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
FBI analyst Gabe Lopez is traveling to Everness, Texas to investigate the white supremist living on the outskirts of the town. When he stops to help Matt York with a flat tire, he expects a short fling but as they spend more time together Gabe realizes he doesn’t want this to end. This was another … More Review: Locked Down by Jess Anastasi
Lorenzo “Ren” Santoro was a former Navy SEAL and member of the covert Ghost Ops team. He now calls a research ship home and likes his life on the water. When his research team agrees to help with a top-secret Navy project, he is shocked to find his best friend’s daughter is one of the … More ARC Review: The Hero She Craves by Anna Hackett
The Wrath to Come shows how one of the most popular stories of all time, Gone With the Wind, can be used to explain the current division in the United States. Churchwell explains how the history of mythmaking has influenced America’s politics and how Gone with the Wind influenced that mythmaking. “The United States is, … More Review: The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells by Sarah Churchwell
When Deputy Jake Perez meets Danny Jones at a crime scene, he never expects Danny to become so important to him. As the body count in their small town rises, Danny seems to be a target and Jake is caught between protecting the man he is falling for and vengeance. This was a great romantic … More Review: Take Down by Jess Anastasi
Ronan is struggling to keep the ratings of his reality TV shows up. When Justine suggested he participate in their most popular show Married for A Day, he doesn’t like it but agrees in the hopes it will save his company. When it is time to film though, Justine finds herself being the fake wife … More ARC Review: Married to my Grumpy Minotaur Boss by Ami Wright
Red-Haired Ash Reads 