Summerween is a yearly reading challenge hosted by GabbyReads (@_myfictionalworld) on Instagram. This year’s challenge went from July 5th-11th and had five reading prompts and a bingo board. If you want to know more about this challenge, check out the Instagram account @thisissummerween. Prompts: My Bingo Board: First as you can see, the bingo board … More Summerween 2024 Wrap Up
TW: on page death of a parent with dementia; grief; homomisic family and coworkers; After the reveal of Vivienne’s murder at the end of the previous book I couldn’t wait to read this book to find out what happened. This book had a lot of intense emotions and big revelations that kept me hooked the … More Review: Dead Serious Case #5: Madame Vivienne by Vawn Cassidy
Holy crap this book! This epic fantasy was filled with nonstop action and romance that spanned 20 years and about 15 different POVs. I don’t usually read epic fantasy books but since it was Hailey Turner I knew I had to give it a chance, and I am amazed at the world she is creating. … More Review: The Prince’s Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner
When Roz survives the destruction of the Concord and ends up with the memories of her creator, she knows she needs to find Imani James and the human colony Renata. To get there though she needs the help of Vin’s guildmate Fásach. But will Renata allow a human doll into their colony? This was an … More ARC Review: Alliance by Etta Pierce
The Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag was originally created in 2012 by BookTuber Earl Grey Books. At the time of writing this post I have read 262 books out of my 400 goal. I lowered my goal this year just because I don’t really feel like pushing myself to try and beat my highest score of … More 2024 Mid-Year Freak Out Tag
Prequel takes a look at the rise of fascist tendencies in the US today and how it was also prevalent in the past. In the 40s the pro-fascist, pro-Hitler, antisemitic movement was large and it was funded by Germany’s, who sent out millions of leaflets and letters with the help of Congressional frank mail. This … More Review: Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
This was a month long challenge created by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About because June was Audiobook Month. This challenge can also work in conjunction to their 2024 Audiobook Challenge. Here is just a quick recap of the rules and the challenges. Rules: Challenges: You have to complete at least one challenge to enter giveaway. … More 2024 #JIAM Audiobook Mini-Challenge Wrap Up
Can you believe we are already halfway through the year! This year is going by very fast and not all of it has been great, but I have got a lot of reading done. While I have not done this in previous years, this year I decided to do a check in post about where … More 2024 Reading Challenges Check In
Well this was fantastic and emotional! Jess Anastasi really knows how to write captivating stories with great couples that you can’t help but fall in love with. As Park Ranger Troy Hurst and firefighter Jared Winters fall in love, they are also dealing with fires in the Sam Houston National Forest and two abandoned teenage … More Review: Burn It Down by Jess Anastasi
When Gary shows up cursed, Mercy and Adam head to Montana to try and figure out what happened and remove the curse. What they don’t expect is to find themselves trapped with strangers in a lodge due to a winter storm powered by magic and trying to stop another end of the world crisis. Unlike … More Review: Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
Librarian Sylvia Ashe is trying to seek the truth about her heritage but instead finds herself thrust in the middle of a case involving stolen magical paintings. While helping the war hero Gabe who is working as a consultant to Scotland Yard, she finds herself finding her dream job, fighting off attackers, and helping to … More Review: The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
Cryptids, Creatures & Critters features 90 different creatures from all around the world. Each creature’s page includes the sighting location, cute artwork of the creature, 1-2 pages of the lore behind the creature, and for some, content warnings. This book contains cryptids, and creatures from folklore and mythology. This was an easy to read creature … More ARC Review: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters & Mythos from Around the World by Rachel Quinney
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