The Lies of Alma Blackwell Author: Amanda Glaze Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: August 27, 2024 Publisher: Union Square & Co. Thank you to Union Square & Co. and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: parental […]
Strange Practice Author: Vivian Shaw Genre: Urban Fantasy Publication Date: July 25, 2017 Publisher: Orbit Series: Dr. Greta Helsing #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. MEET GRETA HELSING, DOCTOR TO THE UNDEAD. […]
July is over and we’re into August, which means we’re just a tiny bit closer to autumn starting and this oppressive heat breaking. It’s been really hot on Long Island, and there’s been air quality alerts most days. This isn’t the best kind of weather for asthmatics like […]
Strange Folk Author: Alli Dyer Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: Atria Books Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Zakiya Jamal for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: self-harm/blood magic, blood, addiction, death, violence, neglect, […]
This week’s prompt was submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy and it’s such a great one. I’m going to talk about ten debut novels I enjoyed, meaning the first published book by an author. It is going to make me think a little harder than I would normally, […]
Long Island Compromise Author: Taffy Brodesser-Akner Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: July 9, 2024 Publisher: Random House Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. In 1980 a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his […]
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 […]
Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books Author: Kirsten Miller Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: June 18, 2024 Publisher: William Morrow Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: book bans, prejudice, […]
House of Glass Author: Sarah Pekkanen Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, ableism, infidelity, addiction, […]
The Fire Within Them Author: Matthew Ward Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 11, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Soulfire Saga #2 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The second book in Matthew Ward’s […]
