Hello Readers! October breezed right by for me. I’ve been loving the cooler weather here in Texas, and if someone forced me to choose, I think fall would be my favorite season. It means all the holidays are coming and I can consume all the hot drinks. We made our annual pilgrimage to our state …
Author: A Book Wanderer
ARC Book Review | Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras
Title: Kiss Me, CatalinaAuthor: Priscilla Oliveras Genre: RomancePublished On: November 1, 2022Publisher: Montlake RomanceSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 280 Synopsis: Dreams come true for an untamable rising star and a mariachi idol in a rousing romance about passion, fame, and family by USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras. Ambitious San Antonio singer Catalina βCatβ Capuleta gets the chance of a …
Top Ten Tuesday: Unlikeable Characters You Can’t Help But Love
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This weekβs prompt is Unlikable Characters You Canβt Help but Love (These are villains, criminals, jerks, etc. that make you fall in love with them anyway, perhaps because they evolve by …
Greywaren Exclusive OwlCrate Edition Unboxing
I don’t have a subscription for OwlCrate, but I like to keep an eye out for special boxes to pick up or specific bookish items in their shop. They do a great job filling their boxes with bookish items to match their books. I love that Owlcrate always partners with Maggie Stiefvater for a special …
Blog Tour Spotlight for the movie tie-in release of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
I’m happy to be joining in the blog tour to celebrate the theatrical release of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (available in select theaters, with a planned release on Hulu in time for the holidays), as well as the movie tie-in edition of the book. I have to confess, I have not read this …
Top Ten Tuesday: Witchy Books Waiting On My TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is a Halloween Freebie! Hello Readers! Can October please slow down?! I need a few more weeks to get to all the books and Nanowrimo planning …
Let’s Talk Bookish | Do Book Titles Matter?
Letβs Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme where participants discuss certain topics, share their opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherβs posts. Originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books, it’s now hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits. This week’s topic is: Do Book Titles Matter? (submitted by Hannah @ Hannahβs …
Blog Tour | Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family by Erika Hayasaki
Title: Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family Author: Erika Hayasaki Genre: NonfictionPublished On: October 11, 2022Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 317 Synopsis: Identical twins Isabella and HΓ were born in Vietnam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the otherβs existence, until they were reunited …
Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles With My Favorite Words
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Favorite Words (This isnβt so much bookish, but I thought it would be fun to share words we love! These could be words that are …
ARC Review | Built to Last by Erin Hahn
Title: Built to LastAuthor: Erin HahnGenre: RomancePublished On: October 18, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 330 Synopsis: Shelby Springfield has spent the last ten years trying to overcome her past, sanding it away like she does the rough spots on the vintage furniture finds she makes over. But as a former child star, itβs …