Two fantastic thought-provoking novels that I would encourage anyone to check out – here is my review of Pachinko and The Vanishing Half!
Fiction
Review: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones [ARC]
I haven’t read horror in a while but this OwnVoice Indigenous tale of revenge caught my attention from the start!
Review: The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis [ARC]
I rarely read science fiction, and that too space opera. But the cover and premise of this novel was too good to resist. I buddy-read this with Emily@Moonlight and Moths and it was great to go through my thoughts with her! This book will be counting towards ARC August, hosted by Read.Sleep.Repeat. Rep: LGBTQ+, Latinx, Japanese My Review: Solid Start, Messy…
Review: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth [ARC]
I was excited to receive an ARC for Veronica Roth’s first adult book! I actually buddy read this with the lovely Natalia and you can check out her review here! This book will count towards ARC August, hosted by Read.Sleep.Repeat. TW: Suicide, depression, PTSD, emotional abuse, trauma Rep: Black representation, LGBTQ+ representation My Review: Decent Story … but SO VAGUE! This book…
Lies, Lies, Lies by Adele Parks [BLOG TOUR]
Here is an excerpt from this highly-anticipated thriller: Prologue May 1976 Simon was six years old when he first tasted beer. He was bathed and ready for bed wearing soft pyjamas, even though it was light outside; still early. Other kids were in the street, playing on their bikes, kicking a football. He could hear them through the open window,…
My First Reading Rush Experience!
This year was my first time participating in The Reading Rush. Before this, I had never heard of it but I was recommended it by other book bloggers and the prompts seemed like a ton of fun. Now, there were some issues with The Reading Rush and I only found out about it after the last live show. All I…
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood – Was It Really Needed?
I’ve always been a huge fan of Margaret Atwood; The Handmaid’s Tale was the first book I read by this prolific Canadian author and it is one of my favourite books of all time. Naturally, I was ecstatic to hear a sequel to this book was going to be released. Who knows what questions this book would answer about Gilead?…
Bookopoly Readathon – An Intense 48 Hours
Yes, I know, this readathon happened earlier this month… by now, you should know that I struggle to finish up my posts on time – but I’m working on it! Out of all of the readathons I participated in this month, this was the shortest – but also the most spontaneous! The way this readathon works is that every 12…
ARC Mini-Reviews: Thriller Edition
I read so many thrillers, courtesy of the fantastic publishers on Netgalley who put these titles up! It seemed like a good idea to put a few of them in one post, so y’all can compare and contrast their different selling points! One Of Us Is Lying by Shalini Boland: It Didn’t Really Make Sense … This story features 3…
BLOG TOUR: Under Your Skin by Rose McClelland
I’m excited to share with you all an exciting new thriller. Under Your Skin has an interesting premise akin to Gone Girls so if you are a fan of the genre, read on for more! Trigger warning: domestic violence, some sexual scenes and swear words ABOUT THE AUTHOR “Under your skin” is Rose’s fourth novel. Her previous three novels were romantic…