I’ll Watch Your Baby Author: Neena Viel Genre: Horror Publication Date: May 26, 2026 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for providing me with an ARC of the ebook in exchange for an honest review. A suffocating and sharp narrative horror novel […]
September felt like it went by really quickly. There were so many Jewish holidays that it felt like there was one every week. I went to services and it was such an amazing feeling to join in with the same prayers my ancestors and Jews all around the […]
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 […]
American Nightmare Author: Kelly McWilliams Genre: Horror Publication Date: September 15, 2026 Publisher: Crown Thank you to Crown for sending me a print copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this haunting historical novel, a light-skinned Black man goes undercover to investigate lynchings in […]
I’m glad to see the end of this August. It was so hot and humid, and the summer was especially tough on me since I’m very intolerant of heat. Fortunately I saw a doctor who specializes in dysautonomia and he was very thorough. I have some more testing […]
The Winter Folk Author: Jen Julian Genre: Horror Publication Date: July 21, 2026 Publisher: Run For It Thank you to Orbit and Run For It for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. A woman returns to the mysterious lodge in the […]
I finished July with 34 ARCs left to be read. August always flies by, and this year is no different. A lot of life has been showing up for me, and I’ve been doing my best to be ready for it. It is clear that my mother needs […]
As usual, July was another month of ups and downs. The temperatures have been really warm, so I’ve spent a lot of time at home. The humidity has been pretty high, and there was even a day where there was an orange haze all over my area from […]
I finished June with 37 ARCs left to be read. July has been somehow both hectic and relaxing, if that makes any sense. We had a heatwave, just like most people in the Northern Hemisphere apparently. There were a few days where we couldn’t go anywhere because smoke […]
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 […]
