This challenge was created in 2021 by Completely Melanie. You can check out her Booktube channel with the original rules, posts, and prompts by clicking here. In this challenge, there are two prompts/challenges per month. The goal is to complete both challenges using titles from your TBR (novels published prior to 2023) and the main… Continue reading ~ 2023 TBR Knockout: April Wrap-up & May TBR ~
Author: chonkybooks
~ Monthly Wrap-Up: APRIL ~
This month I completed 29 novels - 11 were audiobooks and 18 were ebooks. 21 of the 29 novels were ARCs. **You can access my reviews by clicking on the covers of each novel. ** REVIEW POSTS: Four to Five Donuts REVIEW POSTS: Three to Four Donuts REVIEW POSTS: Two to Three Donuts REVIEW POSTS:… Continue reading ~ Monthly Wrap-Up: APRIL ~
~ #SixForSunday: Purple Books ~
#SixforSunday is… it’s really just that. You choose 6 books (normally) that you’d choose to fit whatever the prompt is that week. This meme was created and is hosted by A Little but a Lot. This week's prompt: Purple Books **My choices are in no particular order. You can click on their covers to explore their… Continue reading ~ #SixForSunday: Purple Books ~
~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week #17 ~
This week I managed to complete seven novels - five ARCs, one audiobook, and one ebook. ~ My Reviews ~ The Davenports (The Davenports #1) Book Review In the Lives of Puppets ARC Review Becoming a Queen ARC Review Pretend You're Mine ARC Review Wildblood Audiobook Review French Holiday ARC Review Famous for a Living… Continue reading ~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week #17 ~
~ Book Review: Famous for a Living (ARC) ~
Expected publication May 16, 2023 Author: Melissa Ferguson From Park Avenue to the Parks Department—the world’s most beloved social media star is about to get a rude awakening. With her millions of followers, Cat Cranwell is adored around the world. But when an app partnership goes very, very wrong, Cat suddenly finds herself shunned from… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Famous for a Living (ARC) ~
~ Book Review: Pretend You’re Mine (ARC) ~
Expected publication May 9, 2023 Author: Lucy Score I only wanted to protect you… Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. He’s strong, sexy, broody. The last thing he’s looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Pretend You’re Mine (ARC) ~
~ Friday Face-Off: You Deserve Each Other ~
Friday Face-Off is a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy and hosted by Lynn’s Books where a book is selected that fits the provided theme, and some of the covers of the book are compared and one is selected as the winner. In 2023, Lynn has decided to no longer post prompts/themes to guide the cover choices. Instead,… Continue reading ~ Friday Face-Off: You Deserve Each Other ~
~ Book Review: The Davenports (The Davenports #1) ~
Published: January 31, 2023 Author: Krystal Marquis In 1910, the Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years ago. Now the Davenports live surrounded by… Continue reading ~ Book Review: The Davenports (The Davenports #1) ~
~ Audiobook Review: French Holiday (ARC) ~
Expected publication April 26, 2023 Author: Sarah Ready Narrator: Kelsey Navarro Audiobook Length: 12 Hours and 2 Minutes One (crumbling) French castle. Two enemies-at-first-sight. The holiday of a lifetime. Merry DeLuca has a problem—a big problem. Her sister just married her best friend and the only man she’s ever loved. Her life is rapidly spiraling… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: French Holiday (ARC) ~
~ Most Anticipated Releases: Ten May Novels ~
There are tons of new releases that I am looking forward to reading. I decided to feature ten of them that I hope to read this month once they are available! ** Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon, and I may earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you purchase… Continue reading ~ Most Anticipated Releases: Ten May Novels ~
~ WWW Wednesdays | 2023-04-26 ~
Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. To participate, you just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with… Continue reading ~ WWW Wednesdays | 2023-04-26 ~
~ Audiobook Review: Wildblood ~
Published: February 7, 2023 Author: Lauren Blackwood Narrator: Kerri McLean Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Eighteen-year-old Victoria is a Wildblood. Kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, she’s worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns using their magic… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: Wildblood ~
~ Audiobook Review: Becoming a Queen (ARC) ~
Expected publication April 11, 2023 Author: Dan Clay Narrator: Dan Clay Audiobook Length: 10 Hours and 41 Minutes A vibrant and emotional novel from debut author Dan Clay about a boy who turns toward love, self-expression, and drag when the unthinkable happens, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Julie Murphy. If only Mark Davis… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: Becoming a Queen (ARC) ~
~ Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets (ARC) ~
Expected publication April 25, 2023 Author: T.J. Klune In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and… Continue reading ~ Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets (ARC) ~
~ Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Audiobook Narrators ~
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. How it works: Each Tuesday will be assigned a topic… Continue reading ~ Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Audiobook Narrators ~
~ #5OnMyTBR: Sibling Novels ~
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here or in the post announcing it. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. This week's prompt: Siblings **My choices are in no particular order. You can click on their covers to explore their Goodreads entries.**… Continue reading ~ #5OnMyTBR: Sibling Novels ~
~ #SixForSunday: World Book Night Books ~
#SixforSunday is… it’s really just that. You choose 6 books (normally) that you’d choose to fit whatever the prompt is that week. This meme was created and is hosted by A Little but a Lot. This week's prompt: books you’d choose to be world book night books Click Here to Read about World Book Night **My… Continue reading ~ #SixForSunday: World Book Night Books ~
~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week #16 ~
This week I managed to complete nine novels - four ARCs, one audiobook, and one ebook. ~ My Reviews ~ Icebreaker (Maple Hills #1) Audiobook Review The Fiancée Farce ARC Review Bewitched (Bewitched #1) ARC Review Damsel ARC Review Queen Among the Dead Book Review #TagMe for Murder (Trending Topic Mysteries #2) ARC Review ~… Continue reading ~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week #16 ~
~ Book Review: Queen Among the Dead ~
Published: January 17, 2023 Author: Lesley Livingston A stunning Celtic YA fantasy adventure set in the ancient kingdom of Eire, inspired by the legend of the first true queen of Ireland, perfect for fans of Shelby Mahurin and Adrienne Young. In the kingdom of Eire, banshees chill the air, and water-wights lurk in the rivers.… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Queen Among the Dead ~
~ Book Review: #TagMe for Murder (Trending Topic Mysteries #2) (ARC) ~
Expected publication April 25, 2023 Author: Sarah E. Burr When murder trends too close to home, social media influencer Coco Cline will have to swipe through a sea of trolls to tag a killer. After cracking her first case, Cordelia "Coco" Cline's life is finally getting back to normal—or as normal as life can be… Continue reading ~ Book Review: #TagMe for Murder (Trending Topic Mysteries #2) (ARC) ~