This one is for my girlies that love a good horror book that incorporates urban legends and folklore. The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro is the story of a woman who feels trapped by motherhood and trying to get through life without a support system. Adopted at birth, through DNA testing she discovers more about […]
As an English teacher, I could not resist checking out Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese. My first encounter with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlett Letter was as a high school English student. While my teacher hammered away at all of the symbolism in the book, I was really wondering about how Hester was surviving around all […]
“If you think you heard something…you didn’t.” Welcome to Appalachia folks and to the premise of Jackal by Erin Adams! I picked this book up expecting 2 or 3 things and got 6 or 7 very different other things instead in a very cool, roller coaster ride way. Black girls missing in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Racism? […]
Sisterhood, Drama, Family Ties and Harlem in the 80s/90s. Hold You Down by Tracy Brown will take you for a ride that will have you in your feels by the end of it. I picked Hold You Down up based on the cover featuring two Black women who looked like two stylish sisters – one […]
I just finished The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray last night and I had so many thoughts afterwards, that I decided that I definitely had to write this review ASAP. When I first saw The Personal Librarian debut last year, I kind of eyed it but never really sought it out […]
Today is my stop on The Throwback List by Lily Anderson Book Tour, hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my review and be sure to enter the Giveaway! Going Home Again Estranged friends, jealous former classmates, and a bucket list that unites them. (Lol! I like that for a movie teaser don’t you?) The […]
This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale. I read A Court of Thorns and Roses last weekend and was hooked into the series. Once again the book ended up capturing my attention for […]
This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale. What have I done?! What was I thinking? Okay, let’s start at the beginning… I kept seeing the book series A Court of Thorns and Roses […]