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! Secrets emerge as a Texas beauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author Kelsey Cox. 2000: Isabelle Whitmore vanishes at Sherman Ranch in…
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…
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: TTT: Books for Armchair Travelers Everything here is set outside the US where I’m from!…
e-ALC, 11:15:44Narrated by: Andi ArndtRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: February 4-5, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from Libro FM and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Drug Use, Drug Abuse, Car Accident, Cancer, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In:…
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…
