Life has been….interesting. It’s been heavy and anxiety-producing with everything compounded by a search for a more just world. From a reading standpoint, I have comforted myself with non-stop Romance. I find it soothing in times when everything else feels like sandpaper. I have re-read all of my favorite series and tried out a few […]
Publisher: Random House
Average Rating: 3.95
Blog Tour: Hope And Other Punchlines
September 11th has been written about in YA before, but I really loved how it was examined in Hope and Other Punchlines. I was twenty -five and teaching elementary school on that terrible day and I remember very well the feeling that the world we live in was forever changed for the kids who looked […]
Ex Libris Romance (81)
I loved this book! It takes some conventional romance tropes and turns them into something inclusive and so very enjoyable. The hero, Alastair, is bisexual and very comfortable with his sexuality. When he becomes attracted to Charity, presenting herself as Robert, he does not beat himself up or try to talk himself out of the […]
Ex Libris Romance (80)
This series has become one of my historical romance obsessions! It centers around one family, siblings not related by blood, who manage to make their way in the classist society of 19th century England. Mick is not an entirely sympathetic character, as heroes go. He is ruthless in his business dealings and hat ruthlessness is […]
Blog Tour: The Fall Of Grace
Welcome to my stop on the tour for The Fall of Grace by Amy Fellner Dominy. I just got this book in the mail, so I haven’t read it yet, but this story sounds very timely and interesting. I really enjoyed the emotional darkness of Die For You, so I have high hopes for The […]
Blog Tour: Batman Nightwalker
I came to this book a huge fan of Marie Lu’s writing, but kind of light on Batman knowledge. (I honestly don’t think I’ve seen a Batman movie since George Clooney played him.) However, one thing I have always liked about his story is that he really doesn’t have any supernatural or god-like powers AND […]
Ex Libris Romance (79)
There was so much to love about this book! The premise was fantastic, as they were both reluctant but out of options. Emma really just wants to get paid for her work and she can’t help but be intrigued by the Duke. Emma is all light to the Duke’s moody shadow, but the contrast in […]
Blog Tour: Fragments Of The Lost
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Fragments of the Lost! Don’t forget to stop by the other blogs on the tour and enter for a chance to win a finished copy. I always find it difficult to review Megan Miranda’s books because I really enjoy them, but to talk too […]
Ex Libris Audio: The Bear And The Nightingale
I am always going to pick up a book that involves folklore, so when I heard about The Bear and the Nightingale, I knew it would make for a great audio book. Based on several different Russian folktales, the story follows Vasya, or Vasilisa, who is a favorite folk heroine of mine. What I thought […]
Blog Tour: Haunting The Deep
I enjoyed How to Hang a Witch and its blending of family drama and history. In Haunting the Deep, I think the same feel was achieved, but this time it was a different ancestor of Samantha’s that was involved. Instead of witch trials, everything at the high school seems to be trying to bring the […]