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. Cruel Illusions honestly sounds like a trope-filled delight. Our main character Ava is trying to avenge her mother's death, but when... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 5/23/22
Ordinary Monsters by J.M. MiroI'm about 20% into this already and I'm enjoying it at a slow pace - I think this is a book best savored! Despite the synopsis' implication that it's set entirely in England, there are a number of scenes set in the United States at the beginning. I think I'm going... Continue Reading →
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari – Review
Published: June 7, 2022 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Genre: Mystery Series: Standalone Pages: 304 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Saffron Everleigh is in a race against time to free her wrongly accused professor before he goes behind bars forever. Perfect... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves: 5/21/22
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly (or in my case monthly) meme hosted by Reading Reality and it’s all about sharing the books you’ve added to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in a physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts,... Continue Reading →
Can’t Wait Wednesday: Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
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. Look how MAGNIFICENT that cover is! And the UK covers for this series are just as beautiful - so much so... Continue Reading →
In A Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power – Review
Published: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Del Rey Books Series: Argyrosi #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Twins imbued with incredible magic and near-immortality will do anything to keep their family safe—even if it tears the siblings... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 5/16/22
Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonaldI really loved Ed McDonald's Blackwing series and was vastly curious about what his new work would be about. The main character is a girl who can see and speak to the dead and when she saves a woman dying in the snow her future is irrevocably altered. Really hoping... Continue Reading →
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah – Review
Published: May 17, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: The Sandsea Trilogy #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 480 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Neither here nor there, but long ago… Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help... Continue Reading →
Gallant by V.E. Schwab – Review
Published: March 1, 2022 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 334 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:Everything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source. Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance... Continue Reading →
Can’t Wait Wednesday: Uncanny Times by Laura Anne Gilman
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. Excuse me while I go search out even more fantasy set during the Revolutionary War because this might be my unintentional *vibe*... Continue Reading →
