This week was a bit busy in my personal life. I was a bit busy in my after hours with board meetings. I love attending board meetings because it gives me a chance to feel a bit more involved in my community, but it can also be a bit hard…
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An Academy For Liars Review
Title: An Academy for LiarsAuthor: Alexis HendersonRelease Date: Sept. 17, 2024Format: eBookWhere to Buy: Amazon | BookshopMy Rating: 3/5 Synopsis Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a…
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Weekly Review Nov. 4-10
This week was a very long one for me and countless other people around the country. I work for a non-partisan organization. As such, I don’t share my political views publicly. I will say that I will continue to choose to love, support and protect those around me. I will…
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Rise and Divine Review
Title: Rise and DivineAuthor: Lana HarperRelease Date: Aug. 20 2024Format: PaperbackWhere to Buy: Amazon | BookshopMy Rating: 3/5 Synopsis Even in a family of chaotic necromancers, Daria “Dasha” Avramov has always been an outlier. An event planner at the Arcane Emporium occult megastore, Dasha is also a devil eater: a…
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Weekly Review Oct 28-Nov 3
A review of what I’m reading, watching, buying, researching, eating the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3. plus a fun story.
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Immortal Dark Review
Title: Immortal DarkAuthor: Tigest GirmaRelease Date: Sept. 3, 2024Format: HardcoverWhere to Buy: Amazon | BookshopMy Rating: 4.75/5 Synopsis Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a…
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The Sicilian Inheritance Review
Title: The Sicilian Inheritance Author: Jo Piazza Release Date: April 2, 2024 Format: Hardcover Where to Buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4.75/5 Summary Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away, leaving Sara…
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The Tainted Cup Review
Title: The Tainted Cup Author: Robert Jackson Bennet Release Date: Feb. 6, 2024 Format: Hardback Where to buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at…
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Weekly Roundup April 15
I’m starting a new weekly post where I round up all of the things that I loved the week before. I am including outfits, recipes, music, television and movies, articles, books and whatever else brought me joy each week. It may seem silly but I am realizing that I need…
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The Hexologists Review
Title: The Hexologists Author: Josiah Bancroft Release Date: Sept. 26, 2023 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis The Hexologists, Iz and Warren Wilby, are quite accustomed to helping desperate clients with the bugbears of city life. Aided by hexes and a bag of charmed relics, the…
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