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 Books with Names/Character Names In the Titles (Submitted by BookLoversBlog and Lucy @ Bookworm Blogger). Hello Readers! February is finally here. While January may have …
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January 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up & Book Haul
Hello Readers! I haven’t been able to combine my wrap-up and haul since May of last year, but I finally read more than I added to my shelves. π I don’t know if it was just me, but it felt like January had a few extra weeks. But I wasn’t complaining. Due to the resurgence …
ARC Book Review | Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Title: Black CakeAuthor: Charmaine WilkersonGenre: Literary, Historical FictionPublished On: February 1, 2022Publisher: Ballentine BooksSource: digitalPages: 400 Synopsis: In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother’s death and her hidden past–a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends …
Let’s Talk Bookish | Rereading Books?
Letβs Talk Bookish is a weekly meme hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books and Dani @ Literary Lion where we discuss certain topics, share our opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherβs posts. Join in on this meme by writing your own discussion on the topic, and sharing your link using the inLinkz that will be …
ARC Book Review | Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy
Title: Good Girl ComplexAuthor: Elle KennedyGenre: Romance, New AdultPublished On: February 1, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digitalPages: 336 Synopsis: She does everything right. So what could go wrong? Mackenzie “Mac” Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time boyfriend. It’s exhausting, really, always following the rules. Unlike most twenty-year-olds, …
Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021
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 New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021. Hello Readers! While some of you may be ready for January to move on along, I’m relishing this month that …
My Winter Book HookUp Unboxing
In 2019, my husband gifted me a subscription to The Strand’s The Book HookUp. We’d visited New York City for the first time the previous Christmas in 2018, stopping in at The Strand bookstore, of course, so it was the perfect gift. What I love about this subscription is that it’s quarterly, so not a …
ARC Book Review | Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg
Title: Digging Up LoveAuthor: Chandra Blumberg Genre: RomancePublished On: January 1, 2022Publisher: MontlakeSource: digitalPages: 345 Synopsis: From debut author Chandra Blumberg comes a playful, heartfelt romance about chasing your dreams and finding love in the process. Alisha Blake works her magic in the kitchen, creating delectable desserts for her grandfatherβs restaurant in rural Illinois. Though Alisha …
ARC Book Review | The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
Title: The Last House on the StreetAuthor: Diane Chamberlain Genre: Historical FictionPublished On: January 11, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: digitalPages: 352 Synopsis: From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel that perfectly interweaves history, mystery, and social justice. When Kayla Carter’s husband dies in an accident while building their dream house, she knows she …
Top Ten Tuesday: 2021 Releases I Was Excited To Read But Didn’t Get To
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 2021 Releases I Was Excited to Read But Didnβt Get To. Hello Readers! I hope you’re all safe and well. Covid-19 has once again closed …