Dark Rise CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of a parent, grief, blood, violence, racism, torture, gore, trauma The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great battles between Light and Dark are forgotten. Only the Stewards remember, and they […]
So I mixed up the prompts and did this week’s prompt last week, and last week’s prompt was too similar to a Friday Favorites post that I did recently, so I was kind of in a fix for this week’s TTT. Instead, I decided to revisit a previous […]
Our Crooked Hearts CONTENT WARNING: drunk driving, blood, alcoholism, death of an animal, mention of death of a parent, grief, animal sacrifice, violence Secrets. Lies. Bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is Our Crooked Hearts, a contemporary fantasy “so precise and enthralling that the only explanation […]
I guess we’re sticking with the girl power theme this week. After posting about books featuring female friendships on Tuesday, now I get to talk about some of my favorite book heroines! There’s a lot to choose from, but here are some I can think of off the […]
It’s officially Black History Month here in the United States. On Tuesday, I discussed some of my favorite Black authors, but it was tough to narrow my list down to just ten. So I’m going to talk about some more of my favorite Black authors that I didn’t […]
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, […]
Silver in the Bone Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, parental abandonment, violence, abuse #1 New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken cements her status as one of the top […]
Blood Debts Thank you to NetGalley, YA Books Central, and Tor Teen for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of a parent, anxiety, grief, excessive use of profanity, racism, homophobia, bullying, violence, depression, toxic relationship, gaslighting, gore, […]
Damsel Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Worlds for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, death, death of a parent, grief A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on […]
I’ve done posts about my favorite audiobooks, my favorite nonfiction books, and my favorite debuts of 2022, and now it’s time to talk about those books that let me down. While the majority of the books that I read were really enjoyable, they can’t all be winners, right? […]
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