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: “This wasn’t the first time Daniel Braithwaite had […]
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: “Zataya of the Coyote clan was no tower-trained […]
The Lavender Companion: Enjoy the Aroma, Flavor, and Health Benefits of This Classic Herb Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A celebration of lavender featuring stunning photographs; favorite recipes for the kitchen, […]
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: “I’m not accustomed to leaving a woman unsatisfied, […]
Caesar’s Soldier Thank you to Alex Gough for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: suicide, violence, death of a parent, murder, death, grief, blood, gore When his stepfather is executed for his involvement in the Catilinarian conspiracy, Mark […]
Someone Just Like You Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: stalking, parental separation, mention of death of a loved one, mention of grief Sizzling chemistry and tender friendship develops between two […]
House of Roots and Ruin Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: ableism, death, violence, gore, murder, death of a child, forced drugging, blood A modern masterpiece, this is a classic […]
Zero Days Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Scout Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, murder, gore, grief, PTSD, mention of domestic violence, mention of stalking, police brutality An adrenaline-fueled thriller that combines Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The […]
The Bone Shard War Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, murder, grief, suicide, gore, torture, enslavement Lin Sukai has won her first victory as Emperor, but the future of […]
The Wind Knows My Name Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, death, suicide, violence, depiction of Kristallnacht and a pogrom, mention of rape, discussion of genocide, racist microaggressions, mention […]
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