Book Highlight: Wildwood Whispers by Willa Reece

book highlight wildwood whispers willa reece

Title: Wildwood Whispers Author: Willa Reece Publisher: Redhook Publication Date: August 17, 2021 Genre: Women's Fiction, Magical Realism Step into a world of hope, fate, and folk magic in this bewitching debut when a young woman travels to a sleepy southern town in the Appalachian Mountains to honor her best friend.  Mel Smith’s life is shattered … Continue reading Book Highlight: Wildwood Whispers by Willa Reece

Love, Like, and Not For Me Challenge: March and April 2023

love like not for me reading challenge march april 2023

This year I'm working to be more personal and honest in my opinions about the books I read. I've spent my entire time reviewing books here trying my hardest to balance the good and the bad and offer a similarly balanced rating no matter my personal feelings about the book. Last year I finally decided … Continue reading Love, Like, and Not For Me Challenge: March and April 2023

Book Review: The Mime by Tommy Tutalo

Title: The Mime Author: Tommy Tutalo Publisher: Self-published Publication date: March 21, 2022 Genre: MG/YA, Fantasy One Sentence Summary: Following the deaths of her parents, Florina becomes mute, but, thanks to an evil magician, ends up on a magical, dangerous journey with a group of performers to save her world and find her voice. Overall The … Continue reading Book Review: The Mime by Tommy Tutalo

Book Review: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

book review the ballad of perilous graves alex jennings

Title: The Ballad of Perilous Graves Author: Alex Jennings Publisher: Redhook Publication date: June 21, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: Charged by the magical Doctor Professor to find some songs that escaped from his piano, Perry Graves, his younger sister Brendy, and their friend Peaches get more than they bargained for as the Storm is … Continue reading Book Review: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

Book Review: The Splendid City by Karen Heuler

book review the splendid city karen heuler

Title: The Splendid City Author: Karen Heuler Publisher: Angry Robot Publication date: June 14, 2022 Genre: Urban Fantasy One Sentence Summary: After accidentally turning Stan into a cat, witch-in-training Eleanor is sent to the new country of Liberty with Stan in tow to help find a missing witch, who might have something to do with the … Continue reading Book Review: The Splendid City by Karen Heuler

Book Review: The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

book review the city of dusk tara sim

Title: The City of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1) Author: Tara Sim Publisher: Orbit Publication date: March 22, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: Since the realms were sealed off from each other 500 years ago, Vaega has been slowly dying, but the four heirs of the four houses carrying godsblood intend on doing something about … Continue reading Book Review: The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

Book Review: Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse by Will Soulsby-McCreath

book review merry arlan breaking the curse will soulsby mccreath

Title: Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse (Guardian Cadet #1) Author: Will Soulsby-McCreath Publisher: Nopoodles Everything Books Publication date: October 26, 2021 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: Merry wants more than anything to become part of the Brotherhood of Guardians, and helping an Elf and a Guardian Colonel might just help her get there. Overall Merry Arlan: … Continue reading Book Review: Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse by Will Soulsby-McCreath

Top 5 Saturday: Bones on the Cover

top 5 bones on cover

Top 5 Saturday is run by Amanda @ Devouring Books. Every week showcases 5 books that share a common theme. This week's theme is Bones on the Cover. Um, haha, none? I really had to dig and this was all I could come up with: 3 books with bones on the cover and 2 books … Continue reading Top 5 Saturday: Bones on the Cover

Book Review: Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

book review of payback's a witch lana harper

Title: Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove #1) Author: Lana Harper Publisher: Berkley Publication date: October 5, 2021 Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, LGBTQ+ One Sentence Summary: After almost nine years away, Emmy is back in Thistle Grove to arbitrate a witchy tournament and gets roped into getting revenge on a man who broke her heart … Continue reading Book Review: Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

Top 5 Saturday: Magical Books

top 5 magical books

Top 5 Saturday is run by Amanda @ Devouring Books. Every week showcases 5 books that share a common theme. This week's theme is Magical Books. When I first saw today's theme, I was super excited because "magical" makes me immediately think of fantasy, my absolute favorite genre. But then my brain kind of stuttered … Continue reading Top 5 Saturday: Magical Books