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Name? TikTok handle? Nightqueen1507 This image and the blog cover post image are credited from TikTok account @nightqueen1507 What is your favorite genre or subgenre? My favorite genres are fantasy, romantasy, and dark romance or any story about mythical creatures....
Reader Interview
Name? Instagram handle? Michael Hubbard What is your favorite genre or subgenre? Fantasy. I like the way it allows us to explore complicated ideas and issues through metaphor. What are you currently reading? The Deep, by Alma Katsu What is one of your favorite 5 star...
The Girl Beneath the Sea
Review #496 This is my first “paid” audible book when I upgraded to premium. If I could go back in time I’d probably only read this if it were a free selection or at least at a lower price. I’ll give it a solid 4.0/5 stars. The author is either an expert at diving and...
Reader Interview
Name? Instagram handle? Haley - @redheaded.reader on Goodreads Credit- this image and blog cover image taken from redheaded.reader instagram post What is your favorite genre or subgenre? Romance What are you currently reading? Where We Belong by Ashley Munoz What is...
Oar Than Friends
Review #495 I give this college romcom standalone a 4.4/5 stars. Written in two points of view of both Oz & Kate, we follow both students through their classes, rowing teams and falling in love- while at rival campuses. Here’s my notes while reading: There’s a...
K.L. Speer
Bones and Fangs (Book 2 coming 11/12/24) Email author at- author.klspeer@gmail.com Instagram- @author.klspeer Tropes- enemies to lovers, one bed, reverse grumpy/sunshine, found family Bones was born with the miraculous power to heal, but all her gift has brought is...
The Lost Story
Review #494 The Lost Story received a strong 4.9/5 stars for me. I stole this standalone(?) off my sisters shelf and loved it so much. Rafe & Jeremy were best friends in high school but haven’t spoken in 15 years. Maybe it’s because of what happened when...
DNF- The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak & Magic
The reason why I didn’t continue is because there is a lot of exposition and a few too many unnecessary metaphors that slow down the pace and confuse me of the vibe intended since the imagery often contradicts each other. I love the idea of the seven bad omens and...
Olivia’s Date
I’ve made a decision. I will be seated at the best table inside Coco’s Cocoa for my date.
On the other side of the bay window, customers wait on Bewitcher Street, all the way around the block for the grand opening of this magical chocolate shop. Kids knock on the door excitedly and point to whatever has grabbed their attention. Hopefully the glass is charmed to not break, because those kids are reckless in their anticipation. At least the song carrying over the speaker is a band with a calm, mellow vibe.
Lou’s Tulips
The worst thing that could happen to a person is to die. And my Ouma must live forever or I’ll forget how to breathe. She’s the one who caught me the day I was born almost thirty years ago and deserves to continue on until the end of time.
Rynn’s Crush
Orange beams from the sunset slice through my parents’ windows. I toss my graduation gown, cap, and diploma on my parent’s kitchen counter, then rush upstairs to sulk in misery. Sure, I’m glad to finally be rid of this small Indiana town, but I’m angry as hell at myself for not working up the courage to ask Elias out as planned.
Betwixt
Review #493 I listened to this on audio and I believe it’s a series since it ended on a cliffhanger. This is the kind of cliffhanger I like since the original story was resolved well. I’ll rate this one a 4.0/5 stars. I absolutely loved the Book of Shadows idea...
Soulless
Review #492 I remember trying to listen to this one via audiobook but didn’t finish it so tried physical copy. This was a bookclub choice. It’s hard to place this into a subgenre since it felt like historical steampunk fantasy with vampires and werewolves. I...
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
Review #491 I loved this fluffy contemporary (romcom-ish) standalone book that had female empowerment and the strength of the FMC thinking in zigzags instead of straight lines. I’ll give it a 4.8/5 stars overall but the romance with Malcolm was a little...
July wrap up
I finished 11 books in July. It’s easy to read on vacation at the beach but quite tricky to make time when I’m drafting my next book. These all have individual reviews on my blog. I’ve almost hit 500 reviews I’ve written! As usual these are shown as most favorite at...