{Audiobook} Review: Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne

Chlorine Sky Mahogany L. Browne Narrator: Mahogany L. Browne A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend.She looks me hard in my eyes& my knees lock into tree trunksMy eyes don't dance like my heartbeat racingThey stare straight back hot daggers.I remember things will never…

Review: Alice by Christina Henry

Alice The Chronicles of Alice #1 Christina Henry A mind-bending new novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of Lewis Carroll... In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo the screams of the poor souls inside. In the hospital, there…

{Audiobook} Review: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Wayfarers #1 Becky Chambers Narrator: Rachel Dulude Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space-and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe-in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star. Rosemary Harper doesn’t…

My Favorite Books over the Years.

It's the end of a decade! And... I didn't know how I'd formulate this post. Because this year... wasn't my best year when it came to reading... or life in general (but we won’t go there). Not only did I have to cut my Goodreads challenge in half, but this was just the year of…

{Audiobook} Review: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Down Among the Sticks and Bones Wayward Children #2 Seanan McGuire Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. This is the story of what happened first… Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a…

Five Stage of Grief: Recommending a Book and They Don’t Like It

I have an aversion to recommending books. I don't know if it's a fear of rejection or if I'm just soft when it comes to my favorites, but if I recommend you a book, you are obligated to like it. I don't make the rules... but my mother also doesn't follow the rules either. And…

{ARC Review}: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

Take a Hint, Dani Brown The Brown Sisters #2 Talia Hibbert Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a…

6 Things That Will Make me Pick Up a Book.

New blog series... thingie... for 2020? LETS GOOOOOOO. There's no secret that I'm weirdly picky with the books I read.When deciding on a book I'm not only going to add to my Goodreads shelf but buy and read: I give it a full on evaluation. I mean reading twenty million reviews and sometimes or often getting spoilers... I'm intense. Soooo, it's…

{Review}: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Get a Life, Chloe Brown Talia Brown Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamourous family’s mansion. The next…

{ARC} Review: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd Jones

The Bone Houses Emily Lloyd-Jones Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family, and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at…