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Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis – REVIEW
Like most 90s kids, I grew up on scary stories and urban legends. One of my favorite shows as a kid was “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” A show where kids sit around a campfire and take turns telling ghost stories shouldn’t work, but it did. In a lot of ways, Adam Ellis’s Bad Dreams… Continue reading
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – REVIEW
If there’s one subgenre that has a hold on my soul outside of sci-fi and fantasy, it’s dark academia. Some of my all-time favorite books, like The Secret History and If We Were Villains, are mysteries steeped in the dark side of academia. I’ve been incredibly excited for Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s Where Sleeping Girls Lie. With… Continue reading
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Books That Would Make Great Books (and Vice Versa)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. These are all things I can wholeheartedly get behind. This week’s topic is “Movies/TV Shows That Would Have Made Amazing Books.” I’ve… Continue reading
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Draw Down the Moon by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast – REVIEW
Have you ever read a book solely because of how beautiful the cover looks? The cover of Draw Down the Moon completely captured me. I went into the book entirely blind. Well, almost entirely. I didn’t even read the blurb! Facebook promoted an ad to me for the book, and I immediately knew I needed… Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Back Shelf Books 3/24/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! Thanks so much to everyone who wished me well last week with my health issues! I’ve been taking things easier this week, which has been nice! I’m so excited for gardening season. My little tomato sprouts already need to be put in larger containers and… Continue reading
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Like Happiness by Ursula Villarreal-Moura – REVIEW
Like Happiness is wildly out of my comfort zone. Ursula Villarreal-Moura’s debut novel isn’t a book I would typically pick up, but I am so glad I did. Like Happiness mostly takes place in New York City and follows the multi-year friendship between a recent college graduate and a literary legend. Continue reading
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Eden by Christopher Sebela and Marc Laming – Review
I’ve been excited to dig into the Eden comic series for a long time. Sci-fi comics are my jam, and the art, family dynamics, and survive-at-all-costs feel of Eden drew me in. Also, we all know I can’t resist a story with themes of a dying Earth, a dystopian system, and corrupt corporations. Continue reading
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Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas: Review
I’ve been on a mission lately to read more “happy” books – more books that make me feel good while reading them. Finding happy books is already hard, but finding happy books that are science fiction or fantasy seems even more difficult. Luckily, L.M. Sagas is here to save the day with her new book, Cascade… Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Back Shelf Books 3/17/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! This has been the longest of weeks for us in my home. I’ve had some health issues the past few weeks which have taken a lot of time to resolve. While things are still a bit up in the air, we’ve at least been able… Continue reading
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In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune: Blog Tour and Review
Welcome to the Blog Tour for the In the Live of Puppets paperback release! I’ve wanted to read so many different T.J. Klune books for so long, but somehow they keep slipping through the cracks of my massive TBR. After In the Lives of Puppets won the Goodreads Award for Best Science Fiction in 2023, I knew I wanted to… Continue reading