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Book Review: Spin the Dawn
I have been getting extra reading in since we’ve been quarantined, which is one of the good things out of all of this. I have so many books on my tbr (to be read) list. Today, I’m sharing my book review of Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim, because I haven’t shared it yet and the sequel is coming out this summer! If you’ve been following me on here since last summer then the book might seem familiar. It’s because I was invited to the book launch party in New York City! It was Sip & Sew where we got to eat, drink, mingle, and sew pouches along with author, Elizabeth…
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Book Tour: Dublin Zoo
I hope you all had a restful weekend! As you all know by now, I love to read and I’m constantly reading books (often more than one at a time). Dublin Zoo by John Michell is a novel that I was recently sent. I haven’t gotten to read it yet, it’s on my long TBR list, but I am taking part in a book tour today for the new release! Dublin Zoo is composed in three parts and spans the period from the outbreak of World War I until the early years of World War II. Distinguishing Dublin Zoo from many other books, Michell creatively manipulates selected historical events of the era to fit into Harold Bradshaw’s…
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Book Review: The QB Bad Boy & Me
New book review coming your way! And I’m excited to share this one because it has inspired me. Keep reading to find out what I’m talking about! The QB Bad Boy & Me by Tay Marley is a mix of teen love story and romance novel. By that I mean the main couple in the story are high school seniors, but the content is very romance novel-esque. Main character, Dallas, is a high school senior and cheerleader. But she’s not your typical, popular cheerleader. She’s just on the squad as a way to dance, because what she really wants to be is a dancer and with no dance team at…
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Book Review: Real Life
Real Life by Adeline Dieudonné was originally written in French and has just recently been translated in to English for a new release. When I first started reading the novel, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it quickly gripped me and had me hooked to find out what would happen to the young narrator. The narrator, a young girl who we never learn the name of, lives with her mother, father, and younger brother. Her mother is quiet and unassuming – she describes her as an “amoeba” who is just sort of there. Why? Because her father is abrasive, abusive, and could be set off in to a violent rage…
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Book Review: Bound in Flame
Today’s book review is on a book that I truly could not put down the past few days – Bound in Flame by Katherine Kayne. I started the book probably a week or two ago, but was so busy that I could only read a chapter here and there. But, for the past few days I have dedicated time to read since I really wanted to get this review up and during those times of the day I could not put the book down. Before I knew it, each day, an hour had gone by and I needed to make dinner or something but couldn’t put the book down! The novel takes…
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Book Review: Mischief & Mayhem
I just finished reading Mischief & Mayhem: Part 1 of the Faerlands Chronicles by S.D. Nicholson. It was actually a pretty quick read at just over 200 pages, which was perfect for my recent winter break before I went back to work. Mischief & Mayhem is a fantasy novel that takes place in another world with faes and faers (I liken them to fairies, but like ones that fight – not just magical, flying beings). They do know about the human world, but they live in another realm. The novel follows a group of faes and faers who are on a mission to save their realm when a dark presence awakens.…
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Book Review: Hazel & Holly
I’m back with a book review today and it’s a book that I really, really loved reading! Hazel & Holly is the story of two young sisters (I imagine them to be in their 20s) who are witches. They are trying to save their mother’s soul which has been trapped by their father, a warlock who practices necromancy. I know, it sounds really dark, but it’s actually got a lot of whimsy to it. The whole necromancy bit is the only dark part to it and it’s still done in a very fantastical, whimsical, magical way and not a dark, creepy way. If you don’t know what necromancy is – it…
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Book Gift Guide
If you didn’t already know, I love to read and I love books. That got me thinking that books are great gifts for readers in your life or people that would like to read more. Often people gift books to people that they themselves like or are popular. But in case you’re stumped, I’ve made a little list of books of different genres that could make for great gifts! I want to note that this is a very short list and not comprehensive at all – its’s just meant to give you an idea of books to gift! Working from left to right, top to bottom, I’ll give you a…
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Book Review: Silent Lee and the Adventures of the Side Door Key
Looking for a quick YA story to read? Like fantasy and magic? Silent Lee and the Adventures of the Side Door Key fits in to those categories! Silent Lee is a young girl who has grown up living with her Great Aunt Gen (short for Generous – it took me a minute to realize their names are Silent Lee and Generous Lee!). Living in the Back Bay in Boston, Silent goes to school by using the side door to the house. You see out the front door it is modern day Boston. But, when you go out the side door with a special key you are transported to the past. Well, actually I’m…
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Book Review: The Six Gifts – Part 1: Secrets
When I first saw the title of this novel, The Six Gifts – Part 1: Secrets, I wondered what it could be about. A memoir? A self-help book? Fiction? So it is fiction and actually of the magical realism genre and I loved it! I definitely got hooked on the book and wanted to keep reading to see what would happen. Now I’m going to have to get my hands on the 2nd book to see what happens! So what is the book about? Keep reading to find out! The Six Gifts follows Olivia, a woman in her 50s, who after a difficult childhood has now been married for over 30…
