Like many others who are long-time bookworms, there are certain books that I’ve associated with good times in my life. Even if I haven’t read them in a long time, I know that they’re on my shelf and I can just reread them if I’m going through a […]
This week’s topic is books I’m grateful for, and I can already tell that this is going to be a difficult one. I’m kind of grateful for a lot of books! But when I’m really struggling, a book that can take my mind off of whatever is going […]
The Weight of Blood Thank you to YA Books Central and Katherine Tegen Books for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can see my review on YA Books Central here. CONTENT WARNING: bullying, emotional/verbal/physical abuse, racism, abuse, violence, blood, police […]
This week’s topic was supposed to be favorite bookstores or bookstores I’d love to visit, but since I try not to buy too many books, I tend to avoid bookstores. It’s kind of like not going to a bar if you’re not going to drink. So instead, I […]
A Dowry of Blood Thank you to Redhook and Angie Man for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: unhealthy relationship (including emotional, verbal, and physical abuse of an intimate partner), gaslighting, war, plague, famine, blood, gore, body horror, […]
This week’s topic, submitted by Lisa @ Hopewell, turned out to be a bit more comprehensive than I thought it would be at first. Geographical terms (for example: mountain, island, latitude/longitude, ash, bay, beach, border, canyon, cape, city, cliff, coast, country, desert, epicenter, hamlet, highway, jungle, ocean, park, […]
The Witch in the Well Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, murder, mention of bullying, miscarriage, blood, gore The Witch in the Well is a dark Norwegian thriller from Camilla […]
Anna Dressed in Blood Author: Kendare Blake Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: October 17, 2011 Publisher: Tor Teen Series: Anna #1 CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, blood, gore, death of a parent, reference to sexual abuse (off-page) Just your average boy-meets-girl, girls-kills-people story… Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual […]
This week’s original prompt was “hilarious book titles,” but I don’t usually read a lot of books with hilarious titles. Instead, I’m pulling out a topic I saw recently that I’ve been saving for a rainy day. Kristin @ Kristin Kraves Books came up with NetGalley rejections that […]
Listen, I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by the cover, but it’s hard sometimes, especially when a book cover is especially eye catching or gorgeous. And a lot of the time, a title will grab me and catch my attention. Here’s some books that I […]
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