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
YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED by Ande Pliego
I received a gifted copy of YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED by Ande Pliego from Bantam Books / Random House. Rating: 3.5 / 5 YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED is set on a remote island off the coast of Maine which belongs to the famous but anonymous author J.R. Alastor. This author has invited a select few… Continue reading YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED by Ande Pliego
VOLATILE MEMORY by Seth Haddon
I received a gifted copy of VOLATILE MEMORY by Seth Haddon from Tordotcom Publishing. Publication Date: 7/22/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 VOLATILE MEMORY follows Wylla, a trans woman living in a very different future world. She is a scavenger, using a ship barely holding together to collect objects for sale. When an alert is made that… Continue reading VOLATILE MEMORY by Seth Haddon
RIDE OR DIE by Delilah S. Dawson
I received a gifted audiobook copy of RIDE OR DIE by Delilah S. Dawson from PRH Audio! Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 8/5/2025 RIDE OR DIE is a middle grade horror story following Brie. Brie is pretty new in school and she's trying to fit in with the cool kids, a group known as the… Continue reading RIDE OR DIE by Delilah S. Dawson
THE NIGHTMARCHERS by J. Lincoln Fenn
Thank you to Gallery Books for the gifted copy of THE NIGHTMARCHERS by J. Lincoln Fenn! Rating: 4 / 5 THE NIGHTMARCHERS begins in 1939 on an island in the Pacific. Irene is there for botanical research, but her time there is short lived. Through a series of letters to her sister, her descent into… Continue reading THE NIGHTMARCHERS by J. Lincoln Fenn