July is over and we’re into August, which means we’re just a tiny bit closer to autumn starting and this oppressive heat breaking. It’s been really hot on Long Island, and there’s been air quality alerts most days. This isn’t the best kind of weather for asthmatics like […]
Ghost Mother Thank you to NetGalley, Union Square & Co., Dreamscape Media, and Angela Man for providing me with a copy of this ARC/ALC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: infertility, miscarriage (graphic), grief, murder, suicide, death of a child, abortion A mesmerizing psychological ghost story […]
I finished June with 29 ARCs left to be read. July was a really tough month for me. The heat has been brutal for me, with my heat intolerance and my POTS (postural orthostatic hypertension syndrome) combining to make it a difficult month to get out and do […]
I finished April with 22 ARCs left to be read. Hello June! While summer is my least favorite season, the month starts out strong with some nice celebrations in my family—a birthday and an anniversary, and I already know that my group of friends is going to plan […]
So far, I’ve had a bang-up year for getting my hands on books. Reading them, however, is a completely different activity. This week’s prompt actually feels like it was made for me, since it is about books I was super excited to get my hands on but still […]
I’m really excited for this week’s prompt, which is authors I’d love a new book from. Jana explains that these could be authors that have passed away, who have retired from writing, who have inexplicably gone quiet, or who might just not be able to keep up with […]
February was mainly devoted to taking care of two rowdy puppies that just turned 3 months old. And by taking care of, I mean cleaning up after. The rescue told us that they were chihuahua mixes based on the mom, but I think that mix was really diluted […]
The Bad Ones Thank you to YA Books Central and Flatiron Books for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central review here. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death of a parent (off-page), blood, mention of sexual assault, self-harm, bullying, toxic […]
An Education in Malice CONTENT WARNING: uneven power dynamics, inappropriate relationships between a professor and students, toxic academic environments, blood, gore, murder, consensual sexual content including public sex, kink (both negotiated and spontaneous), alcohol and drug use, smoking, brief mention of racism political policies, brief mention of homophobia, […]
Happy Tuesday! Today’s post is top ten quick reads/books to read when time is short. While I don’t typically go out of my way to seek out novellas, I’ve read some really great ones recently. Here’s some of the best fast reads that I’ve come across: Hm, turns […]
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