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! A girl juggles planning her town’s first-ever winter festival and untangling her complicated feelings for both her best friend and the star hockey player in this charming book in the…
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: Books With Nationalities In The Title This was weird af lol I know one thing…
e-ALC, 08:29:05Narrated by: Michelle H. LeeRelease Date: August 11. 2026Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: August 18-19, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Toxic Relationship, Ableism, Sexism, Sexual HarrassmentFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Dual POV, Sparkly Cover,…
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: Huge thanks to Penguin Teen and Dutton! I’m starting to get excited for all these holiday romances, but I cannot stop tearing through my Scary Season stuff too! I cannot wait…
So if you didn’t know, August is actually Romance Awareness Month! It was created by “Eileen Buchheim to act as a mid-year check-in for relationships, proving that romance should not be saved for just one day a year.” And the bookish world has adopted Read a Romance Month. With that being said, I wanted to…
e-ALC, 09:27:17Narrated by: Amy McFaddenRelease Date: August 18, 2026Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: August 17-19, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death, Grief, Body Horror, Toxic Friendship, Vomit, Abandonment, Child Abuse, BloodFor Readers of: ARC, Audio, Body Horror, Contemporary, Sparkly Cover, Libby, Most Anticipated, Paranormal, Stand-alone, YA A teenage ghost in love with life becomes…
e-ALC, 08:04:51Narrated by: Shiromi ArserioRelease Date: August 4, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: August 8-18, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Misogyny, Racism, Racial SlursFor Readers of: Audio, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Sparkly Cover, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Sports, YA An ambitious racer who dreams of becoming the first female F1…
e-ALC, 04:10:34Narrated by: Lee OsorioRelease Date: August 25, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: August 17-18, 2026The Curse of Doll Island, #2Source: Libro FM (I also received an ARC copy of this from the author. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: MonsterFor Readers of: Audio, Contemporary, Horror, Sparkly Covers, Middle Grade, Most…
What grabs you and keeps you hooked in a book?? A good plot and characters with sense and a good synopsis lol What about you? Do you agree or not? Let me know in the comments!
