SnowbornThe Ice Queen Chronicles #1Larema DixonFormat: KindleGenre: Fantasy & Sci-FiRating: 5 Stars “All Time Favorite”Cry Meter: 1 Tear - Teared UpContent Warnings: Murder, Fantasy ViolenceGoodreads As the Princess of Lur Alva on the planet of Incari, Elurra has lived a mostly privileged life inside of a castle. The demon attacks that plagued the country of… Continue reading Snowborn
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A Kind of Hush
This story was provided by the author in exchange for my honest review. This does not affect my opinions of the book nor the content of my review. A Kind of HushJoDee NeatheryFormat:KindleGenre:Mystery/ThrillerRating: 2 Stars - “Not For Me”Content Warnings: Murder, Stalking, Death of mother & siblingGoodreadsStorygraph SynopsisA Kind of Hush explores whether there is… Continue reading A Kind of Hush
The Night Circus
The Night CircusErin MorgensternFormat: AudiobookGenre: Magical Realism/Adult FantasyRating: - "Very Good"Content Warnings: Child AbuseGoodreadsStorygraph When Celia was six, her father used her blossoming magical powers to enter her into a game with an unknown opponent and unknown rules. More than a decade later, Celia discovers that the game has started and will be played out… Continue reading The Night Circus
The Gilded Ones
The Gilded OnesDeathless #1Namina FornaFormat: AudiobookGenre: YA FantasyRating: 5 Stars - All Time FavoriteContent Warnings: Murder (Various forms), PTSD-like flashbacks, torture, beatings, fantasy violence, mentions of rapeGoodreadsStorygraph As a sixteen-year-old, Deka awaits her coming-of-age purity ceremony. All girls pray for their blood to run red, as it shows they are pure and able to take… Continue reading The Gilded Ones
The Blood Trials
This eARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley for my honest review. This does not affect my opinions of the book nor the content of my review. For more information on ARCs, click here. The Blood TrialsThe Blood Gift Duology #1N.E. DavenportFormat: Kindle eARCGenre: Adult FantasyRating: 5 Stars - “All-Time Favorite”Content Warnings: Death, Murder,… Continue reading The Blood Trials
Blood Thinners
This eARC was provided by the author for my honest review. This does not affect my opinions of the book nor the content of my review. For more information on ARCs, click here. Blood ThinnersLove Me Dead Book #1Heather NovakFormat: Kindle ARCGenre: Paranormal RomanceRating: 5 Stars - "All-Time Favorite"Cry Meter: 1 Tear - "Teared Up"Content Warnings:… Continue reading Blood Thinners
Curfew
This eARC was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss for my honest review. This does not affect my opinions of the book nor the content of my review. For more information on ARCs, click here. CurfewJayne CowieFormat: Kindle eARCGenre: Science FictionRating: 4 Stars “Very Good”Content Warnings: Domestic Violence, Murder, AbortionAvailable on: March 22GoodreadsStorygraph In a… Continue reading Curfew
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn HardcastleStuart TurtonFormat: KindleGenre: MysteryRating: 4 Stars “Very Good”Content Warnings: Murder, ViolenceGoodreadsStorygraph Best described as Clue meets Groundhog Day, an unnamed man wakes up, having remembered nothing about the previous night, except one name: Anna. Later in the day, this man is surprised by a man dressed as a plague… Continue reading The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black ManEmmanuel AchoFormat: AudiobookGenre: Non-fictionRating: 5 StarsGoodreadsStorygraph In Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Emmanuel Acho explores different ideas and questions that people in this period in time (specifically after 2020) are asking. Topics vary from the more simplistic “Can white people use the world n-word?” to the more complicated topics… Continue reading Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Firekeeper’s Daughter
Firekeeper’s DaughterAngeline BoulleyFormat: AudiobookGenre: YA Contemporary/MysteryRating: 5 Stars - “All-Time Favorite”Cry Meter: 2 Tears - “Definitely Cried”Content Warnings: Fade-to-black rape scene, consensual & non-consensual drug and alcohol use, on-page murderGoodreadsStorygraph After her grandmother has a stroke, eighteen year-old Daunis Fontaine decides to forgo her plans to enroll at the University of Michigan and stay around… Continue reading Firekeeper’s Daughter
Storylines & Sunshine 