e-Audio, 07:15:18Narrated by: Katie BeudertRelease Date: September 30, 2025Published by: Bloomsbury PublishingRead from: October 14-16, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Audible App Left over Credit (I received a free ARC from the publisher via the ALA conference. I read it in tandem with the audio. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Arachnids For Readers Interested In: ARC, Audio,…
Have you ever been haunted by a book’s plot or character? LOL This happens to me at least once a week. And it’s almost always the plot. What about you? Has this ever happened to you? Which one happens more often? Let me know in the comments!
e-Audio, 11:04:49Narrated by: Thomas Frost & Naomi WoodRelease Date: September 16, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: October 13-14, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free ALC from their app and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Grief, Death of a Parent, Animal Death, Homophobia, biphobia, Outing, Panic…
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! The thrilling sequel to A Mastery of Monsters, following the fiercely determined eighteen-year-old August Black as she infiltrates a secret society hiding the frightening reality that monsters are real, while unraveling…
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: Halloween Freebie!:Like, Try, Why-Books as Movies! I know I do this every year, but there’s…
e-Audio, 04:49:22Narrated by: Kristin AthertonRelease Date: September 30, 2025Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: October 13, 2025October 13, 2025Source: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Injury/Injury Detail, Death, Sexual Content, Confinement, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Fantasy, Holidaze, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, New Adult, Short Stories, NA labeled as YA A mysterious and magical holiday novella set…
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 Publisher: HUGE Thanks to Simon Teen! I LOVE Emiko Jean! And being the pop culture librarian that I am, I am so excited about Love Goes Viral. (Books pictured: Love Goes Viral,…
e-Audio, 07:24:32Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Angel Pean, Shayna Small, & Bahni TurpinRelease Date: October 14, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: October 11-13, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM and the Publisher (I received this copy through Libro FM and the Simon & Schuster Audio program for free. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Rape,…
Will AI ultimately benefit or harm the book industry? YES. And I’m not taking any other answers. AI is going to use whatever it wants no matter what. And it’s going to be at the expense of authors and artists. I hate AI and I really hope people take what’s coming seriously. What about you?…
