2023-07-27 22:31
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2023-05-31 18:31
“The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.&r… Read More
2023-05-12 14:17
So, I started seeing some buzz about this book on Instagram and then I saw that if you bought the book from an indie shop it would come with stenciled edges and that hooked me. I had bee… Read More
2023-04-24 18:11
Well this is embarrassing! I thought I had already written this review and posted it weeks ago. My bad but I’m here to rectify that now and hope that my memory does it justice… Read More
2023-03-27 20:05
So apparently Gothic Horror is a genre I am really into. I never really thought of myself as a horror person, especially when it comes to movies because my over active imagination keeps me a… Read More
2023-03-18 02:34
Let me start off by saying I had some very late nights lately because of this book. I would read it until I couldn’t see straight then force myself to read just a little bit more. I th… Read More
2023-03-13 03:02
Last night as I was finishing this book I was actually sad to see it end. This book could easily have a sequel but it really doesn’t need one, and I don’t need an excuse to b… Read More
2023-03-06 22:48
So far there are 2 books in this series and the way that the second book ended there will definitely be at least one more. So far of the first two I like the first, Keeper of Enchanted R… Read More
2023-02-02 03:21
WARNING: Sensitive content will follow.
This book is tough, not in a bad way, but let me warn you know if you are sensitive at all to the notions of depression and suicide you might wa… Read More
2023-02-02 01:46
Regretably I could not finish this book.
I only got about a quarter into it but I found I just couldn’t stay into it.
By the time I put it down for the last time I still… Read More
2020-06-24 03:52
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Similar : chaos, mayhem, bedlam
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2020-06-19 23:24
I really wanted to love this story and I do want to follow through the series but I think its opening story fell a little short for me. Not what I expected of Heather given how much I loved… Read More
2020-04-16 19:46
I am still reeling over the cliffhanger at the end of this book! When is book three, The Ender , coming out?!? Okay, okay I know technically this installment isn’t even out yet. This s… Read More
2020-03-25 20:39
I’m going to start out by saying, Give this book a chance.
I know some of you will start with the prologue and not go any further. I suggest skipping the prologue all together. It… Read More
2020-01-01 02:39
There have been a lot of retellings of old stories lately. I have mixed feelings about this. I have loved just about every one I’ve read but original ideas would be better. Some yo… Read More
2019-11-07 02:11
I can’t believe I almost skipped out on the October Owlcrate which had this book in it. Not being a fan of sci-fi I thought I may skip that month but eventually decided not to and to… Read More
2019-10-24 15:24
I don’t know if it’s me and I think like a psycho or if this book was so utterly predictable. Every moment that should have been a shocking revelation was something I had alread… Read More
2019-10-23 01:33
What Makes Us by Rafi Mittlefehld is kind of a coming of age story but it takes place in about a weeks time. It is a story about self discovery quite literally. I feel like a broken record w… Read More
2019-10-15 14:39
The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansey is one of those books that can go either way. I felt several times that the feel of the book was familiar and that put me off a little. The basic story is g… Read More
2019-09-30 14:55
My husband pokes fun at me for being a stereotypical girl and liking books and movies about “feelings and relationships”. And we’ll he isn’t wrong, though I don&rsqu&helli…Read More
2019-09-27 02:17
The Color of the Sun is a different kind of story. It’s kind of a coming of age story but it’s not really because it’s set in a single day. It’s kind of hard to grow… Read More
2019-09-24 00:01
We are lost and Found is a poignant coming of age story about growing up gay in the midst of the AIDS crisis in the early eighties.
Michael Bartholomew is a junior in high school, he has a… Read More
2019-09-22 23:16
First of all I didn’t know right away that this was a second in the series. I knew it was from the same author, Adrienne Young, and had the same vikingish vibe to it though. This book… Read More
2019-08-20 01:11
Postcards for a Songbird was a pretty decent read. I actually can’t thing if one negative point about it so I guess that’s better than decent.
Postcards for a Songbird is a com… Read More
2019-08-16 17:13
Hi to all my bookish friends!
Have you ever read a book and thought “this is important, everyone should read this”? This book could be classified as one of those books. The… Read More
2019-08-13 01:05
Not really sure what genre I would put this book in. It wasn’t quite thriller and not quite psychological. But it was more thriller than court drama.
