MARCH TBR

Wow, I can’t believe it’s March already! Excited for everyone to see what I have picked for this month, it’s gonna be a good one!

Ashes Of Gold by J. Elle
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, YA

The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong
Genre: Adult, LGBT, Sci-Fi

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tann
Genre: Fantasy, Retellings, Romance

Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Genre: Adult, Fiction, Mystery

Flames Of Chaos by Amelia Hutchins
Genre:Adult, Fantasy, Romance

The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Gallant by V.E.Schwab
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, YA

The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector
Genre: Adult, Fiction, Fantasy

Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, YA

Hunt The Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

The Quarter Storm by Veronica G. Henry
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Mystery

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance

The Reunion by Meghan Quinn
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

River of Shadows by Karina Halle
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmerg
Genre: Adult, Fiction, Romance

Second Star To The Left by Megan Van Dyke
Genre: Fantasy, Retellings, Romance

Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May
Genre: Adult, LGBT, Romance

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

What Lies Beyond The Veil by Harper L. Woods
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

The Winding by Avi Datta
Genre: Adult, Fiction, Sci-Fi

The Woman In The Window by A.J. Finn
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Yes and I Love You by Roni Loren
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

MYSTERY WRAP UP

Excited to share my reads with you!

If you could describe Cat Winthrope in one word, it would be determined as she has worked hard to get the life that she’s always wanted. A handsome husband, gorgeous home, good social standing, and all the love she can get from those she is close with. But soon her dream is throw into a tailspin when a new couple moves into the neighborhood and threatens the very life she has worked hard to make come true.

This is one of the few books that I read in one sitting as I couldn’t put it down cause it had me on edge. In the last year or so, I’ve been reading more mysteries and thrillers. I think I may have found my new favorite author because Torre really knows how to reel you in and keep you guessing. The plot was very interesting and I did enjoy the dynamics between the characters especially Cat and Neera. The only thing I didn’t like is how short it was, I usually read books that are longer than 200 pages but even with that, I enjoyed it. Would highly recommend especially if you’re looking for a good thriller!

Dr. Gwen Moore is an expert on killers who has spent a decade treating California’s most deadly and depraved killers and unlocking their motives especially the killer known as the bloody heart serial killer who last victim escaped who later identified, high school teacher, Randall Thompson as his captor. The case against Thompson was an open and shut case or so everyone including Gwen thought until a new development throws everything into a tailspin making Gwen question everything she knows.

Wow! This was such a good thriller! I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. I’m glad that I started reading her books because I haven’t been disappointed yet. Torre knows how to reel you in and make you feel like you’re a part of the story and I love that. Her writing is something else that I really enjoy and she does a great job creating the dynamics between the characters and making it feel very real. This was such a enjoyable thriller so I highly recommend it to anyone even if you’re not super into them.

Taylor and Sierra thought they’d be best friends forever but things started to change between them when Taylor is caught kissing Sierra’s trust, things begin to change. Taylor is fed up with how Sierra treats her friends as she doesn’t seem to care when she hurts them. So when Sierra goes on a date with Jacob Jones who Sierra thinks is the one, everyone including Taylor laugh it off. Like her usual dates, everyone suspects she’ll be back the day next day but when she doesn’t show up, Taylor begins to worry as days keep passing with no word from her. Taylor begins to wonder if something sinister has happened to Sierra and she must find out before it’s too late.

This the first book by Ferris that I’ve read and it won’t be the last as I was absolutely entranced from beginning. Thrillers and mysteries have become my new favorite genre after I got burned out reading fantasies. Some thrillers have been predicable but this was a true thriller as I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. The plot was super interesting and not done like it usually is so I did like that Ferris changed things and made it unique. This isn’t like the usual YA thrillers that I read, this felt more adult than anything and I feel as thought the topics in the book were handled with care while also making it real. Highly recommend this book!

MOst anticipated books FOR FEBRUARY

Didn’t plan on doing this originally but I thought it would be fun to share my most anticipated books for each month of the year! I was going to do it all in one but that would go on forever!

Lockdown on London Lane by Beth Reekles
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: 2/1/2022

Hunt The Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Release Date: 2/1/22

Theses Deadly Games by Diane Urban
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers
Release Date: 2/1/2022

Not The Witch You Wed by April Asher
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Release Date: 2/8/2022

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: 2/8/2022

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Release Date: 2/15/2022

Second Star To The Left by Megan Van Dyke
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling
Release Date: 2/15/2022

League Of Liars by Astrid Scholte
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery
Release Date: 2/22/2022

Deliah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: 2/22/2022

Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist
Genre: Adult, LGBT, Horror
Release Date: 2/22/2022

Fake by Erica Katz
Genre: Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Release Date: 2/22/2022

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Genre: Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Release Date: 2/22/2022

Sisters of The Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather
Genre: Adult, LGBT, Sci-Fi
Release Date: 2/22/2022

Best Books of 2021

This is a little late but oh well! I had planned to do this but got distracted and busy but I waned to share my favorite reads of the year with y’all so I hope you enjoy!

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Quiet In Her Bones

“Ten years was a long time for evidence to age and fade. For flesh to disappear. For everyone to forget that Nina Parvati Rai had been a living, breathing woman who’d loved music and cooking and had a mind like a computer.
In another life she could have been a professor.
In this life she’d been a rich man’s wife.
Now she was just bones.”

