QOTD: Do you prefer vampires with a moral code, or fully unhinged immortals? Julie’s Review: is a dark fantasy full of dark magic, dangerous alliances, a fierce FMC, vampires and dragons, desire and yearning, and a lot of epic battles. The audiobook is fabulous – I do love a full cast and […]
Julie’s Review of : This book was a ride! It’s a combination of a podcast, a memoir, a murder mystery, and a best-friends’ love story, with Happy Days references and pets! While I personally am not a huge podcast consumer, I loved the banter and friendship the most. The audio is fabulous! I already love […]
Julie’s Review: This is my first TJ Klune book; a book that describes itself as for fans of Stranger Things? Yea I’m in. Something that seems to be most special about stories like this: it’s the survival and high stakes really delve deep into what it means to be human, and the lengths people will […]
Julie’s Review: I’m struggling to write this review for because I loved the author’s previous book, (read my review here), so much! And this book did not quite measure up to that experience. Let’s start with what I liked. I enjoy this author’s way of bringing us to the past and then to the […]
Continuing on our book club books joint reviews this month with ! Julie’s Review: Knowing how Haymitch was in the original trilogy is one thing, but seeing how he became the jaded drunk who never recovered from his trauma is another. A Hunger Games book is never going to be a joyful read, […]
The Vigilant Series YA, Urban Fantasy Date Published: 12-31-2024 Publisher: Phenomenal One Press EmVee didn’t know what to think about this new town her father’s passion for boxing lured them. It was an unlikely location for her to pursue her dream of going semi-pro. Just when she started getting used to the school […]
As Julie says, we can’t be a book blog without talking about one of the biggest books in the ‘verse right now. Spoilers, obviously for via GIPHY Julie’s Review: Going to preface this with saying: I am a fantasy *lite* girly. I am not a high fantasy girlie. I am not a journey book […]
The Sonar Series (Book #1) New Adult, Sci-fi Romance, and Space Opera Date Published: September 24th Narrator: Des. M. Astor and Scott Calhoun Run Time: 12:39 hours Is it more than déjà vu? With the Romeland family it may be destined to be true. Harmony’s mind is in a tug […]
HOLLOW OUT THE DARK by James Wade Literary Fiction / Southern Gothic / Rural Fiction Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Pages: 328 Publication Date: August 20, 2024 SYNOPSIS Award-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out the Dark, a gothic adventure set against a Depression-era landscape where a whiskey war threatens to […]
JUST A HAT By SHANAH KHUBIAR Young Adult / Coming of Age / Jewish Fiction / Small-Town Texas / 1970s Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Page Count: 254 Publication Date: July 18, 2023 Scroll down for giveaway! Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this 1970s-era coming-of-age novel is more relevant than ever–exploring how a second-generation immigrant kid in a […]