The Voyage Home Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The follow-up to Pat Barker’s Number One bestseller THE WOMEN OF TROY. Continuing the story of the captured Trojan women as they set […]
The Stone Witch of Florence Thank you to NetGalley and Park Row for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Ancient sorcery. Magic gemstones. Only one woman can save a city in ruins… 1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra […]
Hello everyone! I am back at home and settling into my usual routine, but I couldn’t resist today’s prompt, books to read during a storm, which came from Astilbe @ Long and Short Reviews. This topic is intentionally broad – they can be cozy or comfort reads, books […]
Happy December! November was a really fun month for me—I was so excited to finally take a vacation and refresh my spirit. I hadn’t realized exactly how burnt out I was becoming until I had a break from my regular life. I’ll be returning home this week, and […]
I finished October with 21 ARCs left to be read. November was a whirlwind of a month. I started it in New York, and flew down to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with my family members, and go to my youngest great-nephew’s fourth birthday party. I also got to […]
Hi from sunny Florida, and happy Tuesday to you all. I’m still on vacation, but looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my nephews and their families. Also, I’m aware that the origins of the holiday were whitewashed for American schoolchildren, but my family has always just used the […]
The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois Thank you to NetGalley, Redhook, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. In this lush and lyrical fantasy, Ryan Graudin transports readers to the hidden magical pockets of early 1900s Paris, […]
The Black Hunger Thank you to Redhook, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: homophobia, antisemitism, violence, child physical abuse, class privilege, mental illness, racism, colonialism John Sackville will soon be dead. Shadows writhe in […]
This week’s prompt was submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next and Hopewell’s Public Library of Life, and it’s a really good one. The topic is books involving food that are not cookbooks. I happen to love cozy mysteries, and they’re nearly always centered in a restaurant […]
Happy November! October flew past, but I’m enjoying the nice weather and some relaxation now that the busyness of October has ended. I hope you all had a nice month, and here’s a little update on how mine went. I’m super excited to go on a little vacation […]
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