Tag: NetGalley
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Blood & Steel (Book 1), by Helen Scheuerer
So this is a super hyped up romantasy series about warriors fighting to protect the land against monsters. This story focuses a lot on Althea “Thea” Zoltaire, who suffers the heavy burden of having a fate stone that predicts she’ll die at 27. Her only true goal in life is to be a Warsword and…
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i am the monster under the bed by Emily Zinnikas
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 0/5 Summary & Review Willa Renfri Greene had a heck of a childhood. A friend who lived under her bed and taught her how to read, parents who didn’t believe her and thought she was weird, a predator as a teacher, and oh, did I mention? She was…
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City of Gods and Monsters (Book 1), by Kayla Edwards
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review I didn’t totally love this. I didn’t hate it, but I definitely didn’t love it. I’ve seen it posted on social media so many times that I had super high hopes. Firstly, why was Loren so annoyingly helpless all the time? I get that…
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Gingerbread Bones, by Lindsay Lovise
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️/5 Summary & Review Okay, well I absolutely loved this. Being YA, I kinda thought this would be just a cute little retelling. But no, it’s so much more than that! I was pulled in right away. I loved the writing. It was so easy to get into…
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Messages from the Mafia Boss, by Evie Rose
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ /5 Summary & Review This story follows Nina & Blake. It’s a short and quick read, so I definitely expected some insta-love/lust. But even with that, the story was actually really cute. Alright, so Nina is accidentally added to a secure Mafia group chat and she changes her…
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Anatomy of an Alibi, by Ashley Elston
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Summary & Review Anatomy of an Alibi follows Aubrey, Ben, Camille, and Hank prior to, during, and after the murder of Ben. This story jumps back and forth a lot, showing how characters met, what secrets they’re protecting, and what they’re trying to uncover. Ben and Camille are married…
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Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden (no spoilers)
Book Stats If you live in the psychological thriller world, you have heard of Freida McFadden. Yes, she’s a brain surgeon; yes, she’s a writer; yes, she knew who Hudson was (IYKYK). You either love her or hate her; there seems to be no in-between on the socials. I love her! I find her writing…
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No Memory for Murder: The Incredible Story of a Sadistic Murder in Halifax’s Point Pleasant Park by Blain Henshaw
Book Stats No Memory for Murder is the first non-fiction work I’ve read in a while. I have loved everything true crime since I was a small child, but, for some reason, it’s difficult for a true crime novel to hold my attention. I believe that this was not the case for this story because…
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Love Me Stalk Me, by Laura Bishop: Summary and Review – (WITH SPOILERS)
Book Stats Book 1 of Obsessively Yours Format: ebookLength: 400 pagesChapters: 52Narrator POV: First person narration; alternating from Izzy’s (FMC) and Cal’s (MMC) POV Summary (With spoilers) This review DOES contain spoilers from the book. If you’d prefer a review without spoilers, please check out this post instead! This book follows Izzy, a store manager,…
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The Anatomy of Magic, by Alexis L. Menard
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review First and foremost, the audiobook. Fucking PHENOMENAL. Seriously, I expected great things when Savannah Thomas and Sean Masters were listed as the narrators, but damn! It exceeded my high expectations! These two both perform so amazingly on their own, but together? *Chef’s…