Rating: 3 / 5 ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? by Lucy Vine arrived in a recent Unplugged Book Box. When I pulled a book involving social media out of my Jar of TBR, I picked this one up. I didn't know much about this one, but the main character is writing a blog, the posts… Continue reading ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? by Lucy Vine
Tag: Fantasy
ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb
Rating: 3.5 / 5 ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb is book one of THE FARSEER TRILOGY and the first book in the #elderlingalong which is scheduled to read through a couple of Robin Hobb's trilogies over the next year or so. I have found myself gravitating toward more fantasy of late so decided to join… Continue reading ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb
THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Daré
Rating: 5 / 5 THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Daré was a spur of the moment pick when I needed an audiobook to pick up before the end of the month. Since I also picked it as my BOTM pick this month, I was happy to get a chance to read it… Continue reading THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Daré
NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 4 / 5 NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo was one of many books I picked up last year that I didn't get finished before 2019 came to an end. Though I had no shortage of options for the "meant to read in 2019" challenge prompt, I picked a few that I was eager to… Continue reading NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis
Rating: 3.5 / 5 One of my first reading prompts for the year was to pick a book somehow related to Maximilian Hell who was an astronomer. I decided to narrow this down by going for books that take place in space and I threw a poll up on bookstagram to see what I should… Continue reading ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis
THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS by Katy Rose Pool
Rating: 3.5 / 5 THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS by Katy Rose Pool was September's YA book from Unplugged Book Box. I had not previously read much about this one, but it seemed a perfect book to add to my recent readathons for October given the beautiful black cover! Not knowing much about what this… Continue reading THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS by Katy Rose Pool
THE GRAND HOTEL by Vicki Baum
Rating: 3.5 / 5 I'm sharing an older title today, yet one that isn't what I typically think of as a classic either. The Reading Women reading challenge included a prompt to read a work of translated fiction originally published before 1945. This wound up being the most challenging prompt to fill for me and… Continue reading THE GRAND HOTEL by Vicki Baum
THE FAR FIELD by Madhuri Vijay
Rating: 4.5 / 5 I finally broke down and gave into the lure of Book of the Month in August. I immediately chose THE FAR FIELD by Madhuri Vijay as one of my initial picks. I've seen a few rave reviews, plus this was a discussion book pick for the Reading Women podcast Partition Narratives… Continue reading THE FAR FIELD by Madhuri Vijay
ZODIAC by Romina Russell
Rating: 3 / 5 This year's Popsugar Reading Challenge includes a prompt for a book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title. I decided to go a rather literal route and pick ZODIAC by Romina Russell. I was able to download this book on audio before my recent road trip up the… Continue reading ZODIAC by Romina Russell
THE LUMINOUS DEAD by Caitlin Starling
Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE LUMINOUS DEAD by Caitlin Starling was the July book pick for the Grim Readers Book Club and I had heard a lot of good reviews before starting. As it turned out we lost power briefly after one of the recent California earthquakes just as I was starting the book, so… Continue reading THE LUMINOUS DEAD by Caitlin Starling