The Guilty Mother was a pretty g… Read More
2019-08-06 17:07
At first I found Reverie to be a little more middle grade than I expected but it did end up being a tad bit mature later on but not so much so I would feel uncomfortable letting my middle g… Read More
2019-07-26 04:06
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson was a really fun read for me. I was super excited to receive my Owlcrate last month with this book in it. It took me a few weeks but I finally got aro… Read More
2019-07-20 03:59
I wanted to read this book because I have heard such great things about it and how it handles the issue of mental health and suicide so delicately. Then I got the book and saw it was writte… Read More
2019-07-20 02:42
Into the Hourglass is the sequel to Before the Broken Star in the Evermore chronicles by Emily R. King. Guys this series is wonderful. I cannot say enough glowing things about it.
The first… Read More
2019-07-10 05:03
It’s not often I get an author that directly comes to me asking if I would read and review their books. I usually get my books from a publisher or NetGalley if they are not my own book… Read More
2019-06-25 03:31
Every now and then you come across a story that kind of sticks with you. And though most fantasy stories do not resonate with me on that level, even though I love them, this one kind of did… Read More
2019-06-16 01:08
I got this lovely copy of Wicked Saints in my April Owlcrate. Usually I like the original covers better but this time I love the cover switch. The red and black and darkness I think fits th… Read More
2019-06-06 01:07
It has been quite a while since I actually read this book and haven’t brought myself to sit down and write the review, there have been much things going on here and the I chose to rea… Read More
2019-05-01 17:03
The Birthday List is a sweet contemporary romance with a tiny touch of naughty. I found this story sad yet heart warming all at once and if romance is your preferred genre I’m sure yo… Read More
2019-04-22 13:52
Ever Alice is a retelling of one of my favorite classics that I’ve never actually read, because…Disney. Alice in Wonderland is iconic and I’ve read a few different reimagi… Read More
2019-02-08 01:03
A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel is a thought provoking almost psychological thriller. I’m sure it would fit in nicely with young adult general fiction though it has… Read More
2019-02-06 02:56
I am trying really hard not to compare Work in Progress with other Staci Hart books I have read, specifically A Thousand Letters. Though her main genre is romance her books are different am… Read More
2019-01-18 03:44
The story of Anistasia is one that is quite popular. For many years it was pondered if the grand duchess had survived the horrific murder of her entire family. To add fuel to the fire so to… Read More
2018-11-12 21:35
Mark and Emily are thrown together by fate, or So it seems. In this totally quirky and platonic story. Mark has just inherited a bed and breakfast from his estranged aunt which sets him up… Read More
2018-11-12 20:48
Anna Roux had it all, the perfect man, the career of her dreams, a loving family in Paris. After an injury put her career as a dancer on hold and a job offer for her husband moved her to th… Read More
2018-11-12 16:28
As a fan of magic I had had high-ish hopes for this book. Those hopes have been squashed into an eleven year old’s library. As a Harry Potter fan I’m kind of appalled.
&n&helli…Read More
2018-10-25 00:57
War of the Wilted is the second book in the Garden of Thorns series that released October first. I was so excited for this book and now I can’t wait for the next book in the series!… Read More
2018-10-08 01:56
Tiny Pieces is a sweet contemporary second chance romance. I had hoped for the type of feels that make me wanna ball my eyes out, scream and throw something, but it didn’t do that for… Read More
2018-10-07 02:34
One- I haven’t read the Divergent series, two- I haven’t seen the movies. So I had thought I didn’t have any expectations when starting Carve the Mark by Vero… Read More
2018-09-25 13:41
Garden of Thorns by Amber Mitchell is fantastic, so much so that I pre-ordered the next book in the series. The story is kind of a historical sci-fi but not overly so as the focus is on the… Read More
2018-09-21 13:02
Hiya! So just a quick word just because I didn’t want to wait to post.
I’ve not only finished The Last Magician by the talented Lisa Maxwell I’ve also completed an ARC on a… Read More
2018-09-17 17:08
806 is a cute story (emphasis on cute) about 3 kids on an adventure of a lifetime tho find out who they are. The main character, KT, was led to believe her father was a jerk that left befor… Read More
2018-09-17 16:48
The story of a young woman who goes home for the holidays to her messed up family, could be anyone’s story right?
But, Tess’ family is a bit more jacked than others and the reu… Read More
2018-09-17 16:19
Hey all! I know its been a while since I made a post (geesh, 3.5 months!) and I am glad to be back.
First of all I felt I had been too fair in my reviews, I mean not every book our there is… Read More
2018-05-31 02:05
Unbreakable is the conclusion of the Unblemished series by Sara Ella and is much better than unraveling, the second book which I left a rather scathing review for.
We revisit El, Ky and Jos… Read More
2018-05-15 03:09
The World will fall. Two queens will rise. One with the power to destroy and the other with the power to save us all.
