Publication Date: September 5, 2017 Publisher: Graywolf Press Pages: 96 Genre: Poetry Rating: 5/5 Don't Call Us Dead is a powerful collection of poetry by Danez Smith that deals with police brutality on Black people, sexuality, and Smith's HIV diagnosis. This collection of mostly short poems are brilliant and evocatively told. Smith's anger, despair, and… Continue reading Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
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WWW Wednesday 2.15.23
This weekly meme is hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words and all you need to do to participate is answer the following three questions. What are you currently reading? One of the gifts I got from my husband for Valentine's Day was a Barnes and Noble gift card so of course… Continue reading WWW Wednesday 2.15.23
Holiday with the Wongs by Jackie Lau
Happy Valentine's Day y'all! I though today would be the perfect time to wrap up the other holiday themed series I recently finished, Holidays with the Wongs. This set of four romance novellas all follow the Wong siblings and their adorably lovely and interfering family. These books had some spicy moments that were perfectly balanced… Continue reading Holiday with the Wongs by Jackie Lau
Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery Series Review
The final book in the Juniper Holiday series was released on Saturday and like every other book in this series I flew through it in less than a day. Which is a testament to how easy and engaging they are to read but also because they are all novella length stories. But that is the… Continue reading Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery Series Review
Romanceoply 2023
It's back! After skipping the past couple of years Romanceoply is finally here. Like the name suggests it is a monopoly board filled with prompts and/or subgenres all related to romance books. This is my favorite year long reading challenge and I'm excited to see how many spaces I can fufill. There are different ways… Continue reading Romanceoply 2023
WWW Wednesday 2.8.23
Happy Wednesday! This weekly meme is hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words and all you need to do to participate is answer the following three questions. What are you currently reading? I'm around 70% done with 11/22/63. I went into this book not really knowing what to expect except that it… Continue reading WWW Wednesday 2.8.23
January Wrap Up
Last month started off positively and then went downhill which effected my reading and posting. I did read 11 books last month although two of them I had already read more than half off coming into January. And most of the others were novellas and a manga. But I'm still happy with what I got… Continue reading January Wrap Up
Bloodline Vampire Series by Katee Robert
Content Warnings: Each book summary on Goodreads has a list The Bloodline Vampire series is a trilogy of short novella length vampire why choose books with gorgeous covers. I adore the creative worlds that Roberts creates even if they are more smut than substance. This series follows Mina, who is half vampire half human, who… Continue reading Bloodline Vampire Series by Katee Robert
Ruthless by Gena Showalter
Publication Date: August 9, 2022 Publisher: HQN Pages: 416 Genre: Fantasy Romance Rating: 3.5/5 Ruthless is the second (and possibly last?) book in the Immortal Enemies series. I think the world that Showalter created for this series is fascinating but unfortunately we didn't get to see much of it in this book. In this story… Continue reading Ruthless by Gena Showalter
On My Radar: February 2023
The beginning of the year started off well and then turned to crap. Sadly, my Grandpa passed away and it's been difficult focusing on reading and blogging. However, I'm looking forward to getting back into my routines and there's no better way to get back into it than by putting together one of my favorite… Continue reading On My Radar: February 2023
Books With Cassie 