I’ve done posts about my favorite audiobooks, my favorite nonfiction books, and my favorite debuts of 2022, and now it’s time to talk about those books that let me down. While the majority of the books that I read were really enjoyable, they can’t all be winners, right? […]
So far, I’ve already done posts about my favorite nonfiction books of 2022, my monthly favorites, and some about audiobooks that I really enjoyed. So this time, I want to talk about my favorite debuts of 2022: What are some 2022 debuts that you loved?
This week’s prompt is comfort characters, but instead I want to talk about some of my favorite reads of 2022. It was a great year for books, and there were so many incredible ones to choose from. I had a really tough time narrowing down my picks to […]
The Bladed Faith Thank you to Orbit Books and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, murder, homophobia, gore, transphobia, grief, trauma, murder of children, misogyny Every shadow hides a truth. Every hero hides a […]
This week’s prompt (most recent additions to my book collection) is tough for me. I don’t typically buy books due to limited funds, so the majority of my reading material comes from ARCs or the library. For holidays, my family doesn’t generally give gift cards, since they prefer […]
Blood of the Chosen Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, gore, blood, murder “Fantasy at its finest.”–Nicholas Eames, on Ashes of the Sun In the second book of Django Wexler’s epic fantasy […]
Ember Queen CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence, gore, torture, murder, death of a child, forced drugging, enslavement, mention of rape, medical experimentation, suicide The thrilling conclusion to an epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people. Princess […]
Lady Smoke CONTENT WARNING: blood, mention of medical experimentation, violence, mention of torture, death, murder, suicide, forced drugging, gore The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was “made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir” ( Bustle ), Lady Smoke is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen […]
The original prompt for this week is … books I hope Santa brings this year. However, this is a bit of a conundrum for me. First of all, I’m Jewish, so I don’t make lists for Santa. I just pass along my wishes to my family. Second of […]
I tend to read a lot of audiobooks, but I struggle to write reviews for them, because I process them differently than when I actually read the words. I don’t take the same kind of notes when I read audiobooks, so when I write my reviews, I typically […]
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