Publication Date: July 4, 2019 Publisher: Biblioasis Pages: 1020 Genre: Literary Fiction Rating: 4/5 Content Warning: click here Ducks, Newburyport is a thousand page odyssey that firmly entrenches the reader into the mind of our nameless protagonist who is a stay at home baker, mom of four, and is dealing with the anxieties and stresses… Continue reading Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
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The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: August 4, 2020 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pages: 248 Genre: Literary Fiction Rating: 4.5/5 Content Warning: homophobia, incest, domestic abuse, rape The Death of Vivek Oji predictably tells the story of the life and… Continue reading The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Thank you to HTP for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: January 10, 2023 Publisher: Park Row Pages: 320 Genre: Thriller Rating: 3/5 Just the Nicest Couple is a slow burn thriller with an intriguing premise and unique storytelling. The book is about Nina's husband, Jake, who goes… Continue reading Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Thank you to the publishers for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. Publication Date: November 29, 2022 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages:389 Genre: YA Thriller Rating: 1/5 This is the last book that I read last year and I'm so disappointed to say that it didn't work for me. The… Continue reading Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. Publication Date: July 7, 2020 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Pages: 427 Genre: Romance Rating: 5/5 Boyfriend Material is a truly funny rom com that has a lot of heart. Luc's absent dad is a beloved celebrity in England… Continue reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: August 30, 2022 Publisher: Flatiron Books Pages: 352 Genre: Thriller Rating: 5/5 Daisy Darker is Feeney's take on the classic Agatha Christie And Then There Were None. The Darker family is meeting at Nana's island house… Continue reading Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: August 9, 2022 Publisher: Amistad Press Pages: 288 Genre: Fantasy; Dystopian Rating: 5/5 The Women Could Fly is a beautifully written and critical take on the way society treats and value women told through… Continue reading The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Publication Date: August 23. 2022 Publisher: Graydon House Pages: 416 Genre: Romance; Paranormal Rating: 4/5 Small Town, Big Magic is a fun and cozy romance set in the small town of St. Cyprian, Missouri that is… Continue reading Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck
The Prisoner by B.A. Paris
*Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for gifting me a review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. Publication Date: November 1, 2022 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pages: 304 Genre: Thriller Rating: 4/5 The Prisoner is a fast paced thriller that sucked me in from the first chapter and kept me hooked through the… Continue reading The Prisoner by B.A. Paris
The Fell by Sarah Moss
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest opinions. Publication Date: March 1, 2022 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 184 Genre: Contemporary Rating: 4.5/5 Content Warnings: Covid, mental health struggles (including allusions to suicide) The Fell is a beautifully written, atmospheric and character… Continue reading The Fell by Sarah Moss