The Witch and the Vampire Thank you to Goodreads and Wednesday Books for sending me an ARC of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: blood, mention of death of a parent, grief, mention of abuse, mention of experimentation, violence, captivity A romantic, queer, […]
This week’s prompt is comfort characters, but instead I want to talk about some of my favorite reads of 2022. It was a great year for books, and there were so many incredible ones to choose from. I had a really tough time narrowing down my picks to […]
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death, grief, mention of undiagnosed parental mental illness, mention of cancer An interior designer learns to rebuild her […]
The Oleander Sword Author: Tasha Suri Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 16, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: Burning Kingdoms #2 Thank you to Orbit for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, gore, blood, death, misogyny “Alluring, action-packed, and gut-wrenching,” (Publishers […]
It’s so hard to write out a TBR list for a full season, since I am a mood reader who relies on what’s available at the library. But here are some books that I’ve checked out of the library and hope to read soon: It Ends With Us […]
Girl, Serpent, Thorn Author: Melissa Bashardoust Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: July 7, 2020 Publisher: Flatiron Books TRIGGER WARNING: captivity, anxiety, torture, gore There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived […]
You Should See Me in a Crown Author: Leah Johnson Genre: YA Romance, LGBT Publication Date: June 2, 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Press TRIGGER WARNING: chronic illness, racism, off-page death of a parent, public outing Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine […]
We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia is the sequel I’ve been waiting for since finishing the first book in this duology (We Set the Dark on Fire). Being a part of the resistance group La Voz is an act of devotion and desperation. On the […]
I wasn’t super thrilled about new books being released in January, at least not excited enough to create a post dedicated to them. But February is a completely different story. There’s quite a few books that I’m most certainly looking forward to! Many of them are in the […]
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia immediately caught my eye with the beautiful cover. I was intrigued by the story too, once I could tear my eyes away from the front of the book. At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are […]
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