I haven’t been blogging for nearly as long as TTT has been going, so this rewind gives me the time to revisit previous topics that I never got the chance to do. This week I’m going to talk about gateway books. Have you ever read the kind of […]
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 […]
This week’s topic is about books I read on vacation, but I haven’t taken many vacations lately. The last one I took was to Israel, and it was a really busy one, where we went on a tour, so each night I was exhausted, so there wasn’t any […]
Ahhh, it’s that time of the year. Time for cooler weather, the smell of woodsmoke on the air, pumpkin spice everything, apples, boots and sweaters, cuddling up under a fuzzy blanket with a good book and a mug of tea, and a fall TBR list. I’m not going […]
A Tiny Upward Shove Author: Melissa Chadburn Genre: General Fiction Publication Date: April 12, 2022 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Thank you to NetGalley and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, rape, […]
We’ve all read books that are so good that it’s ridiculously difficult to write a coherent review. This week’s topic was submitted by Dedra @ A Book Wanderer. I’m talking about books that were so good that I couldn’t come up with the right words to adequate express […]
The Secret History Author: Donna Tartt Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: October 16, 1992 Publisher: Knopf CONTENT WARNING: homophobia, murder, blood, gore, antisemitism, mention of death of an animal, heavy alcohol and drug use, prejudice, mention of incest, violence, suicide Storytelling in the grand manner, The Secret History […]
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 […]
Wow, we’re in the last week of 2021, and it’s so strange. This year has both dragged and flown by, all at the same time. And as soon as I saw this prompt, I already knew that I wasn’t going to be able to limit myself to just […]
The Archer Author: Shruti Swamy Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 7, 2021 Publisher: Workman Publishing Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. If you’d like to get a copy of this audiobook and support […]
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