Daughter of the Merciful Deep 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, murder, violence, lynching, grief, gun violence, blood, death of a parent (off-page), […]
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: First Lines: “This wasn’t the first time Daniel Braithwaite had […]
New Nigeria County Thank you to libro.fm and Simon & Schuster Audio Originals for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest opinion. When a white family moves to the affluent Black community of New Nigeria County, a “misunderstanding” between neighbors escalates until […]
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 […]
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. […]
Daughter of Mine Thank you to NetGalley and S&S/Marysue Rucci Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the instant New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors. […]
The Expectant Detectives Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Can they solve the mother of all murders? For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy village of Penton is a […]
A Letter to the Luminous Deep Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar […]
What’s Not Mine Thank you to libro.fm and ECW Press for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. For fans of Miriam Toews, an absorbing, darkly funny story of family, addiction, and survival. The summer Bria Powers turns 16 is […]
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