Strange Folk Author: Alli Dyer Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: Atria Books Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Zakiya Jamal for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: self-harm/blood magic, blood, addiction, death, violence, neglect, […]
Norse Mysticism: An Exploration of Viking Traditions and Magical Practices Author: Disa Forvitin Genre: Religion and Spirituality Publication Date: May 9, 2024 Publisher: Wellfleet Press Thank you to NetGalley, Wellfleet Press, and Lydia Anderson for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. […]
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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
This week’s prompt was submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy and it’s such a great one. I’m going to talk about ten debut novels I enjoyed, meaning the first published book by an author. It is going to make me think a little harder than I would normally, […]
Long Island Compromise Author: Taffy Brodesser-Akner Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: July 9, 2024 Publisher: Random House Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. In 1980 a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his […]
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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
A Sorceress Comes to Call Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: Tor Books Thanks to NetGalley, Tor Books, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s Goose […]
It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means—time for another Top Ten Tuesday post! This week’s prompt comes from Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next, and I’m already excited to hop around and see what everyone comes up with. It’s ten things I loved about [insert book title […]
Bitter Waters Author: Vivian Shaw Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 25, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: Dr. Greta Helsing #3.5 Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A witty, charming standalone novella starring Greta […]
Castle of the Cursed Author: Romina Garber Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 30, 2024 Publisher: Wednesday Books Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death of parents, trauma, […]
