How was everyone's reads in February? Personally, I was quite surprised by the number of books I managed to read. I went into February knowing I was going to be hit by a book slump as a result of a number of personal things going on in my life and affecting my ability to concentrate… Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up: February 2023
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First Line Friday: Priest – Sierra Simone
It's no secret that reconciliation is the least popular sacrament. Priest - Sierra Simone There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry.A priest cannot abandon his flock.A priest cannot forsake his God. I've always been good at following rules. Until she came. My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I'm twenty-nine years old.… Continue reading First Line Friday: Priest – Sierra Simone
Review: Superbia – Colette Rhodes (Shades of Sin #2)
Astrid is the kind of Hunter that all Hunters aspire to be. Lethal. Focused. Ambidextrous. In contrast to her disgraced sister, Astrid has done everything right. And now, she’s coming to realize that everything she’s ever known is wrong. Soren wants to be the kind of Shade that all Shades aspire to be. Brave. Decisive. Powerful. But… Continue reading Review: Superbia – Colette Rhodes (Shades of Sin #2)
First Line Friday: Luxuria – Colette Rhodes
I wonder if any of my colleagues will be monster food tonight, I thought idly, smiling and nodding at whatever they were saying while tracing lines in the condensation on my glass. Luxuria - Colette Rhodes Ophelia has a dirty secret. Well, it’s not really a secret anymore. Ophelia was born into a family of… Continue reading First Line Friday: Luxuria – Colette Rhodes
Review: Luxuria – Colette Rhodes (Shades of Sin #1)
Ophelia has a dirty secret. Well, it’s not really a secret anymore. Ophelia was born into a family of Hunters, tasked with protecting the humans from the creatures of the night who feast on their fear. Except Ophelia always found the idea of monsters kind of intriguing. She even made the grave sin of committing some… Continue reading Review: Luxuria – Colette Rhodes (Shades of Sin #1)
New Release Round-up: February 2023
"So many books, so little time" is a common phrase that every reader understands as they look (longingly? dazedly?) at their TBR pile. I know I'm certainly guilty of wishing I had more time to read! However, by that same token, I think adding books to your TBR pile has become a hobby in and… Continue reading New Release Round-up: February 2023
First Line Friday: Pride and Pleasure – Sylvia Day
London, England, 1818 As a thief-taker, Jasper Bond had been consulted in a number of unusual locations, but today was the first in a church. Pride and Pleasure by Sylvia Day Wealth Has Its Dangers. . . There are disadvantages to being an heiress, as Eliza Martin knows well. Fortune hunters corner her, friends become… Continue reading First Line Friday: Pride and Pleasure – Sylvia Day
Cheap Reads and Cozy Vibes
Love a good bargain? I have some reading specials to share with you! Late last year, I wrote a blog post about ways to access free or cheap books in an effort to promote legal and ethical alternatives to book piracy (please don't pirate books!). I also recently wrote a how-to guide on becoming a… Continue reading Cheap Reads and Cozy Vibes
Review: Nicky the Driver – Cate C Wells (Underboss Insurrection #2)
He can’t take his eyes off me.I remember Nicky Biancolli from junior high. Back then, he was always staring. My cousin warned him off, and after that, he faded into the background.Now, ten years later, he’s in my mother’s kitchen at two in the morning, and there’s a dead man in a pool of blood… Continue reading Review: Nicky the Driver – Cate C Wells (Underboss Insurrection #2)
How to Get Started as a Book Reviewer
So you want to be a book reviewer? Yay! Welcome to the reviewer side of the book community👋 One of the best things about being a book reviewer -- aside from scoring some free books -- is that anyone can review books! As long as you're interested in reading books (hardcovers, paperbacks, ebooks, and/or audiobooks)… Continue reading How to Get Started as a Book Reviewer