e-Audio, 11:12:16Narrated by: Elena ReyRelease Date: July 29, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)Read from: July 9-10, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, Violence, Fire/Arson, Gambling, PoisoningFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Cozy Mystery, Knitting, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Latinx), …
If you set a goal on Goodreads, do you place it realistically, lower than what you think you will read, or higher than you think you will reach?? It depends. If I reached the one from the previous year, I go a little higher just to challenge myself. And if I don’t, I’ll put it…
e-Audio, 09:42:24Narrated by: Jess NahikianRelease Date: July 29, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: July 7-9, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (I received a free e-ALC and a paperback ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Mass/School Shooting, Death, Emotional Abuse, Gun Violence, Injury/Injury Detail, Panic Attacks/DisordersFor Readers Interested In: Most Anticipated, Thrillers,…
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 missing stripper in Atlanta sets off a suspenseful search by her friends, unraveling a web of secrets and power dynamics in the city’s most notorious Black strip club 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: Books Set in a Sports Environment In a Bowling Lane: On the Track: On the…
e-ARC, 368 pagesRelease Date: June 10, 2025Published by: Salaam Reads (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) Read from: June 5-July 8,2025 Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Contemp Romance, Contemporary, Enemies to Lovers, Sparkly Covers, Meet Cutes, Most Anticipated,…
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: Bought: From the Publisher: Berkley has been FEEDINGGGGGGGGGGGG ME! I already read Matchmaking and I loved it. I was supposed to wait until closer to, but I just couldn’t. It’s beginning to look…
e-Audio, 07:15:46Narrated by: Nerissa BradleyRelease Date: July 8, 2025Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing Read from: July 6-7, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Audio, Paranormal, Witches, Magic, Romance, Socioeconomic Diversity, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Texas/Local Reads, YA …
What is your opinion on modern artists’ interpretations of deceased authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austen? Do you think these interpretations represent the authors correctly, or do they disrespect the authors? If you mean the classic retellings, I think they’re fun. ESPECIALLY if they’re reflecting the more…
