Title: Malice Author: Heather Walter Publisher: Del Rey Published: 13 April 2021 Oh my word!! Not only was this book such an amazing retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, but the world building, the characters, and the LGBTQ+ representation was wonderful as well. I’m just completely blown away by how much this book exceeded […]
Title: Blackout Author: Marco Carocari Publisher: Level Best Books Published: 30 March 2021 I received an ARC ebook copy of the book from Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. To start off, if you’re looking for a fun, beach read for the upcoming summer break, I’d definitely keep this one in mind. Carocari’s […]
Title: Tools of a Thief Author: D. Hale Rambo Publisher: Fiercewood Press Published: 25 May 2021 Pages: 170 I received an ARC ebook copy from Books Forward in exchange for an honest reivew. I’m not even sure where to start on this. I read this in one sitting not out of interest really but out […]
Title: Beach Read Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Berkley Published: 19 May 2020 Trigger Warnings: Death of a parent, divorce, cult, child abuse If you know me, then you know this is not my usual fair of reading material. Yet, I did end up enjoying it more than I thought I would. January Andrews is what […]
Title: Hazel’s Theory of Evolution Author: Lisa Jenn Bigelow Published: 20 October 2020 Publisher: HarperCollins Trigger Warnings: bullying, miscarriage, still birth, medical trauma, pregnancy, pregnancy after loss Oh my word!! I cried buckets of tears as I read this book and after I finished it. But gosh, it was amazing! I absolutely love Hazel and […]
Title: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Author: Becky Chambers Publisher: Harper Voyager Published: 5 July 2016 Pages: 443 Oh! My! Goodness! I had not really heard about this book but kept seeing it on people’s 2020 year end reviews. The library I work at recently acquired it, so I over the Christmas […]
Title: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch Author: Rivka Galchen Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: 8 June 2021 Pages: 288 I received an advanced e-copy of the book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review. I didn’t realize until the end that this was actually based on a true story. Katharina […]
Title: A Woman is No Man Author: Etaf Rum Publisher: Harper Published: 5 March 2019 Pages: 339 Deya is 18-years old and is starting to meet with suitors. She doesn’t want to, but her grandparents give her no choice. So, history is repeating itself. Deya’s mom, Isra, had not choice when she left Palestine as […]
Title: Seven Days of Us Author: Francesca Hornak Publisher: Berkley Published: 17 October 2017 Pages: 368 For the first time in years, the Birch family will all be under one roof for Christmas. Emma and Andrew’s elder daughter, who is usually off saving the world as a doctor, is joining them at Weyfield hall, their […]
Title: The Midnight Library Author: Matt Haig Publisher: Viking Published: 29 Sept. 2020 I was a bit disappointed with this book. The concept sounds amazing! ‘Between life and death, there is a library , and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have […]