I finished May with 17 ARCs left to be read. I was originally planning to make some serious progress on my ARCs in June, but things got super busy in June. I ended up going to two fairs with friends, went to my nephew’s high school graduation, and […]
Happy Pride Month! I love books involving queer characters, and I love them most when they are OwnVoices books. I’ve read quite a few of these, and naturally, there’s a ton on my TBR. Here are some of my recent favorites: What are some of your favorite OwnVoices […]
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, mention of an inappropriate relationship between an adult and a minor, grief, violence It’s Halloween weekend and Beacon […]
House of Roots and Ruin Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: ableism, death, violence, gore, murder, death of a child, forced drugging, blood A modern masterpiece, this is a classic […]
The Writing Retreat CONTENT WARNING: blood, murder, gore, panic attack, bullying, toxic friendship, drugging, homophobia, suicide A book deal to die for. Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling […]
Zero Days Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Scout Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, murder, gore, grief, PTSD, mention of domestic violence, mention of stalking, police brutality An adrenaline-fueled thriller that combines Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The […]
Ward D Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the […]
A Curious Beginning CONTENT WARNING: death, violence, attempted kidnapping, murder, blood London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica […]
This week’s prompt is a freebie, so I’m going to talk about some books I’ve read recently that are definitely underrated. Every so often I come across a book that is fantastic, but I’ve never heard about before. It feels like the same book are always hyped on […]
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 […]
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