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: “We’re five miles behind the front. Reinforcements arrived […]
Wolf Worm Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher. The year […]
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: “In the city of Talum, the winds were […]
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead Thank you to Orbit for sending me ARCs of this book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. FROM WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR KJ PARKER COMES A DEVILISHLY CLEVER TALE OF MURDER, INTRIGUE, AND EXISTENTIAL CRISIS. Not even the church […]
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: “Green died and then he didn’t.” I usually […]
This Is Not About Us Thank you to NetGalley and The Dial Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family—steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving—from the bestselling author of Isola. Was this just a brief […]
And just like that, the first month of 2026 is done. Meanwhile, I’m still slipping up and writing 2025 on paperwork. January was a whirlwind of a month. After a low-key New Years with my mother, I was feeling pretty good about what this year has in store […]
I finished December with 20 ARCs left to be read. January was a doozy here in New York. The weather was colder than I remember it being in a long time, and we got more snow than I’ve seen in years. Mom and I were prepared for the […]
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: “Just before I knock on the door of […]
The War Beyond Thank you to Orbit for sending me an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. In this thrilling sequel to the international bestseller The Gods Below, loyalties will be tested, long-lost secrets will be revealed, and two sisters will face each other […]
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