The Undermining of Twyla and Frank Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit, Angela Man, and libro.fm for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of divorce, mention of separation of father from his children, murder attempt, explosion From the […]
Mirrored Heavens Thank you to NetGalley and Saga Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: suicide, murder, blood, gore, mention of massacre of children, self-harm (to access sorcery), blood, hallucinations, grief, violence, prejudice, gore The interwoven destinies […]
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: “It should have been more difficult to assassinate […]
Happy June! One of my favorite things about books is the way that they are able to draw out emotions. A lot of times they draw out positive emotions, but other times they can bring out negative emotions. This week’s prompt is books I had VERY strong emotions […]
The Witch’s Workshop: A Guide to Crafting Your Own Magical Tools Thank you to NetGalley and Watkins Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the author of The Witch’s Feast, this is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive introduction to the handicrafts […]
Ill-Fated Fortune Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lefty Award-nominee Jennifer J. Chow. Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging […]
The Sins on Their Bones Thank you to NetGalley, Wunderkind PR, and Sydney McKay for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: intimate partner violence and sexual abuse (from POV of both victim and abuser), PTSD, anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, […]
Spoon to be Dead Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A murder for the holidays is about to shake things up! Trinidad Jones is starting the festive season with sugary confections […]
I can never, ever remember quotes from books. It’s like that part of my brain has just been powered down or something, but I love reading all the quotes that people have found meaningful. Instead, I’m going to go in a completely different direction, I know, try to […]
The Hebrew Teacher Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome crises. Ilana is a veteran Hebrew instructor at […]
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