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 […]
The Institution Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, fetal abduction, grief, mention of physical and psychological abuse, stigmatizing language towards mental illness (challenged at times), misogyny, suicide, violence, gore, […]
Conquer the Kingdom Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Voyager for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, mention of torture, trauma, murder, mention of death of a parent, gore Magic reigns, plots abound, and a new […]
Yours Truly Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: infidelity, reference to parental abandonment, reference to a prior miscarriage, depictions of anxiety/depression/panic attacks, chronic illness A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious […]
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