I have managed to amass so many books that I am really excited for this post. It isn’t going to take a lot of thinking back through lists of books that I have read and only vaguely recall. This week’s prompt is the first ten books I randomly […]
October went by in what felt like the blink of an eye, even though it wound up being more of a slower paced month. The month was a fun one, with a few birthdays and some holidays. For my family, it started out busy and slowed as 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: “So there I was in the office, processing […]
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: “The problem with mushrooms, Pansy decided, half-squatting in […]
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: “It is not an easy thing to slip […]
I Took Her First Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A child is missing. But I stole her first… I sit little Mila down at my kitchen table with a glass of […]
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: “The last thing Evelyn Schwartz could remember was […]
I finished August with 19 ARCs left to be read. Hi all! This post is always scheduled for the first of the month, but I got a little delayed because of Yom Kippur. Our High Holy Days were really nice, for the most part. My sister came to […]
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced “I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Nujood Ali’s childhood came to an abrupt end […]
What Stalks the Deep Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. The next installment in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine […]
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