October TBR

Here is it! Can’t wait to share my picks with you for this month!

The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Retelling

Camp Scare by Delilah S. Dawson
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade

The City We Became by N.K. Jesmin
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Coven by Jennifer Dugan
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, YA

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Genre: Adult, Horror, Fiction

The Genesis of Misery By Neon Yang
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In The Shadow Garden by Liz Parker
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Love Live The Pumpkin Queen
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Retellings

Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Magical Realism

Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels

Princess of Souls by Alexandria Christo
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

The Stitchers by Lorien Lawrence
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
Genre: Fantasy, LGBT, Romance

Twelve New Mysteries by Various Authors
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories

The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

The Witchery by S. Isabelle
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, LGBT

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Book Review: The Long WAY TO A SMALL ANGry PLAneT

“All you can do, Rosemary – all any of us can do – is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.”

Not expecting much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer, Rosemary Harper finds herself right at home with a chaotic and crazy life abroad the Wayfarer. The ship has seen better days but it offers a bed, a chance to explore the far off galaxies and most importantly a long distance from her past. Rosemary knows how to keep to herself and finds the crew very different from herself and it’s about to get even dangerous when the crew accepts the job of a lifetime. A job that could mean the end of her life and her crew members if they’re not careful leaving Rosemary in a position that she was trying to get away from. The young woman must learn how to put her trust in others, a team of odd balls that will teach her how to love and trust and that having a family isn’t the worst thing in the world.

There’s nothing that I love more than feel-good science fiction and this book did more than deliver. Glad there are other books in the series because i really enjoyed this one. I love it when there’s a rag tag team of odd balls who are sent on a mission to save the world, it’s so much fun. Along with the feel good vibes, I really loved learning about the world and it felt so real and how it was written really made me love it even more. The writing is what really helped it seem so real and unique so that’s a bonus when you get that in fantasy and sci-fi novels. I loved Rosemary, she was a likable and relatable protagonist and I really felt for her and how she was trying to deal with her past trauma. I think a lot of us are dealing with that right now and it can be very overwhelming to do but I did enjoy her relationships with the other crew members. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to reading more of the series!

September tbr

Hey everyone! This is my list for this coming month and I’m excited to share it with you!

Across The Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, LGBT

A Dance with Fate by Juliet Marillier
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

Deal With The Devil by Kit Rocha
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling

Fractured Path by J.C. Cervantes
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical-Fiction

The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

The Mage’s Daughter by Lynn Kurland
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, YA

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Where The Drowned Girls Do by Seanan McGuire
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

The Wolf’s Den by Elodie Harper
Genre: Adult, Mythology, Retelling

Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey
Genre: Fantasy, LGBT, Retelling

August TBR

Hey there! I can’t believe it’s August, I have some great picks for this month so I’m excited to share them with you!

All The Seas Of The World by Guy Gavriel Kay
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Ashes by M. K. Harkins
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Retellings

Dark Night, Golden Dawn by Allison Carr Waechter
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Eclipse The Moon by Jessie Mihalik
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Locklands by Robert Jackson Barrett
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

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

A Magic Steeped In Poison by Judy I. Lin
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, YA

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, LGBT

Savage City by L. Penelope
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

Sofi and The Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
Genre: Fantasy, LGBT, Romance

The Sol Majestic by Ferritti Steinmetz
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Waking Ursa Minor by Helen Rgyh-Pederson
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, YA

JULy WRAP Up

Hey! This has been a super great month and I was able to read a lot more than I thought so I’m excited to share with you!

A Song of Silver and Gold by Melissa Karibian
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Beneath The Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Novella
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

The Enemy by Sarah Adams
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Novella
Review: Here

Rating:4/5

Float Plan by Trish Doller
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 5/5

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Review: Here

Rating: 5/5

Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Horror
Review: Here

Rating: 3/5

Harvest Moon by Annabel Chase & Tana Grey
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Novella
Review: Here

Rating: 3/5

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Novella
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
Genre: Adult, Horror, Gothic
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

The Magic of Found Objects by Maggie Dawson
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 5/5

One of The Girls by Lucy Clarke
Genre: Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Pink Moon by Annabel Chase & Tara Gray
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Novella
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

The Sentence by Louise Edrich
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Fiction
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Review: Here

Rating: 5/5

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 3/5

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 5/5

The Beach Trap by Ali Brady
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Review: Here

Rating: 4/5

April 2022

Here we go! Very excited for this month’s selection!

The Boy From The Woods by Harlan Coben
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Dark Across The Bay by Ania Ahlborn
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller,

Erebus Dawning by AJ Super
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A Fate Of Wrath & Flame by K.A. Tucker
Genre: Fantasy, New Adult, Romance

Fevered Star by Rebecca RoanHorse
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, LGBT

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Of Arrows & Anarchy by Morgan Perryman
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, LGBT

Promised in Fire by Jasmine Walt
Genre: Fantasy, New Adult, Romance

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

The Resting Place by Camilla Sten
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Genre: Historical-Fiction, LGBT, Romance

Spear by Nicola Griffith
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, LGBT

Tell Me An Ending by Jo Harkin
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Tired as Fuck by Caroline Dooner
Genre: Mental Health, Non-Fiction, Self-Help

To Bleed A Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Verity by Coleen Hoover
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller

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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Mystery:

The Exiled Fleet

“What’s our motto, friends?”
“Get it done fast and don’t die, sir.”

The crew of sentinels, led by courageous Adequin Drake are making a desperate preparations to return to the galaxy that abandoned them all before they all starve. Having stabilized the situation at the Divide, the immediate threat, the crew is now low on supplies and their is a impending mutiny brewing. With tensions building, the team must find a way to get through this or they may not make it out alive.

A thrilling and entertaining follow up to The Last Watch and I am so happy that I didn’t have to wait a long time to read this follow up or else I would’ve been unhappy. I was engrossed from beginning to end and while I did find the novel very entertaining there were a few things that didn’t make me love it as much as the first one. One plus was the continued developed fo the characters as I felt like it was very real and and relatable especially with Rake and her own self-doubt about whether she’s fit to be a leader. Out of all the characters, she’s probably my favorite. It’s hard not to root for her and the other members. I felt like this novel was a bit overcrowded with new characters, plot details, and a bit too much information that made me confused at times. I think I would’ve enjoyed it more it there wasn’t so much going on as it was hard to keep track of who was who especially with new characters being introduced in this book. But even with all of that, Dewes crafted a entertaining and fun follow up to the first book and I am excited for the third to come out even though it won’t be for a long time!