Now if that isn’t a powerful hook I don’t know one! due out… Read More
2018-05-09 01:10
I would have to say that The Oddling Prince is my first real foray into fantasy since I read Harry Potter, and my first in this type of Epic fantasy since the Lord of the Rings trilogy befo… Read More
2018-05-06 04:20
Schools for psychics is quite interesting, although not as magical as I expected, and I found it clever and entertaining. I have become quite a fan of young adult fiction and of the theme o… Read More
2018-04-14 02:34
I apologize for going awol! I finished this book back on the 1st but have been in a bit of a funk when it comes to writing. I will have another Review for you in the next couple days too s… Read More
2018-03-28 03:40
As much as I enjoyed the first book in this series, I really didn’t like this one much at all. Unraveling is as put together as the title suggests, and I mean that both literally and s… Read More
2018-03-11 04:47
This. Book. Was. Gut. Wrenching! And there was very minimal use of the word giggling which has appeared in the last two books I read and apparently drives me crazy! Hooray for that! But I di… Read More
2018-03-04 02:32
The final installment of the Birds of a Feather series by Lena North is Reaper and by far was the best book of the five book series. Until this installment the first book was the best but t… Read More
2018-02-25 05:18
Black Snow in the 4th book in the Birds of a Feather series by Lena North. I have read and reviewed the previous 3 and my next read will be the 5th and final book in the series.
Black Snow… Read More
2018-02-22 01:43
Taught is a valiant effort at a romance novel from Sienna Ciles, a fledgling writer, well she has a few books under her belt and I would like to read more to see how her writing is progressi… Read More
2018-02-21 01:09
Okay I have had quite a bit going on, yet still find time to read, but apparently I forgot to write my review of this book when I was done, oops! So here goes!
Menace by Laramie Briscoe is… Read More
2018-02-16 19:58
I finished looking for Alaska s while back but I wanted to hold off publishing my review because is inspired me to create and I wanted to share both the review and art at the same time. Eve… Read More
2018-02-16 19:01
I wish I could say Her Last Lie by Amanda Brittany was the best but maybe I’m little jaded. It wasn’t bad, I’m not saying that, and when I finished it I was truly impresse… Read More
2018-02-10 01:44
Soooooo….
I just finished Dream Girl by S. J. Lomas. I got this as a galley about 7 months ago and I got so overwhelmed with books (I know right?!?) that a few books slipped through t… Read More
2018-02-07 02:13
Haunt me is a new beautifully tragic young adult novel by Liz Kesser. It has the traffic undertones as the Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. I would equate details as the Montagues and… Read More
2018-02-02 00:36
I’m glad I am done with this book. Right now I feel like I have wasted my time on it, but I had a pretty crappy day and this not being as good a book as I had hoped didn’t help… Read More
2018-01-30 21:51
I’ll tell you what, if you are looking for a book to bruise your emotions look no further! Living Out Loud by Staci Heart is easily my second favorite Staci Heart book, second t… Read More
2018-01-26 23:08
I have been reading Laramie Briscoe for a few years now. Her Heaven Hill series is my favorite. Ace is book 4 in the Moonshine Task Force series. The series itself is pretty good and as a w… Read More
2018-01-23 02:09
Trust by Parker Sinclair was easily my least favorite book so far this year. No, it wasn’t terrible it just missed the mark for me.
Given that this is part of a series this book ende… Read More
2018-01-19 21:16
Ink and bone by Lisa Unger was soooooooo good. On one hand I felt the ending was perfectly surprising and on the other hand it totally pissed me off. But as a whole this dark supernatural t… Read More
2018-01-10 03:38
So when I saw this title I was thinking it would be a stalking case from a tinder app match or something like that and I was like, meh.
Then I read the synopsis and found this is not exact… Read More
2018-01-05 17:35
All Things Bright and Strange is an apt title for this book, maybe add beautiful. I love the idea of this town, Bellhaven, which broken down would mean beautiful safe place. Its a small sou… Read More
2017-12-29 04:49
Lisa Maxwell is a genius! This book is genius and it is defiantly at the top of my favorite books this year and on my of all time lists. My one and only problem was it ended and there’… Read More
2017-12-08 21:59
At first The wife between us was just a little creepy and maybe sad and pathetic. The end of the first part and the beginning of the second got a little confusing but the pace of the book g… Read More
2017-11-25 04:40
This book was not was not what I expected but in a pleasant way. It was marvelous. I devoured this book! The plot is soul gripping and the characters are quite lively. The book as a whole i… Read More
2017-11-21 15:35
I’m not sure Choices is the best title for this story. Yes the “characters” did have life altering choices to make but it seems like the title is just not enough. These &l&helli…Read More
2017-11-17 13:58
Sara Ella has caused me great distress! Unblemished is a great book. My problem? It’s the first in a series! So I have broken a vow to never start a series that is incomplete! Now! No… Read More
2017-11-08 18:48
Caterpillars can’t swim is a coming of age story surrounding the boys and their friendships. This book is heart felt and candidly beautiful. I am having some issues with my own demons… Read More
2017-10-30 12:15
I’m glad to be finally finished with this book. It took me way too long to read as it just didn’t hold my interest. The Best Kind of People has the bones to be a great book but… Read More
2017-10-13 01:46
As you wish was not as great a book as I had wished.
