Hello Readers! We were hoping July would take the heat with it when it left, but we’re supposed to reach a sweltering 104 today and tomorrow here in Texas. I hope you’re cool and well wherever you’re reading this from! I’m a few days late with my July haul because I’m still playing catch-up on …
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July 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! July was a busy month for me. It also included a quick trip to the beach with extended family. I had planned on reading at least one or two books, but I ended up reading zilch. Oops. At least it was a fun and relaxing trip, but my lack of reading almost had …
ARC Book Review | Alias Emma by Ava Glass
Title: Alias EmmaAuthor: Ava GlassGenre: Thriller, MysteryPublished On: August 2, 2022Publisher: BantamSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 273 Synopsis: Emma Makepeace is about to spend the longest night in her life. She’s on her first operation with a shadowy organization known only as ‘The Agency’, assigned to track down and save an innocent man wanted by the Russian …
ARC Book Review | Long Story Short by Serena Kaylor
Title: Long Story ShortAuthor: Serena Kaylor Genre: Young Adult RomancePublished On: July 26, 2022Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 328 Synopsis: “Like the best of the Bard himself, Long Story Short combines dazzling repartee with iconic, nuanced characters and the kind of charged, perfectly paced romance fit for the world stage.” —Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors …
June 2022 Book Haul
Hello Readers! I hope you’re enjoying your weekend, finding time to relax and enjoy some reading, as well. I’m happy to say my haul was under control this month. I added a few used books from paperbackswap, picked up some vintage books while out of town, and added a few eARCs (advanced readers copies), as …
June 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! I hope you’re well and safe. It’s getting scary out there, but we’re just gonna talk about books today, okay? That’s about all my brain can handle at the moment. If you look back at My June TBR, you’ll see I kept my plan light to allow for some mood reading off my …
May 2022 Book Haul
Hello Readers! I had a great reading month in May and you can check out my May Wrap-Up to see what all I read. I also managed to add quite a few books to my physical and digital shelves. Mostly thanks to being stuck at home with Covid and some great sales. 😃 I also …
May 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! While I had a great reading month in May, I still didn’t make it to two of the backlist books I’d placed on My May TBR—thanks to Emily Henry’s latest book (which I can’t believe I forgot to include on my TBR) and a last minute ARC I needed to get to. I’ve …
ARC Book Review | City of Orange by David Yoon
Title: City of OrangeAuthor: David Yoon Genre: Fiction, Science FictionPublished On: May 24, 2022Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s SonsSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: This imaginative and affecting new novel is beloved, bestselling, and award-winning author David Yoon at his finest: thought-provoking and heart-piercing, by turns funny and challenging, and at all times deeply human. A man who can …
March 2022 Book Haul
Hello Readers! Once again I’m scrambling to catch up on posts and blog hops. My middle child has moved to her first apartment (cue all the mixed emotions), and I’ve been busy helping her get ready—shopping, packing, moving, and then cleaning the room she left behind. 😉 It never fails that these big life events …