The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

e-Audio, 13:14:03Narrated by: Kit GriffithsRelease Date: January 30, 2024Published by: Nancy Paulsen BooksRead from: January 12-14, 2024Stand-alone Source: PRH AppTW: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury Detail, Body Horror, Death of a Parent, Violence, Pregnancy, Addiction, Child DeathFor Readers Interested In: Witches, Romance, 2SLGBTQ+, Dark, Mystery, YA     From the author of New York Times bestseller House of Hollow comes a darkly seductive…

Stacking the Shelves #568 & 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:  Bought:  From the Library:  The Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 01/14/23: Stacking the Shelves #567 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 01/15/24:  Red String Theory by Lauren Kung JessenTuesday 01/16/24: TTT: 10 Bookish Goals for 2024! & Two for Tuesday:…

Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang & illustrated by Leuyen Pham

e-book, 352 pagesRelease Date: January 9, 2024Published by: First SecondRead from: January 13-14, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Grief, AlcoholismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Holidays, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Vietnamese and some Korean is also represented), Magical Realism, YA      Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this…

The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

e-Audio, 11:00:22Narrated by: Samantha Summers & Joe Arden Release Date: December 5, 2023Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley Publishing Group)Read from: January 9-12, 2024Stand-alone Source: PRH AppTW: Abandonment, Medical Content, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In: Paranormal Romance, Adult, Omegaverse, Shifters, LOL      Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something…

WoW: Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell

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! Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider, taunted by her tight-knit classmates for growing up far away. So, when a local…

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