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: “Georgie Summers adjusted his weapon. THIP-TWANG! The metal […]
Sleep Like Death Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, violence, death, gore, mention of death of a child, murder, mention of torture, suicide New York Times bestselling author and TikTok […]
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: “This wasn’t the first time Daniel Braithwaite had […]
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: “I’m not accustomed to leaving a woman unsatisfied, […]
There are some truly awesome books that have come out so far in 2023, and it seems like the trend is going to continue for the rest of the year. This week’s prompt is about our most anticipated books releasing during the second half of 2023. Here’s some […]
I finished August with 18 ARCs left to be read. I’ve set a goal for myself to have my ARCs read at least a month in advance, and I’ve managed to successfully do that with my NetGalley ARCs this month. Plus, since slowing down on requesting, I’m starting […]
Ahhh, it’s that time of the year. Time for cooler weather, the smell of woodsmoke on the air, pumpkin spice everything, apples, boots and sweaters, cuddling up under a fuzzy blanket with a good book and a mug of tea, and a fall TBR list. I’m not going […]
There are so many books coming out that I want to read, and it can be so tough to keep track. Fortunately, I get ARCs of a lot of the books that I’m excited for, which I post in my monthly State of the ARC posts, so I’m […]
Upgrade Author: Blake Crouch Genre: Sci-Fi Publication Date: July 12, 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: bioterrorism, suicide, forced confinement, blood, mention of torture, violence, gun […]
This week’s prompt is a freebie, and I’m going to talk about some of the 2022 releases that I’m most excited about! In no particular order, I’m really looking forward to: The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman (January 4) — Magic, a prized resource, is the only thing […]
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