books that have these colored covers, but I have to admit that they do draw my attention. Here are some of […]
I’m currently drowning in ARCs, so the vast majority of my fall 2023 TBR is going to be ARCs. However, there are some books I got that I’m dying to start sooner rather than later. Here’s just some of the books I’m hoping to read in fall 2023: […]
This week’s prompt is about broody/grumpy characters, and it’s surprisingly apropos for me. I love a good grumpy/sunshine story, and that obviously can’t happen without a grumpy or broody character. I also read a lot of fantasy novels, and those tend to be chock full of broody and […]
This week’s prompt is favorite character relationships, which can be platonic or not, romantic relationships, parent/child, siblings, family bonds, friendships, found families, pet/human, etc. I love this prompt, because the relationships and interactions between characters can really take a book to the next level. Here are some of […]
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