Book Reviews + More
It's been a decent week for reading! I finally finished The Ink Black Heart, which was over 1000 pages and as I type this up I'm nearly finished with A Parade of Horribles, which I will likely have finished before this post goes live. I also began reading A Widow's Charm by Caitlyn Paxson after... Continue Reading →
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The title and the dark figure on the cover of Absolon Creed really grabbed my attention, but I didn't pay much... Continue Reading →
Published: May 5, 2026 Publisher: Soho Press Series: N/A Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 448 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:In this gripping, moving, and genre-blending speculative debut, the world is unraveling from an epidemic of human vanishing. Two rookie... Continue Reading →
I'm back and have been doing lots of reading the last couple weeks while away from the blog. I listened to Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher and was thoroughly grossed out. I also started and finished Rites of the Starling this past week and absolutely flew through it! It was a solid sequel, though it... Continue Reading →
Published: March 31, 2026 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: N/A Genre: Fantasy, Cozy, Young Adult Pages: 376 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.5 Stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:When sixteen-year-old Calisa arrives at her great-aunt’s B&B in rural Vermont for the summer, she’s shocked to find... Continue Reading →
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Count me in for a new James Islington book! Scion is a science fiction book described as John Wick meets Blade... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly themed post first created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010 and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is Books On My Spring 2026 To-Read List, which mean's it's time for my quarterly Most Anticipated combo post! APRIL Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry -... Continue Reading →
Published: November 11, 2025 Publisher: Ballantine Books Series: N/A Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 267 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars Synopsis:They’re all around us, hiding in plain sight. One could be in the room with you now, just to your left. You could be seeing it right now—but from this second to the next, you’ll forget... Continue Reading →
Despite the ongoing Pokopia addiction, I did manage to read The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst this week AND I finally finished Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith! Success! I also picked up Absence yesterday and have already read 20% of it. I feel like I know where the story is going and it has... Continue Reading →
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I stumbled across The Dues & Don'ts of Magic by Delemhach on Instagram recently and got so excited! I loved the... Continue Reading →
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