The Stats Title: Fun for the Whole Family Author: Jennifer E. Smith Publisher: Ballantine Books (08 April 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), LBGTQIA+, Contemporary, Literary Fiction Trigger Warnings: Child Neglect, Divorce, Grief, Infidelity/IVF, Cancer, Fire-Related Trauma, Death Read if you like: The Unsinkable Greta James, The Book of George, The Dutch House Rating: 5 Stars Thank… Read More Book Review: Fun for the Whole Family
The Stats Title: I Will Blossom Anyway Author: Disha Bose Publisher: Ballantine Books (06 May, 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Romance, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Literary Fiction Trigger Warnings: Death of a Sibling, Domestic Abuse Read if you like: Green Dot, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Normal People, The Rachel Incident Rating: 4.5 out of… Read More Book Review: I Will Blossom Anyway
February was a bad month for me reading-wise. I was working 2nd shift most days, which minimized my bedtime reading time. I also was into more of a music over audiobook kick. So, I am still reading the same novels I started at the beginning of February. -_-‘ WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking… Read More WWW Wednesday – 3/19/2025
February was a bad month for me reading-wise. I was working 2nd shift most days, which minimized my bedtime reading time. I also was into more of a music over audiobook kick. So, I am still reading the same novels I started at the beginning of February. -_-‘ WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking… Read More WWW Wednesday – 3/3/2025
The Stats Title: A Northern Light in Provence Author: Elizabeth Birkelund Publisher: Ballantine Books (21 May, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary, Romance Trigger Warnings: Cancer, Death, Infidelity Read if you like: Holiday Country, One Italian Summer Rating: 2.5 Rounded up to 3 Stars Thank you to Elizabeth Birkelund, Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for pre-approving… Read More Book Review: A Northern Light in Provence
The Stats Title: The Lost Story Author: Meg Shaffer Publisher: Ballantine Books (16 July, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Magical Realism, Romance Trigger Warnings: Death, Violence, Child Abuse, Homophobia, Abuse Read if you like: The Wishing Game, Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances Rating: 4 Stars Thank you to Meg Shaffer, Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for pre-approving… Read More Book Review: The Lost Story
The Stats Title: Finding Margaret Fuller Author: Allision Pataki Publisher: Ballantine Books (19 March, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction Trigger Warnings: Historical Violence, Emotional Distress, Sexism, Gender Inequality Read if you like: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Rating: 5 Stars!!! Thank you to Allison Pataki, Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for… Read More Book Review: Finding Margaret Fuller
The Stats Title: The Underground Library Author: Jennifer Ryan Publisher: Ballantine Books (12 March, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction Trigger Warnings: Antisemitism, War Time Violence, Abuse, Loss and Grief, PTSD, Mental Health Read if you like: The Alice Network, All the Light We Cannot See, The Book Thief, The Nightingale Rating:… Read More Book Review: The Underground Library
The Stats Title: The Wishing Game Author: Meg Shaffer Publisher: Ballantine Books (30 May, 2023) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Magical Realism Trigger Warnings: Drug/Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Neglect, Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy, The Magic Tree House Series Read if you like: Klara and the Sun, The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue,… Read More Book Club Review: The Wishing Game
As the number of backlogged books I need to review slowly dwindle, I have been looking at some other options as to what posts I can have. One option I was looking into was Top 10 Tuesday, by That Artsy Reader Girl. So for this week’s top 10 Tuesday…. Love Freebie (in honor of Valentine’s Day… Read More Top 10 Tuesday – 2/13/2024
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