The Family Morfawitz Thank you to Goodreads and Blackstone Publishing for sending me a copy of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: violence, rape, parental abandonment, antisemitism, Holocaust imagery, murder, suicide, incest, death of a child From acclaimed author Daniel H. Turtel, winner […]
Sizzle Reel Thank you to NetGalley and Vintage for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: biphobia, homophobia, public outing, misgendering For aspiring cinematographer Luna Roth, coming out as bisexual at twenty-four is proving more difficult than she anticipated. […]
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 […]
Last year was a great reading year for me all around—in terms of the number of books I read, the amount of 5 star books, and the number of new-to-me authors that I had discovered. There were a lot of really great authors that I hadn’t read any […]
So far, I’ve already done posts about my favorite nonfiction books of 2022, my monthly favorites, and some about audiobooks that I really enjoyed. So this time, I want to talk about my favorite debuts of 2022: What are some 2022 debuts that you loved?
This week’s prompt is comfort characters, but instead I want to talk about some of my favorite reads of 2022. It was a great year for books, and there were so many incredible ones to choose from. I had a really tough time narrowing down my picks to […]
The original prompt for this week is … books I hope Santa brings this year. However, this is a bit of a conundrum for me. First of all, I’m Jewish, so I don’t make lists for Santa. I just pass along my wishes to my family. Second of […]
Eight Nights of Flirting Thank you to YA Books Central and Razorbill for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central review here. CONTENT WARNING: mention of bullying Shira Barbanel has a plan: This Hanukkah, she’s […]
Speechless Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: anxiety, ableism, mention of death of a parent, grief, infertility, mention of cancer, mention of child abuse When life’s off-key, go to Malibu. […]
As you guys may know, the last couple of weeks have been hellish for Jewish people. We sign on to social media every day and find a storm of antisemitism, in posts and reporting attacks on people around the world. If you weren’t aware of that, check in […]
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