The Thick and the Lean Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Saga Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: emesis, bulimia, racism, mention of colonialism, fat-shaming, eating disordered thoughts, suicide, self-harm, blood, violence, murder, ableism and erasure of […]
Happy Tuesday! This past weekend was my birthday, and I actually went out on Saturday and then had a family brunch and get together afterwards, so that was a whole lot of people-ing for me, and I’m currently pretty wiped out. But, February is almost here, and in […]
Last year was a great reading year for me all around—in terms of the number of books I read, the amount of 5 star books, and the number of new-to-me authors that I had discovered. There were a lot of really great authors that I hadn’t read any […]
I’m blessed to have some amazing people in my life. And while some of them have never met me in person, they have managed to know my taste in books well enough to recommend books that I will love. Here are some books that have been recommended to […]
This week’s topic is typographic book covers, or those that have a design that is all or nearly all words. It was submitted by Mareli @ Elza Reads. I have a tendency to choose books with striking covers, and sometimes the simplicity of a cover that just includes […]
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genre: Sci-Fi Publication Date: July 19, 2022 Publisher: Del Rey Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of abuse, alcoholism, mention of […]
Upgrade Author: Blake Crouch Genre: Sci-Fi Publication Date: July 12, 2022 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: bioterrorism, suicide, forced confinement, blood, mention of torture, violence, gun […]
I always have a long, long list of books on my TBR list, so I don’t tend to reread books very often. Even though I’d like to read them more often. However, there are some books that I’ve turned to more than a few times over the years. […]
Kindred Author: Octavia E. Butler Genre: Science-Fiction/Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 1979 Publisher: Recorded Books CONTENT WARNING: violence, racism, racist terms, slavery, abuse, suicide, mention of rape The first science-fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of African-American literature. This combination of slave memoir, […]
Vita Nostra Author: Marina and Sergey Dyachenko Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 1, 2018 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Metamorphosis #1 CONTENT WARNING: vomit, ableist language, blood, body horror The definitive English-language translation of the internationally bestselling Russian novel—a brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that […]
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