June has had some ups and downs, but I’m glad to be a month closer to the end of summer. I don’t like the heat or being sunburned, which is what often happens when I spend more than a little time outside in the warmer months. Also, I’m […]
I finished May with 40 ARCs left to be read. June was another busy month for me. There were a lot of medical appointments for me and my mother, and we had to follow up on a few things. We ended up getting a new car after the […]
Long Island Girls Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A sharply observed, deeply nostalgic coming-of-age story set against the indie music scene of the early 2000s. It’s 2005, and Susan is barreling […]
The Second Choice His only serious relationship was built on a lie of his own doing. Now that it’s over, he feels more lost than ever. Since Aaron Barnes left his fiancée at the altar, his life has turned upside down. But he couldn’t marry the woman his […]
Honor & Heresy Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Voyager for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Instagram sensation Max Francis makes his highly anticipated debut with this atmospheric, gothic, dark academic fantasy of two scholars racing each other to […]
I finished April with 23 ARCs left to be read. The weather has been up and down in New York—it’s going from temps in the 80s to temps in the 50s. There have been some big thunderstorms and a lot of rain, so at least I know the […]
An Arcane Study of Stars Thank you to Redhook for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. From Sydney J. Shields, the breakout author of The Honey Witch, comes An Arcane Study of Stars, a historical dark academia fantasy filled with ancient secret societies, […]
The Trident and the Pearl Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A desperate queen makes a deal with the gods to save her land in this spellbinding romantasy debut from Sarah K. L. Wilson. Queen Coralys […]
I finished March with 27 ARCs left to be read. It’s definitely springtime—the weather is vacillating between warm and cool, sun and clouds, and rain. Mom got away to Florida to visit the grandkids, great-grandkids, and her siblings, and I got a nice quiet break at home. I […]
The Story Keeper Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A crumbling mansion, a forgotten book, and a mystery that could destroy them all . . . Beneath the decaying grandeur of Wurimbirra, […]
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