First Lines Friday: April 26, 2024

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first … Continue reading First Lines Friday: April 26, 2024

Book Review: The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

Title: The City of Stardust Author: Georgia Simmers Page Length: 352 Publication Date: January 30, 2024 Publisher: Redhook Synopsis: A young woman descends into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods and monsters bent on revenge to break her family's curse in this spellbinding contemporary fantasy debut. For centuries, generations of Everlys have … Continue reading Book Review: The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme to spotlight a future release that you’re excited about. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings and was previously hosted by Breaking the Spine. This week’s anticipated book is: The Sins on Their Bones Title: The Sins on Their Bones Author: Laura R. Samotin Page Length: 416 Publication Date: May 7, 2024 Publisher: Random House Canada Synopsis: … Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin

Top Ten Tuesday:  Unread Books on My Shelves I Need to Read Soon 

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Today, the topic is unread books on my shelves I need to … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday:  Unread Books on My Shelves I Need to Read Soon 

Book Review: Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin

Title: Song of the Six Realms Author: Judy I. Lin Page Length: 400 Publication Date: April 23, 2024 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Synopsis: Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of … Continue reading Book Review: Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin

Sundays in Bed With… Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff

Happy Sunday! I’m back today with “Sundays in Bed With….” a meme that dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning. Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today!  This meme was originally hosted by Midnight Book … Continue reading Sundays in Bed With… Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff

Birthstone Book Covers: April 2024

Leslie at Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color as that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title. Fun, right? Rules: Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back to her so … Continue reading Birthstone Book Covers: April 2024