Quiet In Her Bones tells the story of socialite Nina Rai who disappeared mysteriously one night and was never seen again. At the time, no one thought it was suspicious, just a trophy wife tired of her wealthy husband. But when her bones turn up in the forest greens that surrounds their wealthy neighborhood where secrets have been kept but now people are starting to ask questions and while the rich who live there may not want to know what happen, one person knows that something terrible happen. Her son, Aarav remembers the chilling scream that came from his mother that fateful night ten years ago and he’s determined to find out what happen to her no matter the cost.

Wow! What a fantastic murder thriller and I truly mean that. While this book had his downsides which I will get to in a bit, this was a truly exciting and gripping thriller that had me turning the page for more. The writing style was a bit different and while I did like it, there was also a downside to it as some of the writing was a bit over-sexualized and almost came off as though it was written by a man. While I understand that the author could’ve been intending it be portrayed a little over the top, it still felt a bit much. But, there were other parts of the book that helped me enjoy it as much as I did. I felt as though the characters were well developed and while there was a lot of them, I was invested in each of them so that’s always a good thing cause there’s nothing worse than under developed characters. Lastly, what made this novel so great was the twists throughout the book and usually with some thrillers, they can very predictable but not in this book and I think that makes this a true thriller. I recommend it if you like you suspenseful thrillers that keep you wanting more.

January TBR

Wow!! Can’t believe it’s January and I’m excited for this new year to begin so let’s get started with my picks for this month!

Adaline and the Sphere by Beady Vries
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

Cold The Night, Fast The Wolves by Meg Long
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Sci-Fi

How To Stop Time by Matt Haig
Genre: Fiction, Historical-Fiction, Sci-Fi

King Of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, YA

The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Love, Lists, & Fancy Ships by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
Genre: Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Mythology

Nightrender by Jodi Meadows
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, YA

Quiet In Her Bones by Nalini Singh
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Read Between The Lines by Rachel Lacey
Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Romance

Serendipity by Various Authors
Genre: Contemporary, Romance,

Take Me To Your Nerdy Leader by Hailey Gonzales
Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Romance,

No Exit by Taylor Adams

“Don’t fear the pros. The pros know what they’re doing, and do it cleanly. Fear the amateurs.”

On her way home, Darby Thorne gets stuck in a fierce blizzard in the mountains of her mother’s home in Colorado. With the roads impassible, Darby has no choice but to wait it out at a rest stop where inside are four strangers, vending machines, and a coffee maker. Desperate to get home, she heads back to her car where she makes a horrifying discovery, a young girl is locked in an animal cage in the van next to her car. There are more questions than answers as she finds no cell phone reception to call for help, one of her fellow travelers is a kidnapper, and not only find a way to save herself but the little girl before it’s too late.

This is one of the best thrillers I’ve read in a long time! From beginning to end, I was hooked and turning the page in anticipation. I’ve been getting into thrillers more and more in the last year or so and it can be hard sometimes to find a great thriller as some can be cliche and predictable. But, this is not one of those books and I was glad that I decided to read it. From the writing, characters, plot development etc., I really enjoyed how they all fleshed together for a really good thriller with smartly creative plot twists that weren’t predictable and they also made sense. This will have you on the edge of your seat begging for more so if you’re in the mood for a good thriller, I would highly recommend this!

November TBR

Wow! I can’t believe November is here! I have so many great books planned for this month that I can’t wait to share!

Burnout by Sarah Hall
Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, Sci-Fi

Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Mystery

Calypso by David Sedaris
Genre: Non-fiction, Humor, Memoir

Extraordinary by V.E. Schwab
Genre: Fantasy, Graphics Novels, Adult

How Do The Work by Dr. Nicole Lepera
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Psychology

Gilded by Marrisa Meyer
Genre: Fantasy, Retellings, YA

Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery

The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker
Genre: Fantasy, Historical-Fiction, YA

The Last Goodnight by Kat Martin
Genre: Fiction, Suspense &Thriller

Medusa by Jessie Burton
Genre: Fantasy, Retellings, Mythology

No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, YA

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Genre: SciFi, Fantasy, YA

We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley
Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, YA

The Woman In The Window by AJ Finn
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Retellings

OCtober WRap up

Wow! I can’t believe October is almost over!! I had a lot of fun this month and was able to get in more reading than I anticipated. Can’t wait for y’all to see what I read this for month!

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and The Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
Genre: Non-Fiction, LGBT, Sexuality
Review: Here

Rating: 5/5

Dead Voices by Katherine Arden
Genre: Middle Grade, Fiction, Horror
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Dagger Hill by Devon Taylor
Genre: Horror, Mystery, YA
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, YA
Review: Here

Rating: 3.5/5

Haunted Castles by Ray Russel
Genre: Horror, Fiction, Mystery
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Halloween Fiend by C.V. Hunt
Genre: Horror, Fiction, Novellas
Review: Here

Rating: 3.5/5

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Genre: Horror, Fiction, Mystery
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Hollow Heathens: Tales of Weeping Willow by Nicole Fiorina
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Goosebumps: One Day In Horrorland by R.L. Stine
Gerne: Horror, Fiction, Middle Grade
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Nightbooks by J.A. White
Genre: Middle School, Horror, Fiction
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
Genre: LGBT, Romance, YA
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsey Currie
Genre: Middle Grade, Fiction, Mystery
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson
Genre: Horror, Fiction, Fantasy
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Scritch Scratch by Lindsey Currie
Genre: Horror, Paranormal, Middle Grade
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
Genre: Middle Grade, Fiction, Horror
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Steelstriker by Marie Lu
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, YA
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

The Witch of Halloween House by Jeff Degordick
Genre: Fiction, Horror, Mystery
Review: Here

Rating: 3.5