Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (ARC Review)

September 13, 2020

She answered the Emperor’s call. She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend. In victory, her world has turned to ash. After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman’s shoulders. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath — but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her… Read More Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (ARC Review)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (August 2020)

September 2, 2020

Welcome to my monthly wrap-up post for August 2020! I had this post ready to go beyond this intro section way before the end of the month. Who knew that it would take this long to write my intro?! Haha. I’m gonna blame work because I spend almost every waking moment thinking about this one… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (August 2020)

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Guest Post: Pairing Classic Novels with Perfumes

August 27, 2020

You know how they say that we can associate certain sounds or smells with memories? This has definitely happened to me before. I’ll be walking through a park and catch the scent of cut grass, a certain flower, or the smell of the water in a fountain and it triggers this flashback of a memory… Read More Guest Post: Pairing Classic Novels with Perfumes

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Monthly Wrap-Up (July 2020)

August 10, 2020

I’m a bit late with my July monthly wrap-up post, but a few days late is still better than 3 months late right? Haha. It also looks like I posted quite a few book reviews! I’ve been catching up on my reading and writing reviews it seems. Yay! How’s your reading going? Are you on track?… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (July 2020)

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Monthly TBR: August 2020

August 8, 2020

Welcome to my monthly TBR post for August 2020! I’m slowly catching up on things! But if you continue reading, you’ll notice that I still have to get through one book from my June monthly TBR and two books from my July monthly TBR. Overall, things aren’t looking too bad. But I can’t have any… Read More Monthly TBR: August 2020

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Lobizona by Romina Garber (Blog Tour: Review)

July 28, 2020

Some people ARE illegal. Lobizonas do NOT exist. Both of these statements are false. Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who’s on the run from her father’s Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Until Manu’s protective bubble is shattered. Her surrogate grandmother is attacked, lifelong lies are exposed, and her mother is arrested by ICE. Without a home, without answers, and finally without shackles, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past–a mysterious “Z” emblem… Read More Lobizona by Romina Garber (Blog Tour: Review)

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A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (ARC Review)

July 26, 2020

Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Never mind she’s also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes. But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation; the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she’s also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. No secret seems safe anymore—soon Portland won’t be either… Read More A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (ARC Review)

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The Lost City by Amanda Hocking (Blog Tour: Excerpt)

July 8, 2020

Ulla Tulin was left abandoned in an isolated Kanin city as a baby, taken in by strangers and raised hidden away like many of the trolls of mixed blood. Even knowing this truth, she’s never stopped wondering about her family. When Ulla is offered an internship working alongside the handsome Pan Soriano at the Mimirin, a prestigious institution, she jumps at the chance to use this opportunity to hopefully find her parents. All she wants is to focus on her job and the search for her parents, but all of her attempts to find them are blocked when she learns her mother may be connected to the Omte royal family… Read More The Lost City by Amanda Hocking (Blog Tour: Excerpt)

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Monthly TBR: July 2020

July 7, 2020

Welcome to my monthly TBR post for July 2020! Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t posted one of these since April. Things got a little away from me. But I won’t ramble about it here. You can check out my most recent wrap-up/update post if you want more details about what happened.… Read More Monthly TBR: July 2020

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Monthly Wrap-Up (2020 Update: April, May, June)

July 5, 2020

Well, it looks like a third of 2020 got away from me. We’ve all been dealing with COVID-19 one way or another, and I suppose that for me personally…the whole thing decided to target my mental health. I fell behind on reading and on my blogging. My apartment got messier and messier. Luckily, though, I… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (2020 Update: April, May, June)