Beautiful Ugly Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an audiobook ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . . . . . […]
Relics of Ruin Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. 5 stars CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, murder, violence FROM A RISING STAR IN EPIC FANTASY COMES THE CAPTIVATING SECOND NOVEL IN A TRILOGY FEATURING […]
The weather is cold, the days are short, and if you’re lucky, you’ve already seen some snow this year. While I wait for the snow to come to metro NY, it’s time to revisit my seasonal TBR. I always see people discussing their prior progress on the seasonal […]
The Stone Witch of Florence Thank you to NetGalley and Park Row for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Ancient sorcery. Magic gemstones. Only one woman can save a city in ruins… 1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra […]
Hello everyone! I am back at home and settling into my usual routine, but I couldn’t resist today’s prompt, books to read during a storm, which came from Astilbe @ Long and Short Reviews. This topic is intentionally broad – they can be cozy or comfort reads, books […]
Happy December! November was a really fun month for me—I was so excited to finally take a vacation and refresh my spirit. I hadn’t realized exactly how burnt out I was becoming until I had a break from my regular life. I’ll be returning home this week, and […]
I finished October with 21 ARCs left to be read. November was a whirlwind of a month. I started it in New York, and flew down to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with my family members, and go to my youngest great-nephew’s fourth birthday party. I also got to […]
Booked for Murder Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: arson, murder, religious intolerance, misogyny In this atmospheric Southern cozy debut, Madeline Brimley returns to the bookstore she inherited, discovering that […]
The Business Trip Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with ARCs of the book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: emotional and physical abuse, rape, child emotional abuse and neglect, transphobia, misogyny, racism, sexual harassment, murder THE […]
Hi from sunny Florida, and happy Tuesday to you all. I’m still on vacation, but looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my nephews and their families. Also, I’m aware that the origins of the holiday were whitewashed for American schoolchildren, but my family has always just used the […]
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