Our Crooked Hearts CONTENT WARNING: drunk driving, blood, alcoholism, death of an animal, mention of death of a parent, grief, animal sacrifice, violence Secrets. Lies. Bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is Our Crooked Hearts, a contemporary fantasy “so precise and enthralling that the only explanation […]
I finished December with 15 ARCs left to be read and 1 review to publish. January is one of my favorite months of the year. There’s a combination of the slow pace after the rush and bustle of the holidays, the fact that my birthday is at the […]
Happy Tuesday! This past weekend was my birthday, and I actually went out on Saturday and then had a family brunch and get together afterwards, so that was a whole lot of people-ing for me, and I’m currently pretty wiped out. But, February is almost here, and in […]
The Hacienda CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, violence, racism, blood, mention of rape, murder Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches… In the […]
Wow, we’re really getting into tough prompts early this year, huh? I don’t tend to read a lot of books that are primarily set outdoors, but after some intense thought, I managed to come up with at least a few. Here goes nothing! That’s all I can come […]
A House With Good Bones Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. CONTENT WARNING: fatphobia, blood, gore A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, […]
This week’s prompt (most recent additions to my book collection) is tough for me. I don’t typically buy books due to limited funds, so the majority of my reading material comes from ARCs or the library. For holidays, my family doesn’t generally give gift cards, since they prefer […]
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 […]
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