This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024, and it’s definitely a bit of a more labor-intensive topic than I was hoping for today. But, instead of changing the topic to an easier one, I decided to put my big girl pants […]
The Heiress Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: alcoholism, death of a parent, parental abandonment, kidnapping, murder, blood, domestic violence, violence, suicide When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore […]
Winter’s Gifts Thank you to NetGalley and Subterranean Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, racism, religious intolerance WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY OVER HERE When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an ‘X-Ray Sierra […]
The Kingdom of Sweets Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Bestselling author of the Queen of the Tearling series, Erika Johansen, journeys to a new kingdom in this brilliant stand-alone novel—a darkly magical […]
The Fortune Seller Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team, but when she comes […]
Practical Candle Magic: Witchcraft with Wick & Wax Thank you to NetGalley and Llewellyn Publications for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Light that flame and set your magic in motion with bestselling author Rachel Patterson’s guide to candle magic. […]
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: This is my first time doing this, but I figured […]
A Victorian Grimoire: Enchantment, Romance, Magic Thank you to NetGalley and Crossed Crow Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The magic and romances of the past are brought back to life in Patricia Telesco’s A Victorian Grimoire . […]
Two Twisted Crowns Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: self-harm (for magical purposes), suicidal ideation, violence, murder, death of a child In the dark, spellbinding sequel to One Dark Window, […]
I finished October with 27 ARCs left to be read. As usual for 2023, November was a hectic month. It was physically and emotionally draining for me. Between the state of affairs in the world, and my own physical health, it was exceptionally difficult to focus on much. […]
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