Category: Reviews
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Drought: February Reading Wrap-Up
The month when I abandoned more books than I had read finally happened. Beautiful Ugly, Alice Feeney ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘I keep my thoughts to myself because silence cannot be misquoted.’ A famous novelist is dealing with the mysterious disappearance of his beloved wife, and nothing is as it seems on the surface. This was a pretty…
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A Rough Start: January Reading Wrap-Up
This year started with several excellent books for me, but I also went through a pile of less-than-good reads. I’ve decided to be even more selective in 2025 and just DNF books when I’m not really enjoying them (whereas previously I’d finish reading if it was a lukewarm three a.k.a. ‘good but not my thing’).…
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Too Little, Too Late: December Reading Wrap-Up
I have 0 energy to write longer reviews right now, so here goes. I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A beautifully written, unique, and absolutely devastating book. Our Little Cruelties, Liz Nugent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nugent has an admirable talent with words. This is a quiet and sharp dissection of one family’s history. A…
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Mostly Underwhelming November Reading Wrap-Up
I have mixed feelings about this month’s reads. I’ve read the books I was long anticipating and was not fully happy with them. Oh, well, that happens. A Lesson In Vengeance, Victoria Lee ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Typical dark academia with an elite school, rich students, murder, magic, and plenty of mystery. Our MC returns to her studies…
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Graveyards, Killers, and Witches: October Reading Wrap-Up
This month was heavy on the re-reads, so I haven’t managed to read too many new books, but the ones I did pick were mostly great. Graveyard Shift, M. L. Rio ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A novella about a group of unlikely acquaintances who gather at the cemetery each night for a smoke and a mysterious science experiment…
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Defeating the Slump: March Reading Wrap-Up
I was so overwhelmed this month that I didn’t realize I was in a reading slump until around March 25th. I strongly suspect Crescent City 3 and just general stress put me in it, but I was struggling. It got to a point where I couldn’t even think of starting something else without feeling drained…
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January Reading Wrap-Up
I can’t say January was a successful reading month, though I did manage to find a couple of good books, while trying not to go insane from the reads I’ve picked for reviews on my YT channel. I’m honestly too lazy to go into detail about each of the books, so here are my brief…
Morren Aconite 