Tag: Literature
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Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
One of the reasons that I created No-Deadline-November for myself is because I wanted to catch up on my TBR pile. I get to read a lot of brand-new books before their release. It’s a lot of fun, but recently it’s meant that books that have been out longer have taken a backseat. It was…
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How to Dream by Thich Nhat Hanh
I’ve made no secret of feeling burnt out lately. In fact, this review is coming a couple weeks after I’ve finished the book. This month, I needed a book that wasn’t going to feel too heavy, and I wanted to know I would like it. That made it an easy choice. I had an unread…
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Daughter of Stone by B.A. Pepper
I know I’ve said it many times, but I had a very full schedule of ARCs in October. The final one was Daughter of Stone, which published on the very last day of the month. I was drawn to it because it was described as having witchy vibes, deadly magical trials, and lore inspired by…
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Oblivion’s Hymn by A.J. Peterson
I need to give a very big thank you to The Nerd Fam for getting the eARC Oblivion’s Hymn into my hands. October has been a hectic month, but I knew this was a book I needed to read. The gorgeous cover certainly drew my eye, but it was the promise of a unique magic…
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Child of Shivay by JR Cathers
Advance reader copies (ARCs) of Child of Shivay by JR Cathers were sent out in waves. Each wave went to a new round of applicants. Since my reading schedule for October was already very full, I tried to ignore the first few waves. However, a couple friends of mine jumped on the book right away.…
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If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust
I can’t pinpoint exactly what it was that first drew me to apply for an advance reader copy (ARC) of If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust. It’s a great title and a gorgeous cover of course, but on the surface it looks to be outside of my usual genres and favored tropes. Perhaps…
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The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood by Brittany Hansen
I already knew I would be reading frantically through the month of October. I’d already received advance reader copies (ARCs) of a handful of books publishing this month. Still, when The Nerd Fam sent out emails looking for readers interested in The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood, I couldn’t resist applying. The description of the story…
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Matisse at War by Christopher C. Gorham
Several months back, while I was visiting stores on the North of Boston Book Trail, I got to meet author Christopher C. Gorham. At the time, he was at Whitelam Books signing copies of his last book, The Confidante. I got to chat with him for a while and bought myself a copy. He then…
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We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad was one of my top-ten favorite reads of last year. I read it last September. When I saw that it was getting a sequel, I knew immediately that I needed to get my hands on it. I actually squealed when I got the email letting me know I’d been accepted as…
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A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
No, this isn’t the review I said I was going to write next. The Author’s Guide to Murder didn’t pull me in the way I hoped it would and I didn’t find any of the main characters particularly likeable, so I moved on. My TBR physical pile presented quite a few options, but A Study…
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The Serpent’s Bride by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
When I submitted my application for an advance reader copy (ARC) of this book, I knew I already had two other ARCs on my schedule to read and review for their release within the next week. (The Call of Wind releases on Friday, August 29th and Isle of Ember releases Tuesday, September 2nd.) Still, that…
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Isle of Ember by Alycia E. Anderson
I have anxiously been awaiting the release of Isle of Ember since I read the first book of the series back in April. As soon as I’d finished the advance reader copy (ARC) of that one, I let the author know how much I’d loved it and told her to please sign me up for…