I received a gifted copy of HERE TO STAY: POETRY AND PROSE FROM THE UNDOCUMENTED DIASPORA edited by the Undocuopoets Marcelo Hernández Castilo, Janine Joseph, Ester Lin from Harper Perennial. Happy Monday, friends, and happy Thanksgiving week to everyone who celebrates this week! Getting up this morning knowing that it is a short week made… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
THE PRETTY ONES by Ania Ahlborn
I received a gifted audiobook copy of THE PRETTY ONES by Ania Ahlborn from Simon Audio! Audio Publication Day: 11/26/2024Rating: 4 / 5 THE PRETTY ONES is a novella originally published in 2015, but newly brought into audio. The book is set in 1977 New York against the backdrop of the Summer of Sam when… Continue reading THE PRETTY ONES by Ania Ahlborn
THE GROWNUP by Gillian Flynn
I received a gifted copy of THE GROWNUP by Gillian Flynn for an honest review. Thank you to Crown Publishing! Rating: 4 / 5 THE GROWNUP is a short story which was originally published in an anthology. The story follows an unnamed narrator, a woman who has been a sex worker who is transitioning into… Continue reading THE GROWNUP by Gillian Flynn
GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey
I received a gifted copy of GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey for an honest review. Thank you to Crown Publishing! GREENLIGHTS is the actor's (now author's) memoir looking back on his fifty years of life. It hits on his public persona and his acting successes as well as his private life kept (somewhat) behind the scenes.… Continue reading GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS by Janice Hallett
I received a complimentary copy of THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS by Janice Hallett. Thank you to Atria Books! Rating: 4 / 5 THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS is a mixed media novel following a true crime author looking into the once famous case. A small cult once convinced a pair… Continue reading THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS by Janice Hallett
THE MIRROR by Nora Roberts
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for the gifted audiobook of THE MIRROR by Nora Roberts. Publication Date: 11/19/2024Rating: 4 / 5 THE MIRROR is the second book in Nora Robert's The Lost Bride trilogy, picking up right where book one left off. The series primarily follows Sonya, a young woman who's life is… Continue reading THE MIRROR by Nora Roberts
Monday Reading Check In
I received a gifted copy of THE TIMES: HOW THE NEWSPAPER OF RECORD SURVIVED SCANDAL, SCORN, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF JOURNALISM by Adam Nagourney from Crown! Happy Monday, friends! I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with this whole sickness thing (though my voice is still very MIA) so things… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
AN INCONVENIENT WIFE by Karen E. Olson
Rating: 3 / 5 AN INCONVENIENT WIFE by Karen E. Olson is a modern take on a Tudor era mystery. Kate is newly married to the very wealthy Hank Tudor, but a headless body being fond near their summer house throws their relationship and their lives into a tailspin. Kate didn't exactly expect perfection in… Continue reading AN INCONVENIENT WIFE by Karen E. Olson
CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER by Nathan Ballingrud
Thank you to Tor for the gifted copy of CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER by Nathan Ballingrud. Rating: 4 / 5 CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER is set in an alternate 1923. On the moon, the Barrowfield Home for Treatment of the Melancholy has been built to treat those struggling with mental health in a… Continue reading CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER by Nathan Ballingrud
SHELL GAMES by Bonnie Kistler
I received a gifted copy of SHELL GAMES by Bonnie Kistler from Harper Collins. Publication Day: 11/19/2024Rating: 3.5 / 5 SHELL GAMES begins with a wedding. Kate and Charlie were high school sweethearts who reunited late in life to live out their happily ever after. Happiness takes a big back seat when Charlie confesses to… Continue reading SHELL GAMES by Bonnie Kistler