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! For as long as she can remember, seventeen-year-old Gabrielle’s existence has been a balancing act. At her prestigious and predominantly white prep school, she’s learned how to be palatable, agreeable,…
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 Flowers on the Cover Have you read any of these? Will you pick…
Paperback, 320 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: First SecondRead from: April 19-24, 2025Stand-alone Source: Borrowed from my Co-Worker Content Warning: Classism, Racism, Mental Illness, Suicidal Thoughts, Cultural Appropriation, Alcoholism, Colonization, Deadnaming, Drug AbuseFor Readers of: Dual POV, Graphic Novels, Sparkly Covers, Mental Health, Science Fiction, Texas Local Reads, YA, Magical Realism SENIOR YEAR BUCKET…
e-Audio, 09:42:51Narrated by: Krystal HammondRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, IncRead from: April 23-24, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!) Content Warning: Death, Drug Use, Blood, Injury, Injury/Injury Detail, Gore, Sexual Content (With use of the word C!it), Animal Death,…
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 Library: From the Publisher: I requested this book in like January or something. I thought there was no way I was going to get it so I just forgot about it. And…
e-Audio, 09:58:02Narrated by: MiraiRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 21-23, 2026Stand-alone (Companion to previous novels)Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!) Content Warning: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Grief, Medical Content, Death of a Parent, Panic…
e-Audio, 09:23:47Narrated by: Victoria NassifRelease Date: March 31, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Holiday House)Read from: April 18-20, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Child Death, Murder, Death of a Parent, Gore, Suicide, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death, RacismFor Readers of: Audio, Horror, Sparkly Cover, Irregular Timeline, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner…
e-Audio, 07:51:56Narrated by: Tyla CollierRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 20, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers of: Audio, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Sparkly Cover, LOL, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction,…
If you designed a cover for a beloved book, how would it look, and how would it reflect the story? I LOVED this book but I was mad as hell that this was the cover. I almost didn’t pick it up because of it. But I knew it was set on a cruise, so I…
