TTT: Bookish Goals for 2025

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: Bookish Goals for 2025 –My goal this year is to read 300 books: I…

Middle Grade Monday: As You Wish by Nashae Jones

e-Audio, 08:59:43Narrated by: Jade WheelerRelease Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 4-6, 2025Companion to Courtesy of CupidSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and Libro FM. Content Warning: Mental Illness, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Bullying, Child Death (recounted)For Readers Interested In: Romance, Sci Fi, Irregular Timeline, Historical, Retellings,…

Stacking the Shelves #618 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From the Library:  From Netgalley/Edwelweiss:  Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley! The Weekly Wrap-Up! :  Sunday 01/05/24:  Stacking the Shelves #617 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 01/06/24: The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and…

Mind Mappin!

This is going to be a non-sensical post about all the ways I remember what happened in my books lol I read A LOT. And often times wayyyyy too fast. But somehow I’m still able to remember what each book was about. And that’s because I’ve discovered one thing: Mind Maps. So by definition, a…

Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar

e-Audio, 10:43:41 Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 2-3, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Cursing, Injury/Injury Detail,…

WoW: Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks

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! Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and The Hate U Give, this edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of Promise Boys follows a girl determined to clear her brother’s name and a boy desperate to…

The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby

e-Audio, 07:15:37Narrated by: January LaVoy, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Sheila Rohan, Marcia Lynn Sells, Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, Khadija Tariyan McKinney G.Release Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: December 31, 2024- January 2, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a just…

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