WoW: If I Survive This by Racquel Marie

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 Walking Dead meets Yellowjackets in If We Survive This, a tense and emotional young adult horror novel from award-winning author Racquel Marie about a teen girl leading a group of survivors on a…

TTT: Halloween Freebie!

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: Books that Remind Me of Horror Movies! I know I’ve done this before,…

Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello

e-Audio, 08:36:14Narrated by: Kenton Thomas & Nneka OkoyeRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: October 16-7, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Audible (I also had a physical copy of the UK copy. I read them in tandem for a bit.)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Car Accident, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Misogyny, RacismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Holidaze,…

Stacking the Shelves #607 & 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 Netgalley & Edelweiss:  From the Library:  The Weekly Wrap-Up!:  Sunday 10/20/24:  Stacking the Shelves #606 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 10/21/24: The Bitter End by Alexa DonneTuesday 10/22/24: TTT: How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time & Two…

Hungry Bones by Louise Hung

e-Audio, 08:09:43Narrated by: Emily Woo Zellwe and Su Ling ChanRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Scholastic PressRead from: October 15-16, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I also received an ARC copy from Scholastic after attending a party from them at Texas Library Association Conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Child Death, Death, Death of…

The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis

e-Audio, 12:34:44Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-PrattRelease Date: November 12, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: October 11-14, 2024The Davenports series, #2Source: PRH Audio App (I received an e-ALC from the publisher and their app. I also received a physical ARC. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: RacismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Historical Fiction, Sparkly…

WoW: Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis

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! Eighteen-year-old Mirabella “Mira” Owens grew up in Timber Plains, Kansas hearing all about the local legend—that werewolves had, many years ago, traveled to their small Midwest town to protect humans…

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