Publication Date: 3/24/2020 Rating: 3.5 / 5 I received a complimentary advanced listener copy of THE GLASS HOTEL by Emily St. John for an honest review. Thank you to Libro FM, Penguin Random House Audio and Alfred A. Knopf for the chance to read and review! THE GLASS HOTEL begins with a woman disappearing off… Continue reading THE GLASS HOTEL by Emily St. James (Out 3/24/2020)
Month: March 2020
THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Kreuger
Rating: 4.5 / 5 I chose THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Kreuger when I saw it listed as a suggestion for the bildungsroman reading prompt in a few places. I knew this one had received a lot of praise and had picked it up as a BOTM add on as a result! THIS TENDER… Continue reading THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Kreuger
DARLING ROSE GOLD by Stephanie Wrobel (Out 3/17/2020)
Publication Date: 3/17/2020 Rating: 4 / 5 I won this ARC of DARLING ROSE by Stephanie Wrobel, out 3/17/2020 from Berkley Publishing. I was very excited to get a copy of this one! In DARLING ROSE GOLD, we begin with Patty Watts being released from prison. We quickly learn that she has been serving a… Continue reading DARLING ROSE GOLD by Stephanie Wrobel (Out 3/17/2020)
SO WE CAN GLOW by Leesa Cross-Smith (Out 3/10/2020)
Publication Date: 3/10/2020 Rating: 4.5 / 5 I received a complimentary copy of SO WE CAN GLOW by Leesa Cross-Smith for an honest review. Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for the beautiful finished copy! SO WE CAN GLOW is a book of short stories that I first heard about on the Reading Women Podcast's… Continue reading SO WE CAN GLOW by Leesa Cross-Smith (Out 3/10/2020)
WOOL by Hugh Howey
Rating: 3.5 / 5 WOOL by Hugh Howey was February's book for the Deep Dark Reads buddy read on Instagram. This book is actually an omnibus of several shorter works. Reading up a bit on the book, the first short story was released as a stand alone and the work gained enough attention that the… Continue reading WOOL by Hugh Howey
THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE by Ruta Sepetys
Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE by Ruta Sepetys was the #bookishbuddyread pick for February on Instagram. This was a BOTM pick for me and has been waiting on my shelf so I was glad to have the opportunity to finally pick it up! THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE is set in 1950s Madrid.… Continue reading THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE by Ruta Sepetys
THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Daré
Rating: 5 / 5 THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Daré was a spur of the moment pick when I needed an audiobook to pick up before the end of the month. Since I also picked it as my BOTM pick this month, I was happy to get a chance to read it… Continue reading THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Daré
Monday Reading Check In
Thank you to Putnam Books for the free/gifted book. Hello book friends and happy Monday and happy March! The weekend involved a good amount of lazing around with a book or an audiobook on the go to wrap up February and kick off some March reading. This week's Monday post (and likely the rest of… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
My March TBR
Onwards to another new month of reading! I know I've said my TBR looked ambitious in prior months, but March is looking very intimidating. There are quiet a few shorter reads which will hopefully balance out some of the longer ones? We shall see! As is always the case, my March TBR is built around… Continue reading My March TBR