Book Review | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Title: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Publisher: Atria Books Published: 13 June 2017 Pages: 389 Content Warnings: domestic abuse, homophobia, death, biphobia, alcoholism, suicide ★★★ I feel like I'm alone in that most of Taylor Jenkins Reid's books I'm not a fan of. I think the author was trying to …

Book Review | The Last Time I Lied

Title: The Last Time I Lied Author: Riley Sager Publisher: Dutton Published: 3 July 2018 Pages: 384 Content Warnings: mental illness, death, child death ★★★★ Emma Davis went to camp as a young girl where she was bunked in with 3 older girls. One night the 3 of leave with Vivian, the leader, closing the …

ARC Book Review | Blackout

Title: Blackout Author: Marco Carocari Publisher: Level Best Books Published: 30 March 2021 ★★★★ I received an ARC ebook copy of the book from Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. To start off, if you're looking for a fun, beach read for the upcoming summer break, I'd definitely keep this one in mind. …

ARC Book Review | Tools of a Thief

Title: Tools of a Thief Author: D. Hale Rambo Publisher: Fiercewood Press Published: 25 May 2021 Pages: 170 ★★★ I received an ARC ebook copy from Books Forward in exchange for an honest reivew. I'm not even sure where to start on this. I read this in one sitting not out of interest really but …

Book Review | Beach Read

Title: Beach Read Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Berkley Published: 19 May 2020 Trigger Warnings: Death of a parent, divorce, cult, child abuse ★★★★ If you know me, then you know this is not my usual fair of reading material. Yet, I did end up enjoying it more than I thought I would. January Andrews is …

Friday Fives | Pulitzer Prize Winners/Nominees to Read

I started #FridayFavorites back when I started up the blog again and wanted to make sure I kept at least one regular post a week. This was, of course, before I knew there were others out there. But I decided to keep it, especially since I have the whole year planned out. In December, I …

Book Review | A Woman is No Man

Goodreads Title: A Woman is No Man Author: Etaf Rum Publisher: Harper Published: 5 March 2019 Pages: 339 ★★★★★ Deya is 18-years old and is starting to meet with suitors. She doesn't want to, but her grandparents give her no choice. So, history is repeating itself. Deya's mom, Isra, had not choice when she left …

Book Review | The Turn of the Key

Goodreads Title: The Turn of the Key Author: Ruth Ware Publisher: Scout Press Published: 6 August 2019 Pages: 337 ★★★ This review is not spoiler-free! I've read (listened) to a few of Ruth Ware's books before, and this one sounded fascinating. Rowan Caine was not planning on applying for a position as a nanny at …

Book Review | Boyfriend Material

Title: Boyfriend Material Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Published: 7 July 2020 ★★★★★ To be upfront and honest, I don't read a lot of romance novels. At least never completely focused romance novels, unless it's young adult. Unless the romance book in question has LGBTQ+ characters, then I'm all over it like queso on …

ARC Book Review | Migrations

Title: Migrations Author: Charlotte McConaghy Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: 4 August 2020 Pages: 239 ★★★★★ Franny Stone has always been a wanderer. Never staying in one place for too long. It's like a family curse. Yet, when the wild creatures that she loves begins to disappear, Franny can no longer wander without a destination. She …