This story, thought, the plot seemed a little too juvenile, had great potential but unfortunately in my opinion it missed the mark.
W… Read More
2017-10-09 01:23
Argggghhhhh!!!!
I really didn’t want to be sucked into a series right now, especially a series that isn’t eben completed yet. I swore to myself after having to wait years at a… Read More
2017-09-23 03:20
Before I Let Go, the new book by Marieke Nijkamp due out in January 2018 (who also penned the best seller This is Where it Ends which is on my tbr list) was a strange and emotional book. I… Read More
2017-09-18 18:00
B A Paris has done it again with her second novel. Her follow up to her debut novel, Behind Closed Doors, is absolutely fantastic. It seems to start out a little slowly, jump the rails and… Read More
2017-09-15 03:20
I have to admit that I have been pinning after this book since I first saw the cover (and the UK cover is just as spectacular)! Plus all the wonderful reviews Caraval was receiving made it… Read More
2017-09-03 03:16
Have you ever wondered about falling in love with an angel? How about a fallen angel? No? Me either, but after reading Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick I am certainly intrigued. I mean minus… Read More
2017-08-27 02:53
Again I have a ton going on so it seems like it took forever to read this book. I’m gonna make this short and sweet for now as I have a lot of catching up to do.
As with the first tw… Read More
2017-08-24 14:48
First off I’d like to apologize for my radio silence this last month. I have had a lot going on in my life and though I finished this book weeks ago and I am just now finding the time… Read More
2017-07-29 03:26
Dark Horse is your typical Harlequin romance novel by B J Daniels. Its a quick sweet romance with a touch of suspense.
Synopsis:
Nikki is a true crime writer with an impeccable reputation… Read More
2017-07-24 01:50
This book is hard for me to peg down completely. It is a good story but it definitely had its weaknesses. I had trouble staying engaged in this book so it took me 12 day to complete.
The s… Read More
2017-07-11 02:59
I’m not going to lie, what caught my attention with this book was the cover. Its simple, interesting and pretty and after reading the book and as Kirsten Hubbard mentioned in her ackno… Read More
2017-07-09 02:16
Picture This is the 3rd book in the Birds of a Farther series by Lena North. This book brings us back to the birds more than the second book, Sweetwater, did.
Mary is a petite girl who just… Read More
2017-07-02 03:10
I was gifted a copy of Sweetwater out of kindness from ms. Lena North. I literally begged for it bc I had read the first book in the series and I have a galley of the third and wanted desper… Read More
2017-06-21 02:53
Bad Penny, she just doesn’t give a fuck!
This book is amazing. It mixes the feels from some of Staci Hart’s other contemporary romance, a twist of Tonic and a load of in… Read More
2017-06-12 16:45
Super excited to announce the newest release by Staci Hart, Bad Penny! I’ve just delved into this book last night and already I’m hooked so look for my review very soon !
vvvv &n&hell…Read More
2017-06-12 04:04
Not your run of the mill paranormal romance. The first third of the book was a bit on the slow side but eventually the story got fun, interesting and a little bit suspenseful. I woul… Read More
2017-05-31 01:02
We all feel like we are different in some small way. We all have our insecurities. Kristen Lattimere just found out something about herself that rocks her world. Something not so small. Som… Read More
2017-05-25 16:50
Occasionally I venture into the realm of nonfiction and dive into someone else’s life. The last biographical life I explored was about Albert Einstein and his wife. It was a romantic… Read More
2017-05-23 01:50
Okay first I’d like to say sorry for my absence, I have been in a bit of a reading slump. It hasn’t taken me so long to read a book that I thoroughly enjoy before, and that I di… Read More
2017-05-11 04:39
Jessa has had it, this is the last time she let’s a man dictate her life. Alex was damaged deeply by his last relationship. When they find each other things move fast and though they w… Read More
2017-05-08 02:21
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Renegade is the first in Laramie Briscoe’s new Moonshine Task Force romance series. This is a best friend’s sister/ little brother’s best friend roman… Read More
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