I said April was going to be the month of the Chaos TBR, and it certainly lived up to the name! While I planned to read an equal amount of backlist and new releases, panic about my ARC pile set in and I ended up doing a flurry of reading to try and clear out... Continue Reading →
Review: A FATE INKED IN BLOOD by Danielle Jensen
Publisher: Del ReyPage Count: 432Release Date: February 27th, 2024Series: SAGA OF THE UNFATED, Book 1Rating: 3.5/5 Stars For years, Freya has had a secret: she is an unfated, one of the rare people blessed with a drop of god blood that gives her a divine gift. Warned by her late father to hide her ability,... Continue Reading →
Weekly Reading Update: 04/28/24
Time for another weekly check-in using WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. Want to participate? Simply answer the three questions below and tag the host site! Book covers link to Goodreads. What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading: BLACK... Continue Reading →
Review: THE BOOK OF ILE-RIEN: THE ELEMENT OF FIRE by Martha Wells
Publisher: Tordotcom Publishing Page Count: 320Release Date: July 1st, 1993 (Original Publication); February 27th, 2024 (Revised Edition)Series: ILE-RIEN, Book 1Rating: 4/5 Stars - Really Liked It! Note: This review is based on the revised and updated version of THE ELEMENT OF FIRE, published in the collected volume entitled THE BOOK OF ILE-RIEN. There's never a... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: THE UNDERMINING OF TWYLA AND FRANK by Megan Bannen
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming releases you’re excited about! Cover links to Goodreads THE UNDERMINING OF TWYLA AND FRANK by... Continue Reading →
Weekly Reading Update: 04/21/24
Time for another weekly check-in using WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. Want to participate? Simply answer the three questions below and tag the host site! Book covers link to Goodreads. What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading: THE... Continue Reading →
Review: THE HEMLOCK QUEEN by Hannah Whitten
Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 464Release Date: April 9th, 2024Series: THE NIGHTSHADE CROWN, Book 2Rating: 4/5 Stars - Really Liked It Warning: Possible light spoilers ahead for earlier books in the series. You can read reviews for those books here: THE FOXGLOVE KING The king is dead, long live the king. After surviving the machinations of... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming releases you’re excited about! Cover Links to Goodreads NAVOLA by Paolo BacigalupiRelease Date: July 9th,... Continue Reading →
Review: MASTER AND APPRENTICE by Claudia Gray
Publisher: Del ReyPage Count: 330Release Date: April 16th, 2019Series: STAR WARS, StandaloneRating: 3.5/5 Stars - Liked it Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi have not had a smooth time as Jedi Master and Padawan student. Qui-Gon has a tendency to bend the Jedi Code when it suits him, which frustrates a more by-the-book Obi-Wan. But when... Continue Reading →
Review: CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA by Rebecca Thorne
Publisher: Bramble RomancePage Count: 352Release Date: May 7th, 2024 (Trad pub); September 15th, 2022 (Self-Pub)Series: TOMES & TEA, Book 1Rating: 3.5/5 Stars - Liked It! After preventing yet another assassination of a queen she can't stand, Reyna's decided she's had enough. It's time to agree to what her girlfriend Kianthe, a powerful mage, has been... Continue Reading →