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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
The Master Jeweler Author: Weina Dai Randel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 24, 2025 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Night Angels comes the […]
Maya and Natasha Author: Elyse Durham Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: February 18, 2025 Publisher: HarperAudio Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for providing me with an audiobook ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This stunning debut novel set in the fascinating world […]
Winterland Author: Rae Meadows Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: November 29, 2022 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt and Co. for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death, mention of […]
The Witch and the Tsar Author: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 20, 2022 Publisher: Ace Thank you to the author for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, misogyny, blood, off-page […]
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden is an absolute gem of a book. If you haven’t read The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, you may want to skip over this review until you have. I don’t want to reveal any plot […]
