I finished May with 25 ARCs left to be read. June was an amazing reading month for me, and I really focused on reading ARCs, since I was becoming a bit overwhelmed by how many I had. My ratio went from 88% to 91%, and I was able […]
Today’s prompt is bookish wishes, and I’ve got a LOT! Since I’m disabled and rely on the library and NetGalley for the majority of my books, it makes it especially hard to access some indie books, or those that aren’t available on NetGalley (or those I get declined […]
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genre: Sci-Fi Publication Date: July 19, 2022 Publisher: Del Rey Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of abuse, alcoholism, mention of […]
The Scent of Burnt Flowers Author: Blitz Bazawule Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 28, 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: blood, violence, racial slurs, racism, […]
Half a Soul Author: Olivia Atwater Genre: Fantasy/Historical Romance Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: Regency Faerie Tales #1 Thank you to Orbit for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, ableism, verbal abuse It’s difficult to […]
I have to be honest here, I don’t read a lot of indie books. This is mainly because I have limited income and rely heavily on the library and ARCs for access to books, and there aren’t very many indie books to be found in those places. However, […]
The Memory Keeper of Kyiv Author: Erin Litteken Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: May 16, 2022 Publisher: Boldwood Books Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, blood, death, violence, death […]
Bravely Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: May 3, 2022 Publisher: Disney Press Thank you to NetGalley and Disney Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death Merida goes on an all-new, life-changing adventure in […]
Kaikeyi Author: Vaishnavi Patel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to NetGalley and Redhook for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, misogyny, death, grief “I was born on the full moon […]
The Silent Unseen Author: Amanda McCrina Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Thank you to BookishFirst for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, grief, torture, gore, blood Poland, July 1944. […]
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