Darling Girls Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC of this book and an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: child abuse (physical and sexual), childhood trauma, domestic violence SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER… Sally […]
Since I’m awful at planning, I decided to take this week’s prompt in a whole new direction. It’s hard to talk about planning vacations when I have loved ones at risk of war, and I’m expecting a new round of antisemitism. Instead of talking about characters I’d like […]
Grievar’s Blood Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In a world where single combat determines the fate of nations, the Grievar fight in the Circles so that the rest can remain at […]
The Magic All Around Thank you to Francesca Fuentes, Wunderkind PR, and Harper Muse for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this latest enchanting novel from bestselling magical realism author Jennifer Moorman, a treasure hunt through the past reveals one […]
Village in the Dark Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Detective Cara Kennedy thought she’d lost her husband and son in an accident, but harrowing evidence has emerged that points to murder–and she […]
Bye, Baby Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: kidnapping, exploitation of person with dementia, sexual exploitation, grief, loss of a parent, sexual assault, alcoholism, murder, trauma, mention of abortion A […]
Happy Tuesday! This week’s prompt sounded like a fun one, but I don’t really tend to Google weird or funny things because of books. Most of the time, I wind up Googling terms only to discover that they are foods, followed by me looking up recipes to discover […]
The Bad Ones Thank you to YA Books Central and Flatiron Books for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central review here. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death of a parent (off-page), blood, mention of sexual assault, self-harm, bullying, toxic […]
First Time for Everything Author: Henry Fry Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: May 10, 2022 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: gay slurs, panic attack, blood, bullying, […]
The Happiest Girl in the World Author: Alena Dillon Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: April 20, 2021 Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks CONTENT WARNING: sexual abuse of minors, disordered eating, emotional abuse, use of a racist slur For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics are the reason for everything. They’re […]
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