First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Everything turned to shit when Cousin got took. […]
Holy Island Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Winter was an unforgiving time on Holy Island. […]
The Lost Girl of Craven County Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A decade into the Great Depression, Millicent Green is a twenty-five-year-old “old maid” living with her marriage-obsessed mother and […]
The Book Witch Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. She can hop into any novel, she just can’t stay there. Come along with the book witch in this magical and inspiring love letter […]
The Keeper Thank you to NetGalley and Viking for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Oprah Daily, Today, BookPage, and Goodreads From the iconic crime writer who […]
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. A fearless fortune teller in 1920s Paris must use her powers to divine who she can trust—and even more importantly, learn […]
The Girls in the Dark Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I stare at the security footage, heart pounding in my chest. I know who broke into my home—she has a face […]
March hit us with some weird weather—we got snow, rain, days in the 40s and days in the 70s, most recently back to back. I am glad to see some of the plants and trees start to bloom, although I will miss the cold weather. I really love […]
I finished February with 25 ARCs left to be read. Spring is springing! The weather is still a bit up and down, but the temps are warming up and I don’t have to bundle up to go outside anymore, which makes me really happy. We got more snow […]
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