Tag: magical realism

The Wind Knows My Name

The Wind Knows My Name Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, death, suicide, violence, depiction of Kristallnacht and a pogrom, mention of rape, discussion of genocide, racist microaggressions, mention […]

State Of The ARC #23

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 […]

In The Shadow Garden

In the Shadow Garden Thank you to Forever and Angie Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of abuse, violence, blood, death of a parent, murder, grief, trauma The richly atmospheric and luminous debut about three generations […]

Spells For Forgetting

Spells for Forgetting Author: Adrienne Young Genre: Mystery Publication Date: September 27, 2022 Publisher: Delacorte Press Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, blood, mention […]

The Matchmaker’s Gift

The Matchmaker’s Gift Author: Lynda Cohen Loigman Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 20, 2022 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, death of […]

Thistlefoot

Thistlefoot Author: GennaRose Nethercott Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 13, 2022 Publisher: Anchor Books Thank you to NetGalley and Anchor Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, antisemitism, xenophobia, racism, violence, gore, death In the […]

The Change

The Change Author: Kirsten Miller Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: May 3, 2022 Publisher: HarperAudio CONTENT WARNING: misogyny, sexual assault, murder, violence, blood, suicide, mention of rape, suicide, eating disorder Big Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick—a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp feminist revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis […]