The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly… Continue reading ~ #BookBloggerHop: Dressing Up as Book Characters ~
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~ First Lines Friday – #20 (October 22, 2021) ~
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first… Continue reading ~ First Lines Friday – #20 (October 22, 2021) ~
Book Review: All the Feels (Spoiler Alert #2) (ARC)
Expected publication: November 16th 2021 Author: Olivia Dade Following Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade returns with another utterly charming romantic comedy about a devil-may-care actor—who actually cares more than anyone knows—and the no-nonsense woman hired to keep him in line. Alexander Woodroe has it all. Charm. Sex appeal. Wealth. Fame. A starring role as Cupid on TV’s… Continue reading Book Review: All the Feels (Spoiler Alert #2) (ARC)
~ Last Year I Was Reading – #20 (October 21, 2021) ~
Last Year I Was Reading is hosted by Maria @ ReadingMaria. Every Thursday (or whichever day you choose), take your current read and compare it to what you were reading this exact time last year. Which one do you like better?What is different about the books?Any special facts/things you want to make note of or bring attention… Continue reading ~ Last Year I Was Reading – #20 (October 21, 2021) ~
Audiobook Review: The Royals Next Door
Published August 31st 2021 Author: Karina Halle Narrator: Cassandra York Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day--avid romance reader and anonymous… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Royals Next Door
Book Review: The Seventh Queen (Warrior Witch #2) (ARC)
Expected publication: November 2nd 2021 Author: Greta Kelly After the gasp-inducing cliffhanger ending of The Frozen Crown, the exciting conclusion to the epic story of Askia—a warrior, witch, and queen-to-be—as she confronts the monster that stole her throne…and is holding her prisoner to steal her magic. The Empire of Vishir has lost its ruler, and the… Continue reading Book Review: The Seventh Queen (Warrior Witch #2) (ARC)
Audiobook Review: The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods #2)
Published September 14th 2021 Author: Marie Rutkoski Narrator: Roisin Rankin Audiobook Length: 8 hours 22 minutes Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski’s Forgotten Gods duology. At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the God of Thieves in order to restore her people’s memories of… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods #2)
Book Review: The Frozen Crown (Warrior Witch #1)
Published: January 12th 2021 Author: Greta Kelly Askia became heir to the Frozen Crown of Seravesh because of her devotion to her people. But her realm is facing a threat she cannot defeat by sheer will alone. The mad emperor of the Roven Empire has unleashed a horde of invading soldiers to enslave her lands.… Continue reading Book Review: The Frozen Crown (Warrior Witch #1)
~ Blog Tour: Highland Games (Kinloch Series #1) – Review ~
Published October 15th 2021 Welcome to Kinloch, and the hottest winter Scotland’s ever seen. Zoe’s always played it safe, just as her parents wanted. But when her great-uncle dies and leaves her a ramshackle cabin in the Scottish Highlands, she decides it’s time to change her life. Upping sticks seems like a good idea in… Continue reading ~ Blog Tour: Highland Games (Kinloch Series #1) – Review ~
Audiobook Review: The Midnight Lie (Forgotten Gods #1)
Published March 3rd 2020 Author: Marie Rutkoski Narrator: Justine Eyre Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors.… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Midnight Lie (Forgotten Gods #1)
Book Review: Beasts of Beauty (Bewitching Fairy Tales #3) (ARC)
Published: October 19th 2021 Author: Celeste Baxendell The only way to survive is to be brutal. Aerona is a beast whose sole purpose is to protect the only fairies left. She won't let anyone threaten them, so when a hunter tries to take her down and discovers the fairies in the process, Aerona has no… Continue reading Book Review: Beasts of Beauty (Bewitching Fairy Tales #3) (ARC)
~ #SixForSunday: Stories that Celebrate Black Voices ~
#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 is hosted by A Little but a Lot and you can follow the link to find the prompts for January to March. I'll also post this month's prompt's at the end of… Continue reading ~ #SixForSunday: Stories that Celebrate Black Voices ~
~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 41 ~
For this week, I managed to read and review six novels. As I am on a short vacation away from everything, the number of novels this week and next are less than my normal amounts. Once I get back, I hope to catch up on my postings, but for now, it is a short time… Continue reading ~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 41 ~
~ Last Year I Was Reading – #19 (October 14, 2021) ~
Last Year I Was Reading is hosted by Maria @ ReadingMaria. Every Thursday (or whichever day you choose), take your current read and compare it to what you were reading this exact time last year. Which one do you like better?What is different about the books?Any special facts/things you want to make note of or bring attention… Continue reading ~ Last Year I Was Reading – #19 (October 14, 2021) ~
Audiobook Review: The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth #3)
Published August 15th 2017 Author: N.K. Jemisin Narrator: Robin Miles Audiobook Length: 14 hours 16 minutes This is the way the world ends... for the last time. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring.… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth #3)
Audiobook Review: The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2)
Published August 16th 2016 Author: N.K. Jemisin Narrator: Robin Miles Audiobook Length: 13 hours 19 minutes THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS... FOR THE LAST TIME. The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. Alabaster Tenring -- madman, world-crusher, savior -- has returned with a mission: to train… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2)
Book Review: Within These Wicked Walls (ARC)
Expected publication: October 19th 2021 Author: Lauren Blackwood What the heart desires, the house destroys... Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, Andromeda quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at… Continue reading Book Review: Within These Wicked Walls (ARC)
Audiobook Review: The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)
Published August 4th 2015 Author: N.K. Jemisin Narrator: Robin Miles Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)
~ Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Settings ~
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 Book Settings ~
Audiobook Review: A Touch of Malice (Hades & Persephone #3)
Published May 25th 2021 Author: Scarlett St. Clair Narrator: Meg Sylvan Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece, and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement. When the Olympians intervene, Persephone finds her future in the… Continue reading Audiobook Review: A Touch of Malice (Hades & Persephone #3)
