Happy Monday all! Getting out of bed with the colder weather has been tough lately - but remembering that next week is a short week for Thanksgiving helped a bit. The weekend was good, full of book chats and book friends and puppy snuggles and books. I managed to whittle down my currently reading shelf… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
Month: November 2022
THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty
THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty is a classic in the horror genre. Chris is an actress and a single mother to a young daughter Regan. When Regan begins to exhibit unusual behaviors, she is at a loss of what to do. Doctors and others weigh in with ideas of what may be happening, but… Continue reading THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty
OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert
Rating: 4 / 5 OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert follows Ivy, a young woman who's life is turned upside down. She and her ex nearly run over a young woman on their way home and that is just the start of the strange happenings. Ivy keeps seeing this woman around and a dead rabbit… Continue reading OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert
SECRETS SO DEEP by Ginny Myers Sain
Rating: 4 / 5 I received a complimentary copy of SECRETS SO DEEP by Ginny Myers Sain from Bookish First for an honest review! SECRETS SO DEEP is a paranormal YA thriller following a young woman named Avril. Avril's mother drowned when she was young off the coast of Connecticut. It was ruled an accident… Continue reading SECRETS SO DEEP by Ginny Myers Sain
BABEL by R.F. Kuang
Rating: 4.5 / 5 I received BABEL (aka BABEL, OR THE NECESSITY OF VIOLENCE: AN ARCANE HISTORY OF THE OXFORD TRANSLATORS' REVOLUTION) by R.F. Kuang in a recent Adult Fairyloot box! I had heard great things about this book and the dark academia setup sounded perfect for heading into fall! BABEL is set in the… Continue reading BABEL by R.F. Kuang
THE FIVE by Hallie Rubenhold
Rating: 4 / 5 THE FIVE: THE UNTOLD LIVES OF THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER by Hallie Rubenhold tells the story of five women who were the victims of Jack the Ripper in Victorian London: Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Mary-Jane. These women are barely remembered as the prostitutes killed by the infamous… Continue reading THE FIVE by Hallie Rubenhold
NUMBER ONE IS WALKING by Steve Martin, Harry Bliss
I received a gifted copy of NUMBER ONE IS WALKING: MY LIVE IN THE MOVIES AND OTHER DIVERSOINS by Steve Martin, illustrated by Harry Bliss, from Celadon Books for an honest review! This arrived just in time for the #NonfictionBookParty photo prompt from @theocbookgirl: Humor - Laugh 'Til You Cry! Publication Date: 11/15/2022Rating: 4 /… Continue reading NUMBER ONE IS WALKING by Steve Martin, Harry Bliss
TELL ME EVERYTHING by Erika Krouse
Rating: 4 / 5 TELL ME EVERYTHING: THE STORY OF A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION by Erika Krouse is a mix of a memoir and a true crime story. The author begins the book by telling us she has one of those faces, a rather regular face, but one which somehow convinces people to open up to… Continue reading TELL ME EVERYTHING by Erika Krouse
BETTER THAN FICTION by Alexa Martin (Out Today!)
I received a gifted advance copy of BETTER THAN FICTION by Alexa Martin for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group, PRH Audio and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 11/8/2022 Rating: 3.5 / 5 BETTER THAN FICTION follows Drew, a young woman who has inherited her grandmother's bookstore,… Continue reading BETTER THAN FICTION by Alexa Martin (Out Today!)
Monday Reading Check In
I received a gifted copy of IN SHAKESPEARE'S SHADOW: A ROGUE SCHOLAR'S QUEST TO REVEAL THE TRUE SOURCE BEHIND THE WORLD'S GREATEST PLAYS by Michael Blanding from Hachette Books. Happy Monday all! For most of us in the US, we got an extra hour this weekend with the time change, and yet somehow the week… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In