July flew by in a blur, but that does tend to happen when you spend a good chunk of it on vacation! My reading definitely took a dip this month, but it was for a very, very good cause! A GHOST OF CARIBOU by Alice Henderson A HUNT OF SHADOWS by Elise Kova A MASK… Continue reading A Look Back at July…
Month: July 2025
DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor
Rating: 4.5 / 5 DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor is set in a not too distant future. Zelu is a young woman who loses her university job. She decides to shift from the literary fiction she's been writing, turning instead to science fiction. She writes a book about a future wherein humanity has… Continue reading DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor
YOU BELONG HERE by Megan Miranda
I received a gifted copy of YOU BELONG HERE by Megan Miranda from Simon & Schuster and I received a gifted audiobook from Simon Audio! Rating: 3.5 / 5 YOU BELONG HERE begins with Beckett driving her daughter Delilah to college in her old hometown of Wyatt Valley. Her parents taught there and she fully… Continue reading YOU BELONG HERE by Megan Miranda
Monday Reading Check In
I received a gifted copy of THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by J.R. Dawson from Tor Books and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio. THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD comes out tomorrow! Happy Monday, book friends! I am feeling a bit more awake and finally less jetlag-ey this morning.… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
My August TBR
July was a wild month and it absolutely flew by. I'm happy to be taking August a bit slower. As of now (knock on wood) I am not joining into any readathons for the month, so my focus is going to be on my #Promptball prompt books and catching up on some buddy reads and… Continue reading My August TBR
GUESS AGAIN by Charlie Donlea
I received a gifted copy of GUESS AGAIN by Charlie Donlea from Kensington Books as part of the Donlea's Detectives team! Publication Date: 7/29/2025Rating: 4.5 / 5 GUESS AGAIN centers on a cold case, that of a missing teenage girl Callie Jones. Ethan Hall was once a detective working on crimes against children, but the… Continue reading GUESS AGAIN by Charlie Donlea
AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz
I received a gifted copy of AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz from Tordotcom Publishing. Publication Date: 8/5/2025Rating: 4 / 5 AUTOMATIC NOODLE is set in a future world where California has gone to war with the United States to separate as a sovereign state. San Francisco is in the process of rebuilding. It has become… Continue reading AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz
OUT OF AIR by Rachel Reiss
Thank you to Wednesday Books for the gifted copy of OUT OF AIR by Rachel Reiss! Rating: 3.5 / 5 OUT OF AIR follows Phoebe (Phibs), a young woman who is part of a group of friends known as the Salt Squad. She and her friends enjoy nothing more than a dive. While diving at… Continue reading OUT OF AIR by Rachel Reiss
THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw
I received a gifted copy of THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 7/22/2025Rating: 4 / 5 THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is a dark academia horror. The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is for those who are dangerously dark with a course… Continue reading THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw
Monday Reading Check In
Happy Monday, book friends! I am back at home and just picked up Kylee from boarding! The "ish" in Awake-ish is really speaking my truth today. My trip to Zanzibar was fantastic and I had a blast with the lovely group that I was traveling with. Absolute highlights were snorkeling with dolphins and swimming with… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In