How do you feel about the current state of romance novels? ?? I’m not sure what you mean? I’m not a huge fan of the tropification of them, but that’s mostly a thing that happened because of the readers. If you mean the way they’re written, I don’t exactly mind. There’s some out there that I…
e-ALC, 11:49:54Narrated by: Elena Rey & Andre SantanaRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 31-February 2, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Death, War, Alcohol, Gun Violence, Emotional Abuse, Confinement, Child Deatj, and Child…
e-ALC, 06:24:45Narrated by: Shayna Small & Landon WoodsonRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 30-31, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Animal Death, Gun Violence, Violence, AddictionFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Dual POV, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! In this lyrical debut, three generations of Palestinian women must put the haunting of their ancestral home to rest, before the secrets of the past drown them all. Our Cut of…
These themes will vary! It could be based off of some book mail I just received, pop culture, something personal to me, a headline from the news, a trend I noticed when I was buying books for my library system, etc. I hope you stick around to see all the themes and book recs I…
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: TTT: Books That I Thought Showed the 5 Love Languages Words of Affirmation ” verbal or…
e-ALC, 11:13:11Narrated by: Lillie-Pearl WildmanRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 29-30, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Dementia, Sexism, Drug Use, Abandonment, Injury/injury DetailFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance,…
e-ALC, 10:24:37Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-ChristensenRelease Date: January 21, 2025Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 28-29, 2026Rom Com Mystery, #2Source: Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Murder, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Drug Use, Vomit, Drug Use, InfidelityFor Readers…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. Bought: From Netgalley/Edelweiss: From Netgalley! From Edelweiss! From the Publishers: The Weekly Wrap-Up!: Sunday 02/01/26 : Stacking the Shelves #671 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! & On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah ScholfieldMonday 02/02/25: 16 Forever by…
e-ALC, 11:28:42Narrated by: Clay CaneRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: January 27-28, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Racism, Bullying, Racial Slurs, Death of a Parent, Abandonment, Alcoholism, WarFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Historical…
