My Year of Reading Dangerously
A BOOKISH ADVENTURE
It’s another Tag Thursday and I discovered another fun tag that I knew I wanted to do. For those new to my blog or the book blog sphere, book tags are just a fun way to recommend book based on questions generally centered around a theme. Anyone can make one and the key idea is … Continue reading The NetGalley Tag | Tag Thursday
Published: February 9th 2021 Pages: 416 Format: eBook (ARC) Tag: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Asian Lit, PoC | Synopsis from the Publisher | If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. He works … Continue reading A Pho Love Story | ARC Review
The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor Published: October 6, 2020 Pages:304 Format: e-ARC Tags: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, High School | Synopsis from the Publisher | Emma Woodhouse is a genius at math, but clueless about people. After all, people are unreliable. They let you down—just like Emma's sister, Izzy, did this year, when she … Continue reading The Code for Love and Heartbreak | ARC Review
Recommended For You by Laura Silverman Published: September 1 2020 Pages: 272 Format: e-ARC Tags: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Jewish Faith, Same-Sex Parents | Synopsis from Publisher | Shoshanna Greenberg loves working at Once Upon, her favorite local bookstore. And with her moms fighting at home and her beloved car teetering on the … Continue reading Recommended For You | ARC Review
How Quickly She Disappears by Raymond Fleischmann Published: January 14th 2020Pages: 320Format: E-Book (ARC)Tags: Mystery/Thriller, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Realism, Missing Persons, Mothers & Daughters, Sisters, Twins | Synopsis From the Publisher | It’s 1941 in small-town Alaska and Elisabeth Pfautz is alone. She’s living far from home, struggling through an unhappy marriage, and she spends … Continue reading How Quickly She Disappears Reviewed | Ok, But Not My Cup of Tea
Romanov by Nadine Brandes An historical fiction account of the last days of the Romanov family. Romanov - Nadine Brandes Romanov by Nadine Brandes is the story of Anastasia, Nastya, Romanov and her family as they are exiled to Siberia to await their fate at the hands of the Bolsheviks. The book weaves together fact … Continue reading Romanov Reviewed | 4/5 Matryoshka Dolls
Beware the Night by Jessika Fleck When Veda is tossed into the middle of a revolution that has light pitted against dark, everything she knew is turned upside-down and she must discover who she really is. Beware the Night - Jessika Fleck Beware the Night by Jessika Fleck is about a world where there are … Continue reading Beware the Night Reviewed | 2.75/5 Fishing Rods
My Rating: 4.25/5 Stars Descendant of the Crane By Joan He A high fantasy mystery in the Kingdom of Yan as it stands on the brink of war. Descendant of the Crane by Joan He follows Hesina, the daughter of a recently slain King, who is determined to find his killer and bring justice to … Continue reading Descendants of the Crane Reviewed
Women Talking By Miriam Toews The women of a Mennonite colony come together to discuss leaving their colony after discovering that they’ve been sexually abused by the men in their colony. Women Talking by Miriam Toews is about a group of Mennonite women who gather together to discuss what they should do in response to … Continue reading Women Talking Reviewed
The Water Cure By Sophie Mackintosh A dystopic family drama about three sisters on an isolated island, raised to fear men. The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh is about three sisters living on an island who have been raised to fear men. The book has been touted as a “feminist revenge fantasy” and made the … Continue reading The Water Cure Reviewed
