Happy Place by Emily Henry

e-Audio, 11:03:03Narrated by: Julia WhelanRelease Date: April 25, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 6-11, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH AppTW: Death of a parent, Grief, Alcohol/Drug Use, PregnancyFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Adult, Tear Jerker, Fake Dating, Second Chance Romance, Realistic Fiction, Spice Level 2     Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since…

TTT: Books I Always Recommend

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: Top 10 Books I Always Recommend These are just from the past year. I’m 1,000%…

Middle Grade Monday: Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas

e-Audio, 09:36:19Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-PrattRelease Date: April 4, 2023Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: April 3-6, 2023Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Racism, Violence, Fire, Mention of SlaveryFor Readers Interested In: Middle Grade, Quests, Fantasy, African American myths     Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the…

Stacking the Shelves #521 & 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 Edelweiss/Netgalley:  I didn’t request this, but Simon and Schuster sent me this, so I read through the synopsis to see if I’d download it. And I saw the three words that made the decision for…

Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen

e-Audio, 10:32:47Narrated by: Raechel WongRelease Date: March 15, 2023Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: April 6-9, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Death of a parent, Death of a grandparent, GriefFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Holidaze, Contemporary, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Adult      This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a…

Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa

e-Audio, 10:44:00Narrated by: Ruby HuntRelease Date: April 4, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 3-6, 2023The Luna Sisters, #1Source: PRH App (I received an e-Audio ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Racism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Colonization, Sexism, Death, Sexual…

WoW: Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion 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! The Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat competition brings together the world’s best thieves and one thief is playing for the highest stakes of all: her…

TTT: Books I Randomly Grabbed From my Shelf

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: Top 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed From my Shelf These are actually the books on…

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