September has some of my most anticipated books of the year coming out so I will be trying to read many of these as soon as possible. September 9 The new novel from the bestselling author of If We Were Villains and Graveyard Shift—a vivid and immersive tale of one woman’s reckless mission to make sense of the… Continue reading On My Radar: September 2025
Author: bookswithcassie
I'm a SAHM of three boys. I was lucky enough to marry my best friend who is totally ok with my book hoarding tendencies. I have been a lover of books my whole life and it has been such a blessing to be able to share that love with my kids.
Magpie by Elizabeth Day
Publication Date: May 3, 2022 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 336 Genre: Thriller Rating: 3/5 This was an engrossing thriller that had a twist that completely shocked me but then the story started to fall flat and led to a surprisingly boring ending. I was captivated from the beginning when we first meet Marisa who… Continue reading Magpie by Elizabeth Day
2025 Mid Year Freakout Tag
I'm a few weeks late on this but I always enjoy looking back on previous years answers so I wanted to carve out some time today to share my 2025 Mid Year Freakout Tag. My reading has been a bit all over the place this year and my total books read number is so high… Continue reading 2025 Mid Year Freakout Tag
On My Radar: August 2025
It's been so long since I've put one of these posts together but I've really missed having this list. I frequently refer back to this so I can keep track of all the books I'm interested in so I decided to carve some time out today to get it done. I don't request ARC's these… Continue reading On My Radar: August 2025
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: June 24, 2025 Publisher: Random House Pages: 292 Genre: Thriller Rating: 4.5/5 I found The Compound to be compulsively readable and I finished this book in a matter of hours. All I knew going into… Continue reading The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Summer TBR
It's been Summer for about a month now but I decided today to share the 12 books I've put on my Summer TBR. Most of these are romances since that's what I've been gravitating to lately. And I have a mix of recent releases and books that I've been wanting to read for awhile. Camp… Continue reading Summer TBR
The Last Ferry Out by Andrea Bartz
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: May 20, 2025 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pages: 320 Genre: Thriller Rating: 2/5 Content Warning: talk of suicide, drug use, mentions of domestic violence The Last Ferry Out follows Abby as she arrives on Isla… Continue reading The Last Ferry Out by Andrea Bartz
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Publication Date: April 29, 2025 Publisher: MIRA Pages: 304 Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng follows Cora Zeng in NYC during the beginning of the pandemic where the only work she can get is a crime scene cleaner. During this work Cora and her two coworkers start finding bats… Continue reading Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Deadstream by Mar Romasco-Moore
*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: April 1, 2025 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Pages: 320 Genre: Young Adult Horror; Thriller Rating: 5/5 Deadsteam is a well done young adult horror from an author who truly understands both streaming… Continue reading Deadstream by Mar Romasco-Moore
April TBR: Orilium Readathon
Happy April! I used to be an avid TBR maker but this year I've really been embracing mood reading. But I will always take part in G's Orilium readathon and it was fun to go through the prompts and find books for each one. My character is a Necromancer and that has 9 classes that… Continue reading April TBR: Orilium Readathon
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