Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the gifted copy of LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel! Publication Day: 2/4/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER centers on Calla Williams and her two brothers. When their mother was deemed to be an unfit parent, Calla took in her younger brother Jamie and became his… Continue reading LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel
FINAL CUT by Charles Burns
I received a gifted copy of FINAL CUT by Charles Burns from Pantheon. Rating: 4 / 5 FINAL CUT is a graphic novel compiling volumes one through three of Dedalus. We are following Brian, an artist who has made sci-fi / horror films with his friend Jimmy. The two are joined by a few more… Continue reading FINAL CUT by Charles Burns
HAMPTON HEIGHTS by Dan Kois
I received a gifted copy of HAMPTON HEIGHTS: ONE HARROWING NIGHT IN THE MOST HAUNTED NEIGHBORHOOD IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN by Dan Kois from Harper Perennial. Rating: 4 / 5 HAMPTON HEIGHTS is set in the 80s, following a group of young paper delivery boys and their manager over the course of one evening. The boys… Continue reading HAMPTON HEIGHTS by Dan Kois
The Ending Fire Trilogy by Saara El-Arifi
I received gifted copies of THE BATTLE DRUM and THE ENDING FIRE by Saara El-Arifi from Del Rey / Random House. The Ending Fire Trilogy begins with THE FINAL STRIFE which is set in a world divided by blood. Those with red blood are the elite, those with blue are the working class, and those… Continue reading The Ending Fire Trilogy by Saara El-Arifi
Monday Reading Check In
Happy Monday, friends! I hope your day is going well so far! Sadly, I'm at work, but at least it is quiet given that all of our government agencies we get a lot of calls from typically are closed. I spent the weekend working on a very fun weekend challenge (vlog for this to come… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke
Rating: 4 / 5 BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke is a horror novella following Steve Brannigan, a man struggling with grief in the wake of his baby daughter's death. With his wife unable to face coming home to the house where she died, Steve is left to try to hold himself together and make his… Continue reading BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke
MISERY by Stephen King
Rating: 4 / 5 MISERY by Stephen King was a January buddy read organized by Monica @_alilbitofmonica_ and it was perfect timing to fulfil my Winterween prompt for a book with a house on the cover since this cover is the one that first comes to mind when I think of this book! MISERY follows… Continue reading MISERY by Stephen King
MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN by Laurie L. Dove
I received a gifted galley of MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN by Laurie L. Dove for an honest review. Thank you to PRH Audio, Berkley Publishing Group, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 1/21/2025 MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN follows Carrie Starr. Carrie was raised separate from the reservation where… Continue reading MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN by Laurie L. Dove
OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER by Gracie Gold
I received a gifted copy of OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER: A MEMOIR OF FIGURE SKATING, F*CKING UP, AND FIGURING IT OUT by Gracie Gold for an honest review. Thank you to Crown Publishing! Rating: 4 / 5 OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER is the Olympic figure skater's memoir. From the highs to the lows of the sport she loved and sometimes hated,… Continue reading OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER by Gracie Gold
THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia
Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio for the gifted copy of THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia! Publication Day: 1/14/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE BUSINESS TRIP begins with two very different women. Jasmine is a young woman in a difficult relationship. As the book opens, she is sneaking out of her house… Continue reading THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia