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Cover Reveal
Hi readers! I’m excited to present the artwork of cover designer, Christian Bentulan! He was professional, punctual, helpful, and super talented to work with. Check out his facebook page, Covers by Christian. Scorched is Book One in The Linked Trilogy and will be...
Top 10 Places for a Bookish Vaca
Top 10 places to spend a bookish vacation 10. Your attic. Hide from family & grab a flashlight and some chocolate. No one will know you’re up there for days. I promise. Perhaps. 9. Your local lake. Read outside y’all! Just sit there and don’t let the geese attack...
Review #211
Title- Grown Author- Tiffany D Jackson Series- standalone Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- YA contemporary Cover- representative Plot/Blurb- Award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific secrets hiding...
Review #210
This is not my typical detailed review, but a list of discussion questions below for a book club. Title- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Author- J.K. Rowling Rating- 4/6.5 Plot/Blurb- When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect...
Review #209
Title- A Ruin of Roses Author- K. F. Breene Series- first in four Rating- 3.8/5 Genre- dark fantasy romance, erotica POV- first person Trope- enemies to lovers Cover- pretty Comps- Hate by Tate James (steamy RH contemporary), A Curse so Dark and Lonely (YA- not...
Review #208
Title- Regretting You Author- Colleen Hoover Series- standalone Rating- 3.9/5 Genre- contemporary/women’s fiction POV- dual POV. First person, present tense Trope- mother/daughter, accidental pregnancy, grief stages Cover- doesn’t really represent the story and I’m...
Review #207
Title- All the Ever Afters Author- Danielle Teller Series- standalone Rating- 3.1/5 Genre- unsure. It didn’t have fantasy elements. It wasn’t a fairytale retelling since it wasn’t Cinderella’s story. Maybe historical fiction? POV- first person, present tense Trope-...
Review #206
Title- The Last Thing He Told Me Author- Laura Dave Series- standalone Rating- 4.4/5 Genre- contemporary suspense POV- first person, present tense Trope- step-mother/daughter bonding, family drama, family secrets Cover- It felt more contemporary than suspense due to...
Review #205
Below shows a list of discussion questions for a book club instead of my usual detailed review. Title- A Midsummer’s Night Dream Author- Shakespeare Rating- 3.5/5 Plot/Blurb- A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been...
Review #204
This is a list of discussion questions below for a book club instead of my usual detailed review. Feel free to use any question. Title- Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix Author- J.K. Rowling Rating- 4/5 (This was my least favorite of the series) Plot/Blurb-...
Review #203
Title- To Kill a Kingdom Author- Alexandra Christo Series- standalone Rating- 4.8/5 Genre- YA fantasy (some romance- clean) POV- first person, present tense. Dual POV Trope- enemies to lovers Cover- The image wasn’t easily popping out as “ocean” to me. And I honestly...
Review #202
This is not my typical review, but a list of discussion questions below for a book club. The Goblet of Fire is my favorite Harry Potter book and also where I stopped mid-novel for reading aloud to my kids. The narration and overall vocabulary becomes much more complex...
Review #201
This is not my usual review, but a list of discussion questions below for a book club. Title- Romeo and Juliet Author- Shakespeare Rating- 5/5 Comps- These Violent Delights, Our Violent Ends " Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Discussion Questions: When someone dies, do...
Review #200
Title- Under the Whispering Door Author- TJ Klune Series- standalone Rating- 4.3/5 Genre- contemporary literary fiction, or MM romance POV- third person, past tense Trope- philosophical, stages of grief Cover- matches the author’s other book, giving him a trademark...
Review #199
This is not my ordinary review, but a list of discussion questions below for book clubs. Title- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Author- J.K. Rowling Rating- 5/5 Plot/Blurb- When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of...