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 […]
Dominoes Author: Phoebe Mcintosh Genre: Contemporary Publication Date: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Random House Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: racist microaggressions, mention of enslavement, grief, discussion of police brutality […]
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 […]
Village in the Dark Author: Iris Yamashita Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: February 13, 2024 Publisher: Berkley Series: Cara Kennedy #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Detective Cara Kennedy thought she’d lost her […]
Bye, Baby Author: Carola Lovering Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: March 5, 2024 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: kidnapping, exploitation of person with dementia, sexual exploitation, […]
The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice Author: Alex Hortis Genre: True Crime Publication Date: March 4, 2024 Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks Thank you to NetGalley and Spotify Audiobooks for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in […]
The Holocaust: An Unfinished History Author: Dan Stone Genre: Nonfiction History/War Publication Date: January 23, 2024 Publisher: Mariner Books Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A revelatory new history that reexamines the […]
I finished January with 31 ARCs left to be read. Is it just me or did winter fly by? It felt like it was just December, and here we are at the start of a new month! Even though it’s a leap year, February still went by really […]
Since She’s Been Gone Author: Sagit Schwarz Genre: Mystery/Suspense Publication Date: February 6, 2024 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: eating disorder, death of a […]
An Education in Malice Author: S.T. Gibson Genre: Horror Publication Date: February 15, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit, Angela Man, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: uneven power dynamics, inappropriate relationships between a […]
