I know I’m late af, but I didn’t want to say anything about this until we crowned the winner of the Morris Award! But last year was the weirdest year ever. But tbh, it was one of my best. I was terrified after November 2024, so getting the small good news in 2025 here and…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From Netgalley: From the Publishers: The Weekly Wrap-Up!: Sunday 02/08/26 : Stacking the Shelves #672 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 02/09/25: Skate it Till You Make It by Rufaro Faith MazaruraTuesday 02/10/25: TTT: Books That I Thought Showed the 5…
Hardcover, 384 pagesRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Dutton)Read from: January 22- February 4, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (Huge thanks to Dutton for the hardcover, stickers, pen, etc. This was a pretty cool box!)Content Warning: Murder, Domestic Abuse, Death of a Parent, Rape, Racism, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicide, InfertilityFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Celebrity Book…
e-ALC, 09:52:54Narrated by: AhDream Smith & Hassiem MuhammadRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, Inc.Read from: February 2-3, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Infidelity, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Contempoary Romance, Dual POV, Sparkly Cover, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic…
It took me until yesterday to realize that today would be Friday the 13th and tomorrow would be Valentine’s Day. I’ve been sort of blocking that day in my head and thinking “You have time” when in reality, no I did not lol Anyways, since I realized it I started thinking a lot about one…
How do you feel about the current state of romance novels? ?? I’m not sure what you mean? I’m not a huge fan of the tropification of them, but that’s mostly a thing that happened because of the readers. If you mean the way they’re written, I don’t exactly mind. There’s some out there that I…
e-ALC, 11:49:54Narrated by: Elena Rey & Andre SantanaRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 31-February 2, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Death, War, Alcohol, Gun Violence, Emotional Abuse, Confinement, Child Deatj, and Child…
e-ALC, 06:24:45Narrated by: Shayna Small & Landon WoodsonRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 30-31, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Animal Death, Gun Violence, Violence, AddictionFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Dual POV, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! In this lyrical debut, three generations of Palestinian women must put the haunting of their ancestral home to rest, before the secrets of the past drown them all. Our Cut of…
These themes will vary! It could be based off of some book mail I just received, pop culture, something personal to me, a headline from the news, a trend I noticed when I was buying books for my library system, etc. I hope you stick around to see all the themes and book recs I…
