I finished December with 18 ARCs left to be read. January was a great month. There are multiple birthdays amongst my extended family, and within my immediate family, my brother, sister-in-law, and I all have birthday in January. We also remember my father on his birthday, which was […]
Those Fatal Flowers Thank you to NetGalley and Dell for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Greco-Roman mythology and the mystery of the vanished Roanoke colony collide in this epic adventure filled with sapphic longing and female rage—a debut novel […]
The Voyage Home Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The follow-up to Pat Barker’s Number One bestseller THE WOMEN OF TROY. Continuing the story of the captured Trojan women as they set […]
August has been hot and humid here in New York, just like it has been basically everywhere. I’ve still been spending a lot of time inside the house, but lately I have had fatigue that is off the charts, combined with nighttime insomnia. It’s really difficult to function […]
I finished May with 24 ARCs left to be read. We’ve only just gotten through June, and it is already hot. It feels like I’ve been doing stuff every weekend, which has been really fun. But I seriously struggle with the heat, so I’ve been having a pretty […]
I finished April with 22 ARCs left to be read. Hello June! While summer is my least favorite season, the month starts out strong with some nice celebrations in my family—a birthday and an anniversary, and I already know that my group of friends is going to plan […]
Phaedra Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for providing me with an ARC or this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, murder, suicide, rape Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect […]
I finished June with 20 ARCs left to be read. Devoting time to ARCs is now becoming a habit each month, and while I’m still getting approved for a bunch, I’m finding myself requesting less (but not fully on a requesting ban). It’s very heartening to see progress […]
Elektra: A Novel of the House of Atreus Author: Jennifer Saint Genre: Greek Mythology Publication Date: May 3, 2022 Publisher: Flatiron Books Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for providing a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, cannibalism, blood, rape […]
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