Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: April 20, 2021 Publisher: Library of America Pages: 240 Genre: Fiction Trigger Warnings: racism, racist words, torture, violence Rating: 4/5 This is a recently published piece of work from literary great Richard Wright… Continue reading The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. Publication Date: March 30, 2021 Publisher: 37 Ink Pages: 368 Genre: Historical Fiction Trigger Warnings: drugs, racism, misogyny Rating: 4/5 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev has a similar format to Daisy Jones and… Continue reading The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawn Walton

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Pages: 352 Genre: YA Mystery Trigger Warning: death, self harm, suicidal ideation, racism, anxiety, sexual violence, depression Rating: 5/5 I picked Bad Things Happen Here up on a… Continue reading Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow

Thank you to Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: May 25, 2021 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Pages: 375 Genre: YA Mystery Trigger Warnings: statutory rape Rating: 3/5 The Hollow Inside is a dual timeline YA mystery following Phoenix in the present day storyline and Phoenix's Mom, Nina, back when… Continue reading The Hollow Inside by Brooke Lauren Davis

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: October 12, 2021 Publisher: Graydon House Pages: 340 Genre: Domestic Suspense Trigger Warning: none come to mind Rating: 4.5/5 It is not often I find a domestic suspense novel that I enjoy as much as… Continue reading The Mother Next Door by Tara Laskowski