I finished April with 30 ARCs left to be read. In May, I got approved for 10 new ARCs, bringing my total to 40. It got out of control, and I started feeling super stressed about it. So instead of getting overwhelmed, I devoted some serious time to […]
The Scent of Burnt Flowers Author: Blitz Bazawule Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence, racial slurs, racism, […]
And There He Kept Her Author: Joshua Moehling Genre: Mystery/Suspense Publication Date: June 14, 2022 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: homophobia, grief, addiction, murder, […]
As Seen on TV Author: Meredith Schorr Genre: Romance Publication Date: June 7, 2022 Publisher: Forever Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: alcoholism, verbal abuse Everyone loves a small-town romance… but […]
Forging Silver into Stars Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 7, 2022 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Series: Forging Silver into Stars #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: […]
The Woman in the Library Author: Sulari Gentill Genre: Mystery Publication Date: June 7, 2022 Publisher: Sourcebooks Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, violence, blood, mention of child abuse, mention […]
I finished March with 21 ARCs left to be read. In April, I got approved for a whopping 18 new ARCs! Despite focusing heavily on reading ARCs this month, I naturally fell a little behind my intended schedule of reviewing books the month before they’re published. I managed […]
Nettle and Bone Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: miscarriage, domestic violence, death of a child, murder […]
Kaikeyi Author: Vaishnavi Patel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to NetGalley and Redhook for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, misogyny, death, grief “I was born on the full moon […]
Siren Queen Author: Nghi Vo Genre: Historical Fantasy Publication Date: May 10, 2022 Publisher: Tordotcom Thank you to NetGalley and BookishFirst for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: racial slurs, violence, blood It was magic. In every world, it […]
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