I finished September with 15 ARCs left to be read. I’m shocked at how quickly October flew by. I love the colder temps, the crunching of leaves, even walking outside and noticing the smell of woodsmoke in the air. So much happened during the month, from having my […]
I finished July with 19 ARCs left to be read. Happy Saturday! I am so ready for autumn and everything that comes along with it: the scent of woodsmoke in the air (from fireplaces, not wildfires), the leaves changing color, chilly weather, switching from capris and sandals to […]
This Vicious Hunger Thank you to Redhook, Orbit, Oliver Wehner, and Oriel Voegele for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the author of Wild and Wicked Things comes a dark gothic fantasy about intoxication, obsession, and a desperate hunger for […]
Blood on Her Tongue Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. “I’m in your blood, and you are in mine…” The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy’s twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles […]
I finished February with 17 ARCs left to be read. For such a short month, February felt like it was about eleventy billion days long. March was probably one of my most stressful months in a long time, and I’ve dived back into reading and using it as […]
Night Owls Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York’s monstrous underworld to save the girl one of […]
Mistress of Lies Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book and to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, patricide, gore, blood magic and bloodletting for purposes of […]
Bitter Waters Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit, and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A witty, charming standalone novella starring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must get to the bottom of a mystery involving a newly […]
An Education in Malice CONTENT WARNING: uneven power dynamics, inappropriate relationships between a professor and students, toxic academic environments, blood, gore, murder, consensual sexual content including public sex, kink (both negotiated and spontaneous), alcohol and drug use, smoking, brief mention of racism political policies, brief mention of homophobia, […]
Here’s how it works: It’s almost Halloween and that means it’s almost time to see some werewolves and vampires. What are some books that you’ve enjoyed that feature vampires or werewolves? I had to think quite a bit for this one, and I already knew that I didn’t […]
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