Siren Queen Author: Nghi Vo Genre: Historical Fantasy Publication Date: May 10, 2022 Publisher: Tordotcom Thank you to NetGalley and BookishFirst for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: racial slurs, violence, blood It was magic. In every world, it […]
The Unbroken Author: C.L. Clark Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: March 23, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Series: Magic of the Lost #1 CONTENT WARNING: violence, racism, blood, gore, torture, death, plague Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, she owes […]
To Paradise Author: Hanya Yanagihara Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: January 11, 2022 Publisher: Random House Audio I received an ALC of this book from libro.fm. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: racism, mention of suicide, death of a child, forced sterilization Plot summary From […]
Although most of my reading material generally comes from the library, the holiday season left me with some gift cards, and then I was notified of an amazing sale at Barnes and Noble. Normally, I only buy books that I’ve already read and loved, like The City Beautiful, […]
It’s a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories Author: Various, Edited by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman Genre: YA Contemporary Publication Date: September 17, 2019 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers CONTENT WARNING: eating disorder Fall in love, experience heartbreak, and discover the meaning of identity […]
Once More With Chutzpah Author: Haley Neil Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: February 1, 2022 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: anxiety, mention of death, […]
I feel like I’ve written a few of these posts already, so I’m going to try to include some different books and keep it fresh. In case you missed out on my other posts talking about the upcoming books that I’m excited for, here you go. Some of […]
I finished November with 9 ARCs left to be read. In December, I got approved for 6 new ARCs, and I was thrilled about it (as usual). I didn’t get to spend as much time focusing on ARCs as I wanted to, since I was focused on the […]
You Asked for Perfect Author: Laura Silverman Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: March 5, 2019 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Senior Ariel Stone has spent his life cultivating the perfect college résumé: first chair violinist, dedicated volunteer, active synagogue congregant, and expected valedictorian. He barely has time to think about […]
The City Beautiful Author: Aden Polydoros Genre: YA Historical Fantasy Publication Date: October 5, 2021 Publisher: Inkyard Press CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, death, grief, antisemitism, murder, violence, blood, gore, rape Would you sacrifice your soul to stop a killer? Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is […]
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