Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence, murder, gore A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study […]
Halloween is approaching, and it’s starting to feel like the pinnacle of fall. I have a TBR shelf that is overflowing with spooky season reads, and I want to share some of them with you. Since today’s prompt is a Halloween freebie, I’m talking about the spooky season […]
Fall is absolutely my season. I love the chill in the air, the changing leaves, pumpkin everything, apple-picking, even the holidays. So naturally, I also love fall-themed covers. Here’s some book covers that make me think of fall: What books covers make you think of fall?
The Witch and the Tsar CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, misogyny, blood, off-page harm to animals, grief, murder, gore, mention of torture, mention of rape, war In this stunning debut novel, the maligned and immortal witch of legend known as Baba Yaga will risk all […]
The Book of Gothel Author: Mary McMyne Genre: Folklore/Fairytale Publication Date: July 26, 2022 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to Redhook and Orbit for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of miscarriage, ableism, blood, death of a parent, grief, […]
A Tiny Upward Shove Author: Melissa Chadburn Genre: General Fiction Publication Date: April 12, 2022 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Thank you to NetGalley and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, rape, […]
The Witches of Escazú (and Other Jewish Fairytales) Author: Roots Metals Genre: Fairytales Publication Date: October 31, 2021 Publisher: Roots Metals Dybbuks and golems. Witches and wicked kings. Tragedy and triumph in the Promised Land. The Witches of Escazú and Other Jewish Fairytales marries Jewish ancestral wisdom and […]
This week’s topic is a little hard to put into words, but … here goes. Have you ever read a book and immediately just wanted more? Either more from the same author, more books on the same topic, or more books in that genre? I know that I […]
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