Hello Readers! My October TBR is packed! I have four ARCs (advance reader copies) due this month and one due early November. Most of those are holiday-reads, which I’m excited for but I had dreams of fall-themed reading in my mind for October. Maybe I can make that happen in November… I’m also planning on …
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Top Ten Tuesday: Second Lines From Books On My TBR Shelf (that make me want to read them even more)
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 Freebie! Hello Readers! Happy Banned Books Week! Last year I enjoyed reading a banned book during this week, but this year I couldn’t find …
Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Numbers In The Titles 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 Books With Numbers in the Titles! Hello Readers! Okay September. You need to slowwww down already. How are we already halfway through the month?! I …
ARC Review | Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang
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 …
ARC Review | Never Saw You Coming by Erin Hahn
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 …
My September TBR
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 …
Top Ten Tuesday: My Fictional Crushes… And Their Introductions
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 …
ARC Review | Slanted and Disenchanted by Lisa Czarina Michaud
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? …
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time
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 I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time! Hello Readers! I hope you’re all well and safe during these trying times. If …
Should I Give Up on Audiobooks?
(Photo credit: Findaway Voices on Unsplash) I was so hopeful. When I had a free Audible trial last year, I chose Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid as one of my free picks. I’d heard it is THE book for people who struggle with audiobooks. I’d heard the full cast brings the …