Tag: young adult fiction

Arc Review: Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham

Arc Review: Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham

Posted March 25, 2023 by Richetta in Book Reviews, Young Adult

Fairytale retellings are a sweet spot for me and they are hard to resist. Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham is a retelling that is emotional and dark considering what Beauty has endured before even meeting the Beast. I found the plot to be surprisingly fast-paced, especially considering that there aren’t many characters to drive it […]

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New Year New Books: January Reading Hopefuls

New Year New Books: January Reading Hopefuls

Posted January 13, 2023 by Richetta in Monthly Reading Goals

This is why you should probably give yourself a few weeks into the year before making any New Year’s resolutions. Because if I had, hypothetically speaking, made a resolution about reading more from my bookshelf and backlist I would already be behind the game. Backlist Challenge All of the books I have lined up from […]

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Time to Chill: December Reading Wrap-up

Time to Chill: December Reading Wrap-up

Posted January 13, 2023 by Richetta in Monthly Wrap-up

December was a busy month, per usual. So I didn’t put a lot of expectations on myself for reading. I was moving around running errands and cleaning and cooking and still doing regular things. As a mom this time of year can be hard for me to focus on my own self-care because I am […]

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Review: Jackal by Erin Adams

Review: Jackal by Erin Adams

Posted November 2, 2022 by Richetta in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews

“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? […]

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Spooky Book & Scary Movie Pairings

Spooky Book & Scary Movie Pairings

Posted October 14, 2022 by Richetta in Book Themes, Themed Reading List

This year’s spooky book releases lend themselves to some automatic horror flick pairings. Now, don’t get too excited because my scary movie repertoire is extremely small. But here are a few Spooky Book and Scary Movie Pairings to inspire you. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson and Stephen King’s Carrie. The obvious choice. […]

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