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2020 has been full of beautiful book releases. I decided to start a new monthly post with the book releases that I am looking forward to in the coming month. Since there tend to be SO MANY though, I decided to limit this to only those that I have received ARCs for though. On my... Continue Reading →
What's new in the children's book world? Here is what I have found! This first two are actually being published TODAY! While we obviously still have a while to go until Christmas, it's never too early to get your books ready for the season! Robin's Christmas Journey // by Maya Odonera Publishing Date: TODAY 09.29.2020... Continue Reading →
How is another week already over? And how come weekend days feel so short when work days feel so excruciatingly long? This week, I finished my audiobook of How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. I don't have my review up for that yet. While I did struggle with some of his narrating,... Continue Reading →
The Trials of Koli// by M. R. Carey Book 2 of The Rampart Trilogy // See my review for The Book of Koli here. Pub Day: September 15, 2020 Publisher: Orbit Books Synopsis: The earth wants to swallow us whole... Koli never planned to set foot outside his small village. He knew that beyond its... Continue Reading →
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me - Depression in the First Person // by Anna Mehler Paperny Pub Day: March 31, 2020 Publisher: The Experiment Synopsis: In her early twenties, investigative journalist Anna Mehler Paperny had already landed her dream job. On the surface, her life was great. Nevertheless, she spiraled out, attempted... Continue Reading →
"I have nothing but excitement for what the world is going to look like. Young people today are putting up with less and less, yet at the same time creating room for more and more, which I think is the best combination." - Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino Generation Brave - The Gen Z Kids who are... Continue Reading →
Another week is ending and back to work it is tomorrow. I did get to finish a couple of books this week, but have a few unfinished ones as well. Last week's audiobooks, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me, was fabulous(ly sad). It blew me away and I learned so much. The review... Continue Reading →
The Book of Koli // by M. R. Carey Pub Day: April 14, 2020 Publisher: Orbit Books Synopsis: Everything that lives hates us… Beyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognizable landscape. A place where overgrown forests are filled with choker trees and deadly seeds that will kill you where... Continue Reading →
"I speak out of direct and particular anger at an academic conference, and a white woman says, "Tell me how you feel but don't say it too harshly or I cannot hear you." But is it my manner that keeps her from hearing, or the threat of a message that her life may change?" -... Continue Reading →
Heroes for hire. If you can pay. The Sin in the Steel // by Ryan Van Loan Pub Day: July 21, 2020 Publisher: Tor/Forge Books Length: 432 pages Synopsis: Buc and Eld are the first private detectives in a world where pirates roam the seas, mages speak to each other across oceans, mechanical devices change... Continue Reading →
The Shaggy Shepherd 