Based On A True Story

I’d seen the cover of this book around on social media a lot but hadn’t really paid attention until someone said the magical phrase WERE-POMERANIAN. Of course I was immediately all in. I can not even begin to describe how […]

I chose this book from the Kindle First Reads selections because of the alternate world building aspect of the story. I was interested in seeing how the author envisioned a world where Europeans never colonized the Americas. How would societies […]

I don’t remember exactly where I saw this book mentioned but I loved the premise. It pits a notoriously corrupt bank against a vicar who isn’t quite as naive as they expect him to be. Reverend Tom Goodman gets fired […]

I got this book through an event on Amazon highlighting books from around the world. I was interested in to mainly because it was book about a gay relationship that was actually written by a man. You’d think that would […]

This book draws from several real events to craft a story about a boy who is murdered after he gains attention for being arrested. Jawad makes a jetpack to use in his Halloween costume. A teacher calls the police to […]

I thought I was going to write about Urban Fantasy for this post. Then I had an idea. I was going to talk about my love for sentient places. I opened up this draft post I made to remind myself […]

The Mass Dragoning of 1955 changed society. Suddenly a huge number of women were just gone. A lot of husbands and other nasty men died violently that day. And now, it just isn’t mentioned in polite society. “People are awfully […]

I picked this audiobook while scrolling through the available ones on my library’s app based purely off the title and the cover. I didn’t even fully read the description which was good. I liked going into this knowing nothing whatsoever […]

This description had me at love, magic, and waffles. Of course, I had to listen to it. Olivia is 28 and in a rut. She’s never left the small town near Buffalo NY where she grew up. She’s stayed in […]

I recently listened to Crowbones, the latest book from Anne Bishop in the world of The Others. While listening to it I started thinking about how much I loved the original series that started with Written in Red. I decided […]

I absolutely loved reading the series of books written by K.M. Shea that are set in the town of Magiford WI. In this world wizards, fae, vampires, and werewolves are all living openly among humans. Magiford is a hub of […]

Kindle Unlimited has figured me out. Recently it has been showing me Regency romances that feature dragons. How am I supposed to resist that? Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson was […]

That summary of this book seems to have been specially designed to draw me in. Misbehaving old lady witches? – check A world where you get more powerful as you get older? – absolutely Cats? – check This is the […]

I found this series fascinating. It is set up differently than a lot of series that I’ve seen. Each book is written by a different author. What ties them together is the start of each book. Every book starts at […]

I started out 2022 with a great book. I chose this book from a list of Australian books on Goodreads that I was looking at to choose stories for my South of the Equator challenge. I was immediately drawn to […]

I’d seen this book around but hadn’t really planned on picking it up until I saw it listed on a Best Romances of the Year list. I was intrigued by the premise. Grace wakes up after an uncharacteristically drunk night […]

This is a fun romantic story about what happens after getting voted off of a hit baking show. Sylvie was a fan favorite and parlayed that success into her quirky bakery, Sugar Fair. Unfortunately, the only commercial kitchen they could […]

This isn’t the type of book I’d generally pick up but I’m glad I did. Layla, her mother, and her younger brother live in extremely dangerous conditions. Her mother is not mentally well and has addiction issues. A series of […]

Svalbard is an archipelago north of mainland Norway. Because it is so far north there are three months out of the year where the sun never rises. This is the time of year when Maya moves to Svalbard because her […]

I loved this book! This story gathered me in from the beginning. Maggie is the protege of a chef at a three star Michelin restaurant. When he dies unexpectedly she thinks she will take over running the restaurant. She is […]