Friday Fives | Teas to Drink While Reading

As per usual, I started Friday Fives 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 …

Friday Fives | Books to Read Because of Hamilton

As many probably know, and may have already watched, Hamilton: the Musical dropped on Disney+ today. I know I'm not the only one freaking out! In honor of my favorite musical, person (Lin-Manuel), and moment in history, we are discussing books that inspired or should be read because of Hamilton: the Musical. To be honest, …

TTT | Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of 2020

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly topic hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she provide a topic and you are free to use that topic and/or variations of that topic to make your top ten list. A full list of the weekly themes can be found here. So, here are my most anticipated releases for …

ARC Book Review | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Author: V.E. Schwab Publisher: Tor Published: October 6, 2020 Pages: 448 ★★★★ I received an eARC from NetGalley and Library Journal in honor of Virtual Day of Dialog 2020 in exchange for an honest review. V.E. Schwab has an amazing talent that leaves me not only in complete …

Friday Fives | Books that give me the travel bug

If money wasn't an issue, I would travel all over the world! Stay in a country for months or years, meet the locals, actually experience the culture and place, and then pack up my suitcase and go on to the next country. Alas, I'm not someone with an endless bank account, so I do my …

Book Review | The Black Swan of Paris

Title: The Black Swan of Paris Author: Karen Robards Publisher: MIRA Published: 30 June 2020 Pages: 400 ★★★★★ Quote: As she'd already learned to her cost, there were not guarantees in life, no guarantees that the person you loved would be there from one day to the next, no guarantee about anything at all. And …

Friday Fives | Covers

I'm not going to lie. I totally pick up books based on cover. Of course, after I pick up the book, I read the summary and if you can't hold my attention during that, then I"m not going to get it. But I truly believe a good cover sets up the first impression for me, …

eARC Review | The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass

Title: The Girl of Hawthorne and Glass Author: Adan Jerreat-Poole Publisher: Dundurn Published: 6 October 2020 Pages: 320 Quote: "[Eli] understood that creators have strings embedded in our hearts" (17). ★★ Eli is an assassin. A made assassin. She was made by a witch to be nothing more than a tool to kill ghosts in …