Title: Beautiful Country: A MemoirAuthor: Qian Julie WangGenre: MemoirPublished On: September 7, 2021Publisher: Doubleday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: An incandescent memoir from an astonishing new talent, Beautiful Country puts readers in the shoes of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world. In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates …
Today it’s been TWO years since I shared my first post on A Book Wanderer! When I started my blog, I was yearning for a way to share my love of books, have a place where I could organize my thoughts about said books, and find others to exchange those thoughts with. This blog has …
Title: Never Saw You ComingAuthor: Erin HahnGenre: Young AdultPublished On: September 7, 2021Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: CW: religious trauma, brief mention of suicide, body shaming, emotional abuse, homophobia Raised by conservative parents, 18-year-old Meg Hennessey just found out her entire childhood was a lie. Instead of taking a gap year before college …
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 Guaranteed to Put a Smile On Your Face but it’s only been about a year since I did a similar prompt, Books That Make …
Hello Readers! I had so much fun spending the summer mostly reading off my backlist, but it’s time to get back to my ARCs and crossing off those final prompts on my yearly reading challenge. You can check out what I read in my July and August wrap-ups! I only managed to read 6 out …
Hello Readers! I had a great reading month in August, reading mostly off my backlist. If you’d like to see what I finally got around to reading, check out My August Wrap-Up! I didn’t add too many physical books to my shelves this month, two from Paperbackswap and two I picked up at a used …
Hello Readers! I spent most of August continuing my summer plans to read backlist books while picking up a couple of ARCs at the end of the month. Looking back at My August TBR, I ended up reading five of the seven books I had planned (plus my two advanced copies and one mood read), …
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 Fictional Crushes! Hello Readers! I hope today’s TTT finds you safe and well during these difficult times. With the real world being so scary right …
Title: Slanted and DisenchantedAuthor: Lisa Czarina MichaudGenre: Young Adult 17+Published On: September 21, 2021Publisher: Barre Chord PressSource: physical (author invitation)Pages: 320 Synopsis: She hates her family. He’s hiding behind his teenage sex life. They form a band as an escape. On tour, can they start over….or will all secrets come out on the open road? …
Title: The MixtapeAuthor: Brittainy C. CherryGenre: RomancePublished On: July 1, 2021Publisher: MontlakeSource: digital (Amazon First Reads)Pages: 333 Synopsis: CW: Death, Depression, Mental and Physical Abuse, Mention of Rape Since the death of his twin brother, Oliver’s caught between pleasing his fans and finding himself. Emery finds him first. Emery has never felt more alone. Raising …
