Upgradeby Blake CrouchFormat: PhysicalGenre: Science FictionRating: 4 StarsContent Warnings: Violence (including guns), Death (including of a parent), SuicideGoodreadsStorygraph WARNING: This blog contains multiple spoilers for Upgrade by Blake Crouch. Proceed with caution. Upgrade was the first book in a while that I have sped-read. The way the author writes completely engages the reader, making for… Continue reading “Upgrade” Spoiler Filled Review
Author: Brandy
Brandy is a reader, who enjoys well told stories and worlds she can immerse herself in. When she's not reading or writing for her blog, she can be found outside in the sunshine: running, hiking, or otherwise enjoying some fresh air.
January Reads
Instead of doing individual book reviews, this year I figured I'd try something new - monthly wrap-ups with mini reviews. It'll both hold me accountable to actually posting reviews for everything, but also not take up loads of time on my end. With that being said, January was a great reading month! I completed 3… Continue reading January Reads
The Sunbearer Trials
The Sunbearer TrialsThe Sunbearer Duology #1Aiden ThomasFormat: AudiobookGenre: Young Adult FantasyRating: 5 Stars - “All Time Favorite”Content Warnings: Murder, DeathGoodreadsStorygraph In short, The Sunbearer Trials could be described as Percy Jackson meets The Hunger Games, but make it Latinx and queer. This story is filled with adventure from top to bottom, and takes place in… Continue reading The Sunbearer Trials
Books on my 2023 TBR
Now that the new year has started, it is time to talk about the books I’m most looking forward to reading! This year, these books fall in a few different categories, so I’ve broken them up accordingly. Will I get to all of them? History says probably not. That doesn’t stop me from trying though!… Continue reading Books on my 2023 TBR
Favorite Books of 2022
Overall, my 2022 reading year was really successful! I accomplished my goal of reading 50 books over the course of the year, after missing the mark by 2 books last year. I listened to about half of the books I completed, including all but one on this list. At some point over the course of… Continue reading Favorite Books of 2022
The Devil’s Den
The Devil's DenNicole Rayburn #2Irina ShapiroFormat: Kindle (part of Kindle Unlimited)Genre: Historical MysteryRating: “Very Good”Content Warnings: Murder, Infanticide, Car Accidents, COVID PandemicGoodreadsStorygraph While I still had Kindle Unlimited, I picked up the second in the Nicole Rayburn series: The Devil’s Den. In the main storyline, this picked up after the book left off, and included… Continue reading The Devil’s Den
All the Dangerous Things
All the Dangerous ThingsStacy WillinghamFormat: PhysicalGenre: ThrillerRating: "All Time Favorite"Content Warnings: Child Kidnapping, Child Harm, Murder, SuicideGoodreadsStorygraph Never having picked up A Flicker in the Dark, but knowing it was popular enough to be one of the BOTY finalists for BOTM, I picked up All The Dangerous Things when I had the chance. I loved… Continue reading All the Dangerous Things
2023 BOTY Predictions Part 1
Is it a bit early for *next* year's Book of the Year? Probably. However, we're already 4 months into the time period selection, so I figured I'd give a 3-month update on my predictions! This way if anyone is like me, and wants to try and read as many of the nominations as possible, it'll… Continue reading 2023 BOTY Predictions Part 1
The Hanging Tree
The Hanging TreeNicole Rayburn #1Irina ShapiroFormat: Kindle (part of Kindle Unlimited)Genre: Historical MysteryRating: “Very Good”Content Warnings: Death, Murder, Drug and Alcohol useGoodreadsStorygraph I picked up The Hanging Tree on a whim, since I had picked up a Kindle Unlimited membership a few months ago. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect - Kindle Unlimited books… Continue reading The Hanging Tree
BOTY Finalist Predictions
Update: The Finalist nominations came out on October 11th, 2022. The correct ones are listed at the bottom! After analyzing the data, I posted last week taking my guesses at who the top 20 BOTY nominees would be. I didn't so well, correctly guessing only 14/20 (16 of the 20 if you count my Honorable… Continue reading BOTY Finalist Predictions
Storylines & Sunshine 