TBR

My January TBR

With just a couple of days to go until we hit 2025, it is time to talk about my first TBR for the new year! I played another round of #Promptball to pick some of my reads and I of course have some ARCs and Buddy Reads and the like. If this sounds familiar... yeah,… Continue reading My January TBR

Book Review

THE DARKEST NIGHT edited by Lindy Ryan

Rating: 4 / 5 THE DARKEST NIGHT edited by Lindy Ryan is a collection of 22 horror short stories centered on Christmas including some very recognizable horror authors and a few that were new to me as well (Darcy Coates, Nat Cassidy, Josh Malerman, Rachel Harrison, Eric LaRocca, and more). The settings and setups are… Continue reading THE DARKEST NIGHT edited by Lindy Ryan

Book Review

THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Rating: 5 / 5 THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN by Lynda Cohen Loigman is a historical fiction novel following the titular character over two timelines. In the more recent timeline, Augusta is being pushed to retire from her pharmacist career that has been such a huge part of her life as far as she… Continue reading THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Book Review

EMPIRE OF FLAME AND THORNS by Marion Blackwood

Rating: 3.5 / 5 EMPIRE OF FLAME AND THORNS by Marion Blackwood is a fantasy romance following a young fae woman named Selena Hale. Along with all the rest of the fae, she is trapped in the Seelie Court by the dragon shifters who control their lives. Every 150 years, the shifters hold Atonement Trials… Continue reading EMPIRE OF FLAME AND THORNS by Marion Blackwood

Book Review

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth

I received a complimentary audiobook for YOU BETTER WATCH OUT by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 4 / 5 YOU BETTER WATCH OUT is a holiday-ish thriller. We begin with Eddie, a man who isn't getting on Santa's nice list. He's following an elderly couple, planning to rob them as… Continue reading YOU BETTER WATCH OUT by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth

Book Review

SEEK: HOW CURIOSITY CAN TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE AND CHANGE THE WORLD by Scott Shigeoka

Thank you to Balance for the gifted copy of SEEK by Scott Shigeoka. SEEK is the author's exploration of curiosity and how it impacts life. The book is full of ideas about changing one's approach to interacting with people, friends and strangers alike, and with your own knowledge about yourself. With each idea, he provides… Continue reading SEEK: HOW CURIOSITY CAN TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE AND CHANGE THE WORLD by Scott Shigeoka

Book Review

THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY by Nita Prose

I received a gifted copy of THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY by Nita Prose from Random House / Ballantine Books! Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY is a novella, the 2.5 book in the Molly the Maid series, again following Molly. It is nearing Christmas and Molly and the entire staff of the Regency Grand Hotel… Continue reading THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY by Nita Prose