Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. This week, I've added a Kindle book I've been wanting to read and a paperback ARC I won in a Goodreads giveaway. Tangerine by Christine Mangan... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves- 1/5/19
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. This week, I wanted to share two exciting ARCs I've recently been approved to read via Netgalley (Thanks Random House Publishing Group!!): I Owe You... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Stuart Turton Publication Date: September 18, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: The Rules of Blackheath Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley
Bellewether, Susanna Kearsley Published August 7, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: "The house, when I first saw it, seemed intent on guarding what it knew; but we all learned, by the end of it, that secrets aren't such easy things to keep." It's late summer, war is raging, and families are torn apart by divided... Continue Reading →
Austen in August TBR
This month, I'm excited to join in the wonderful Austen in August event hosted by The Book Rat. I'll most likely be a fairly casual participant, but I can't resist an excuse to read and celebrate all things Austen. Here is my tentative TBR list: I'll definitely be reading this Annotated Edition of... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Lido by Libby Page
The Lido, Libby Page Published July 10th, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: We're never too old to make new friends—or to make a difference. Rosemary Peterson has lived in Brixton, London, all her life but everything is changing. The library where she used to work has closed. The family grocery store has become a trendy... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine
Women of the Dunes, Sarah Maine Published July 24th, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: From the author of the acclaimed novels The House Between Tides and Beyond the Wild River, a rich, atmospheric tale set on the sea-lashed coast of west Scotland, in which the lives of a ninth-century Norsewoman, a nineteenth-century woman, and a twenty-first-century... Continue Reading →
Dewey’s Reverse Readathon Wrap-Up
The first ever Dewey's Reverse Readathon took place over the weekend, and I had a lot of fun participating. Here's how I did: I accomplished my main goal of finishing The Lido by Libby Page and reading the entirety of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton; both of which are NetGalley ARCs on my... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves- 6/30/18
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. This week, I've added two intriguing historical fiction ARCs from NetGalley. Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg Goodreads Synopsis: Set in the eighteenth century... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Vanishing by Sophia Tobin
The Vanishing, Sophia Tobin Published June 5th 2018 (First published January 12th 2017) Goodreads Synopsis: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silversmith’s Wife comes an “undeniably page-turning (Daily Mail) novel: “Think Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre, but ten times darker…as eerie and gothic as the Yorkshire Moors it is set on” (Stylist). On top... Continue Reading →