Title: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Publisher: Atria Books Published: 13 June 2017 Pages: 389 Content Warnings: domestic abuse, homophobia, death, biphobia, alcoholism, suicide I feel like I’m alone in that most of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books I’m not a fan of. I think the author was trying to make […]
Title: The Last Time I Lied Author: Riley Sager Publisher: Dutton Published: 3 July 2018 Pages: 384 Content Warnings: mental illness, death, child death Emma Davis went to camp as a young girl where she was bunked in with 3 older girls. One night the 3 of leave with Vivian, the leader, closing the cabin […]
Title: Summer Sons Author: Lee Mandelo Publisher: Tor Published: 28 September 2021 Trigger Warnings: Cutting, self-harm, homophobia, death, torture I received an advanced copy of this book through Netgalley and Macmillan-Tor in exchange for an honest review. Andrew and Eddie were best friends, bonded more deeply than brothers. But Eddie left Andrew behind to start […]
Title: The Real Valkyrie Author: Nancy Marie Brown Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: 31 August 2021 I received an advanced ebook from St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review. In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that a Viking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden was […]
Title: Maiden Voyages: Women and the Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel Author: Sian Evans Publisher: Two Roads Published: 10 August 2021 Pages: 368 Yes, I am behind on posting this! I’m behind on posting reviews in general. It’s been a rough almost two years, and I, as most everyone, am ready for this pandemic to […]
Title: House of Earth and Blood Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 3 March 2020 Pages: 803 Goodreads | Amazon | Bookshop Gosh, Sarah J. Maas blows me away again with the amazing story and world she has created. Bryce Quinlan is a half-fae, half-human who works at an antiquities shop, trying to figure […]
Title: Boyfriend Material Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Published: 7 July 2020 To be upfront and honest, I don’t read a lot of romance novels. At least never completely focused romance novels, unless it’s young adult. Unless the romance book in question has LGBTQ+ characters, then I’m all over it like queso on chips. […]
Title: Hamilton and the Law Editor: Lisa A. Tucker Publisher: Cornell University Press Published: 15 October 2020 I received an advanced copy of this book from Cornell University Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. (Yes, it is passed the date of publication but moving got in the way). Edited by Lisa A. […]
Title: Mexican Gothic Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Publisher: Del Rey Published: 30 June 2020 After receiving a frantic letter from her cousin, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. Noemi doesn’t know what to expect, as her cousin suddenly married a handsome Englishman, who is a practical stranger to the […]
Title: The Religion Clauses: The Case for Separating Church and State Authors: Erwin Chemerinsky & Howard Gillman Publisher: Oxford University Press Published: 1 September 2020 Summary: Throughout American history, views on the relationship between the state and religion have been deeply divided. With recent changes in the composition of the Supreme Court, First Amendment law […]