Daggerbound Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet another precious relic from one stuffy temple to a different stuffy temple. Another great adventure for the […]
The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains Thank you to Orbit for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Discover a world of enchanted contracts, faerie intrigue and French toast, in this delightful debut packed full of wit, charm, adventure and heart, with […]
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 […]
May was a really eventful month in my house. I started out the month getting T-boned by a car that came flying out of a parking lot. The car was totaled but I am mostly okay, just some shoulder issues but I started physical therapy today, and hope […]
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 […]
March hit us with some weird weather—we got snow, rain, days in the 40s and days in the 70s, most recently back to back. I am glad to see some of the plants and trees start to bloom, although I will miss the cold weather. I really love […]
Deathly Fates Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Macmillan Young Listeners for providing me with an ARC of this book/audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A sweeping debut inspired by the Chinese folk practice of necromancy, Deathly Fates is perfect for fans of Descendant of the Crane, The Bone Shard […]
Nightshade and Oak Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC as well as offering it in audiobook format, in exchange for an honest review. A goddess must grapple with becoming human in this delightful fantasy of myth and magic from Molly O’Neill, 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: “In the city of Talum, the winds were […]
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