The Auschwitz Violinist Thank you to Jonathan Dunsky for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: Holocaust imagery, grief, suicide, PTSD, antisemitism, violence, murder Death isn’t always what it seems. And neither is murder. When a former Auschwitz inmate […]
This week’s topic is way into the realm of Halloween prep, with books that have orange or black covers, and I’m definitely going to have to do some legwork to find them. Here’s some books that are Halloween ready: What are some of your favorite books with orange […]
When the Angels Left the Old Country Thank you to NetGalley and RB Media for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, murder, violence, blood For fans of “Good Omens”—a queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid […]
Winterland Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt and Co. for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death, mention of death of a child, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, fat shaming, blood, alcoholism, rape, drug use, molestation […]
The Dead Sister Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, violence, blood, Holocaust imagery, gore, description of an anti-Jewish riot (pogrom), mention of rape, mention of sexual abuse, gun violence The police […]
The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond Thank you to Union Square Co. for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: misogyny, death of a parent, grief, forced institutionalization, death, blood, suicide, violence Sacramento, 1885. Edie and Violet Bond […]
This week’s topic is typographic book covers, or those that have a design that is all or nearly all words. It was submitted by Mareli @ Elza Reads. I have a tendency to choose books with striking covers, and sometimes the simplicity of a cover that just includes […]
Ten Years Gone Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: Holocaust flashbacks, trauma, grief, murder, violence, blood, discussion of war, murder of children, gore, attempted sexual assault On the dusty streets of post-war […]
Ahhh, it’s that time of the year. Time for cooler weather, the smell of woodsmoke on the air, pumpkin spice everything, apples, boots and sweaters, cuddling up under a fuzzy blanket with a good book and a mug of tea, and a fall TBR list. I’m not going […]
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 […]
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