January 2023 – DG Reads

A Look Back at January…

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 DG Reads

January was a great reading month. It started slow with a couple less than thrilling reads, but the new fresh start to my reading challenges and setting some goals for @mel_lenorereads Mel's #JumpstartJanuary readathon for the month really gave me some extra motivation. This was a great start to the new year. While I had… Continue reading A Look Back at January…

January 30, 2023 DG Reads

Happy Monday, friends. My weekend started out with me feeling a bit under the weather so it was a lazy weekend at home for the most part. I got in a lot of crochet time (finished my first ever blanket) and puppy snuggles mixed with reading sprints and audiobooks. Monday came all too soon! My… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In

Book Review

CARRIE SOTO IS BACK by Taylor Jenkins Reid

January 29, 2023January 3, 2023 DG Reads

I received a gifted copy of CARRIE SOTO IS BACK by Taylor Jenkins Reid - thank you to Random House! Rating: 4.5 / 5 CARRIE SOTO IS BACK follows the titular character, a tennis player who retired after a knee injury. Tennis has been her entire life with her father grooming her for greatness from… Continue reading CARRIE SOTO IS BACK by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Book Review

THE UMBRAL STORM by Alec Hutson

January 28, 2023January 23, 2023 DG Reads

Rating: 4 / 5 THE UMBRAL STORM by Alec Hutson is the first book in the author's The Sharded Few series. It is set in a world where the Heart of the World was shattered years ago and the shards scattered. In the present, those who find these shards and bond with them are given… Continue reading THE UMBRAL STORM by Alec Hutson

Book Review

SABRINA & CORINA by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

January 27, 2023December 28, 2022 DG Reads

I received a complimentary copy of SABRINA & CORINA by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Thank you to Random House for the chance to read provide an honest review! Rating: 4 / 5 SABRINA & CORINA is a short story collection featuring Indigenous Latina women in America. The stories take on the subjects of relationships, particularly friendship, motherhood,… Continue reading SABRINA & CORINA by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Book Review

MALICE by John Gwynne

January 26, 2023December 28, 2022 DG Reads

Rating: 4 / 5 MALICE by John Gwynne is the start of The Faithful and the Fallen fantasy series. It is a world with a long history of war, between men, between kingdoms, and between men and giants. Dangers long thought gone have begun to stir again and a black sun is prophesied to rise… Continue reading MALICE by John Gwynne

Book Review

DO I KNOW YOU? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

January 25, 2023January 4, 2023 DG Reads

I received a gifted galley of DO I KNOW YOU? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka for an honest review. Thank you to PRH Audio, Berkley Publishing Group, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 1/24/2023 DO I KNOW YOU? follows Eliza and Graham, a couple feeling very… Continue reading DO I KNOW YOU? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

Book Review

THE MINISCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE by Audrey Burges

January 24, 2023January 13, 2023 DG Reads

I received a gifted galley of THE MINISCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE by Audrey Burges for an honest review. Thank you to PRH Audio, Berkley Publishing Group, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Rating: 3.5 / 5Publication Date: 1/24/2023 THE MINISCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE follows the titular character, a woman who… Continue reading THE MINISCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE by Audrey Burges

Monday Reading Check In

January 23, 2023 DG Reads

Thank you to Tor Nightfire for my gifted copy of SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER by Lucy A. Snyder! Happy Monday, friends. My weekend started out with vaccines so I was dragging a bit for much of it. I just hunkered down with a cuddly pup, a pile of blankets, my crocheting, and my books and I… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In

Book Review

THE HOUSE IN THE PINES by Ana Reyes

January 22, 2023January 16, 2023 DG Reads

I received a complimentary galley of THE HOUSE IN THE PINES by Ana Reyes for an honest review. Thank you to Dutton Books and Netgalley! THE HOUSE IN THE PINES follows Maya, a young woman who happens to given into a click bait YouTube suggested video about a woman dying mysteriously on film. She is… Continue reading THE HOUSE IN THE PINES by Ana Reyes