Wow, this week’s prompt is a really great one, and it’s all about my top ten new-to-me authors I discovered in 2024. While I love reading books by the authors I love, I’ve also encountered some really great authors that I hadn’t read anything by. So I am […]
Good Dirt Thank you to Ballantine Books and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from […]
Hello! I had a super busy week, but enjoyed some R&R on the weekend. It wasn’t fun, but I finally got around to some chores that I had been neglecting. Although I must admit, it does feel better to not have those tasks hanging over my head, and […]
Babylonia Thank you to NetGalley and Recorded Books for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire’s […]
The Lost House Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death of a loved one (off-page), murder, death of a child, suicide attempt In Melissa Larsen’s The Lost House comes the mesmerizing […]
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door 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 and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret […]
The Vanishing Bookstore Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ‘Every story needs a happy ending. And you can’t have yours until you find the bookstore.’ 1692. On the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore […]
The Shadowed Land Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This “can’t-miss historical epic” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author) reimagines the legends of King Arthur by resurrecting the real historical figures who inspired […]
Wuhan: A Documentary Novel Thank you to NetGalley and Post Hypnotic Press Inc. for providing me with access to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. As rumours of a strange new illness in Wuhan spread via social media in China, 25-year-old citizen reporter Kcriss decides to […]
The weather is cold, the days are short, and if you’re lucky, you’ve already seen some snow this year. While I wait for the snow to come to metro NY, it’s time to revisit my seasonal TBR. I always see people discussing their prior progress on the seasonal […]
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