The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah Thank you to NetGalley and MIRA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Can these exes rekindle their love this Hanukkah? Evelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised […]
Cammy Sitting Shiva Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This stirring debut novel is an unflinching, darkly funny look at loss, family, and coming home—perfect for fans of This Is Where I Leave […]
I had a minor surgery on my shoulder the first day of May, so I spent a lot of the month recovering. However, it did have the unexpected bonus of allowing me more time to get reading done. I did manage to get out of the house for […]
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 […]
The Sins on Their Bones Thank you to NetGalley, Wunderkind PR, and Sydney McKay for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: intimate partner violence and sexual abuse (from POV of both victim and abuser), PTSD, anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, […]
Anything But Yes Thank you to Edelweiss and Monkfish Book Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, religious intolerance, grief, torture, self-harm, trauma “An intricately detailed novel of resistance and community.” — Kirkus Reviews This beautiful new […]
This week’s prompt is mystery books, and I can’t be more excited about it! I happen to love mystery books, and find myself reading more of them in fall and winter. Here are some of my favorites: What are some of your favorite mystery books?
Marry Me by Midnight Thank you to Forever for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death of a parent, violence, mention of antisemitism Isabelle Lira may be in distress, but she’s no helpless damsel. To save her late […]
This week I get to talk about my favorite books from the first half of 2023, and get ready because I read some killer books this year! There were a lot of really great books that I’ve read so far in 2023, but I’m going to try to […]
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