I finished August with 34 ARCs left to be read. I love September. After a long, hot summer, I always look forward to the arrival of autumn. It’s one of my favorite seasons—the rustling of leaves, cool breezes, boots, and pumpkin spice everything. I even found pumpkin spice […]
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead Author: KJ Parker Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: January 27, 2026 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Loyal Opposition #1 Thank you to Orbit for sending me ARCs of this book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. FROM WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR […]
Hello and welcome to my TTT post for this week! I wasn’t originally planning to do a post today, since I expected the upcoming week to be even more hectic as usual, and I don’t participate unless I know that I have the time to devote to returning […]
It felt like July went by so fast! I had a pretty laid-back month, even if my weeks have been busier now that I have to drive Mom and accompany her to all of her appointments, and I’m currently working on updating all of her providers to include […]
Once Was Willem Author: M.R. Carey Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: March 4, 2025 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. From bestselling author M.R. Carey comes an utterly unique and enchantingly dark […]
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 […]
Junie Author: Erin Crosby Eckstine Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: February 4, 2025 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. A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening […]
The Familiar Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Historical Fantasy Publication Date: April 9, 2024 Publisher: Flatiron Books Fate can be changed. Curses can be broken. In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her […]
Those Fatal Flowers Author: Shannon Ives Genre: Historical Fantasy/Mythology Retelling Publication Date: January 21, 2025 Publisher: Dell Thank you to NetGalley and Dell for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Greco-Roman mythology and the mystery of the vanished Roanoke colony […]
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door Author: H.G. Parry Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 22, 2024 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to Orbit, Redhook, and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the author of The Magician’s Daughter comes The Scholar […]
