I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Hachette Books in exchange for an honest review. I am giving this review voluntarily and all thoughts are my own. Rating: 5/5 Genre: Poetry During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, poet Nikita Gill captures, the heartache, loss, hope, and other hosts of …
Book Review — The Hunting Wives by May Cobb
Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for the advanced reader copy. This review is voluntary and thoughts are my own. Rating: 4/5 Genre: Thriller, Suspense In a small town outside of Dallas is a group of women who call themselves, The Hunting Wives. The newest member is Sophie. Right of the bat, this novel gives …
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Book Review — How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott
I received an Advanced Reader's Copy from NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group. This review is voluntary and thoughts are my own. Rating: 3.5/5 (rounded up to 4/5 on Goodreads) Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction If you suspected your best friend, the person you were closest to in the whole world, was a murderer, what would you …
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Book Review — Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History by Erika Owen
I received an Advanced Reader's Copy from NetGalley and Tiller Press. This review is voluntary. Rating: 4/5 Genre: History, Women's History, Non-Fiction, True Crime Discover 50 fascinating tales of female pirates, fraudsters, gamblers, bootleggers, serial killers, madams, and outlaws in this illustrated book of lawbreaking and legendary women throughout the ages Many of us are …
Book Review — Bar None by Cathi Stoler
I received an advance review copy for free from Book Sirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Rating: 4/5 Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Cozy-ish Mystery Bar None, set in the heart of New York City, is an edge-of-your-seat mystery that features Jude Dillane, owner of The Corner Lounge on 10th Street and Avenue B. When …
Book Review — Clarity & Connection by Yung Pueblo
Rating: 2/5 Genre: Poetry I have been a fan of Diego Perez aka Yung Pueblo's on Instagram for a couple of years now and was very excited to read this. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met. Although there are many great lessons in these pages on relationships and on one's self, the poems are redundant …
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Book Review — To Be Black and a Woman by Angela L. Fraser
Rating: 3.5/5 Genre: Poetry "In a society that sexualizes you... In a society that tells you that you do not deserve any more than your white counterparts, or the best out of life other than what is given to you, in so many ways... In a society that tells you your self-worth comes from pleasing …
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Book Review — The Apricot Memoirs by Tess Guinery
Rating: 2/5 Genre: Poetry A collection of poems depicting motherhood and faith. Aesthetically, this book is gorgeous. The colors and the doodles could make for a beautiful coffee table book. However, the poems leave more to be desired. They are short and don't use varied sentence structure, which made for a redundant read for me …
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Book Review — Surviving Home by Katerina Canyon
Rating: 4/5 Genre: Poetry Concisely arresting and challenging the beliefs of family and the fantasies of tradition, the poems in Surviving Home show that home is a place that you endure rather than a place where you are nurtured. With unyielding cadence and unparalleled sadness and warmth, Katerina Canyon contemplates the prejudice and limitations buried …
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Book Review — Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 4/5 Genre: Fiction Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. Malibu: August 1983. It's …
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