I received a gifted copy of BEAUTIFUL DAYS by Zach Williams from Doubleday / Random House! Happy Monday, lovely book friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine went by WAY too quickly with a lot of productivity needing to be done (and not all of it actually done). Yesterday I got out… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS by Nicole M. Wolverton
I received a complimentary eARC copy of A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS by Nicole M. Wolverton - thank you to CamCat Books! Publication Date: 7/2/2024 A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS follows Lemon and Troy. Lemon is a high school senior who dreams of leaving her small town life in Devil's Elbow behind. The dream is… Continue reading A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS by Nicole M. Wolverton
FOUL DAYS by Genoveva Dimova
I received a gifted ARC of FOUL DAYS by Genoveva Dimova from Tor and a gifted ALC from Macmillan Audio. Rating: 4.5 / 5Publication Date: 6/25/2024 FOUL DAYS follows Kosara, a witch in the walled city of Chernograd. Kosara lives in a world of spirits and various monsters, but she has bigger dangers to face.… Continue reading FOUL DAYS by Genoveva Dimova
THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING by Kimi Cunningham Grant
I received a gifted audiobook copy of THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING by Kimi Cunningham Grant from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 4 / 5 THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING follows Emlyn, a young woman who lives a fairly isolated life. Her best friend Janessa is a somewhat distant point of contact in her life. Her ex Tyler broke… Continue reading THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING by Kimi Cunningham Grant
RAKESFALL by Vajra Chandrasekera
I received a gifted eARC copy of RAKESFALL by Vajra Chandrasekera from Tor and a gifted audiobook from Dreamscape Media! Rating: 3.5 / 5Publication Date: 6/18/2024 RAKESFALL is a book that takes place over many generations and many years from history to the far distant future. Annelid and Leveret first met as children against the… Continue reading RAKESFALL by Vajra Chandrasekera
HEAVENBREAKER by Sara Wolf
HEAVENBREAKER by Sara Wolf follows Synali who is a young woman on a quest for revenge. As the story begins she's killed the duke of House Hauteclare, a man who is also her father. He is only the first of many on her hit list after the death of her beloved mother. When she's given the… Continue reading HEAVENBREAKER by Sara Wolf
AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS by Rivers Solomon
Rating: 4 / 5 AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS by Rivers Solomon follows Aster. She's always been a bit different, someone who doesn't quite fit in. She's called odd and a freak and she doesn't entirely disagree with them in some ways. She wants to know more about the world she's living in and she wants… Continue reading AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS by Rivers Solomon
THE STRANGER IN HER HOUSE by John Marrs
Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE STRANGER IN HER HOUSE by John Marrs follows Connie, a young woman looking out for her mother Gwen. Gwen has dementia and requires a lot of care, but when Paul shows up as part of a volunteer program to help, Connie is suspicious of his intentions. Gwen is fully sucked… Continue reading THE STRANGER IN HER HOUSE by John Marrs
Monday Reading Check In
Happy Monday book friends! It has been a rough first half of the month with work, so this weekend was largely about catching up on sleep and relaxation! The mid-month weekend readathon for The Amazing Readathon from Bri @FourPawsandaBook was going on Friday and Saturday and I had big plans about trying to participate and… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE by Craig DiLouie
I received a gifted eARC copy of HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE by Craig DiLouie from Redhook Books. Publication Date: 6/18/2024Rating: 3.5 / 5 HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE follows Max and Sally. Max is a successful horror director by the world's standards, but seeing audiences laughing during his… Continue reading HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE by Craig DiLouie