TITLE: More Than Maybe AUTHOR: Erin Hahn RELEASED: July 21, 2020 PUBLISHER: Wednesday Books FORMAT: eBook [ARC, thank you so much!] GENRE: YA Contemporary GOODREADS RATING: 4.26 [at the time of writing this review] TRIGGERS: Alcoholic father REPS: LGBTQIA+ SYNOPSISGrowing up under his punk rocker dad’s spotlight, eighteen-year-old Luke Greenly knows fame and wants nothing to do with it. His real love isn’t in front of a crowd, it’s on the page. Hiding his gift and secretly hoarding songs in his bedroom at night, he prefers the anonymous comfort of the locally popular podcast he co-hosts ..read more

TITLE: Summer Island AUTHOR: Natalie Normann RELEASED: June 24, 2020 PUBLISHER: HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter FORMAT: eARC [thank you!] GENRE: Romance GOODREADS RATING: 3.68 TRIGGERS: mention of abortion [briefly] REPS:  SYNOPSISHe never meant to stay. He certainly never meant to fall in love… Summer Island off the coast of Norway was the place London chef Jack Greene should have been from. He’s an outsider in the community that should have been his family, and now he’s setting foot on the strange land he has inherited for the first time. The welcome is a mix of distrust and st ..read more

TITLE: Dawn Till Dusk [Genesis Crystal Saga #1] AUTHOR: Moynihan, Becky & Hackett, Tyffany RELEASED: May 26, 2020 PUBLISHER: Feather Ink Publishing FORMAT: eBook [AD – thank you for the ARC, Tyff!] GENRE: NA Fantasy GOODREADS RATING: 4.88 TRIGGERS: Child harm / death, reference to sexual assault, parental abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation SYNOPSISPain and hatred consume Tarik, the hot-headed Fae whose addiction to fighting shifters could be the death of him. Stuck in a city ruled by dragons, seeking vengeance is his only mission. As a shifter, and the city’s Night Enforcer, Re ..read more

TITLE: Of Silver and Shadow AUTHOR: Jennifer Gruenke RELEASED: February 16, 2020 PUBLISHER: Flux FORMAT: eBook [Thanks for the eARC!] GENRE: YA Fantasy GOODREADS RATING: 4.15 TRIGGERS: Torture, mental abuse REPS: POC, LGBTQIA+ side characters SYNOPSISRen Kolins is a silver wielder—a dangerous thing to be in the kingdom of Erdis, where magic has been outlawed for a century. Ren is just trying to survive, sticking to a life of petty thievery, card games, and pit fighting to get by. But when a wealthy rebel leader discovers her secret, he offers her a fortune to join his revolution. The cav ..read more

And here we are with the second part of my recent NetGalley wins. I’m sincerely hoping I get a grip on my requesting from now on but.. I still have about eight pending requests so who knows what’ll happen.. Anyway, I posted part one earlier today so let’s get started on part two As always, covers link back to the Goodreads-page, so feel free to check them out! TITLE: A Spectacle of Souls AUTHOR: Jessica Julien RELEASED: July 7, 2020 PUBLISHER: Bleeding Ink Publishing GENRE: YA Fantasy TRIGGERS: ? REPS: ? SYNOPSISCaitlyn always thought she was just your average small-town waitress, but she’s ..read more

I tweeted last weekend about how I.. lost control again on NetGalley because “Eh, won’t get approved for all of them!” and then.. got.. approved.. for.. all.. of.. them.. Right. Life! Here’s part one! As always, covers link back to the Goodreads-page, so feel free to check them out! TITLE: No Ordinary Boy AUTHOR: Tracey Mayhew RELEASED: September 17, 2020 PUBLISHER: Sweet Cherry Publishing GENRE: MG Fantasy TRIGGERS: ? REPS: ? SYNOPSISAll Merlin knows is the village where he mixes potions for wary customers, and dreams strange dreams that sometimes come true. Then a mysterious hooded man app ..read more

TITLE: A Girl Like Her AUTHOR: Hibbert, Talia RELEASED: March 14, 2018 PUBLISHER: Nixon House FORMAT: eBook GENRE: Adult Romance GOODREADS RATING: 3.96 TRIGGERS: Mention of abusive relationship in past REPS: Autism, plus-sized, POC SYNOPSISShe’s the town pariah. He doesn’t give a damn. In Ruth Kabbah’s world, comic books are king, silence is golden, and human contact is a pesky distraction. She doesn’t like people, which works out just fine, because the people in this small town don’t like her. The exception to that rule? Evan Miller, her way-too-charming next-door neighbour… Ex-military man ..read more

I am messing up, but that was totally expected so whatever? It’s like.. even the smallest rule I set [like, for example, only read eARCs to get through my pile] I need to break. As such I.. did finish an ARC, but am now reading my second physical read [which is most definitely not an ARC]. Anyway – more on that later in this post. First I want to make note of a very huge, important evolution in Jamie’s life and.. it’s life-changing for all of us. Done with the crawling kid. Jamie walks like a madman. There’s no stopping him and his chubby, wiggly butt anymore. He’s so cute though. Anyway, rea ..read more

I mentioned it on last week’s WWW Wednesday, but I’m finally back in the Bookstagram-thing and I’m so happy about it. It’s a creative outlet I forgot I needed and am thoroughly enjoying it. With that, I decided I’d take this week’s TTT to share some bookstagram-people I really love and enjoy seeing the pictures of! So, here are “Ten People that make Bookstagram a better place”! All pictures link back to Instagram if you feel like checking them out.           These are two accounts that give me cozy, autumn-ish vibes and I adore it! The first one is @morrighanro ..read more

TITLE: The Raven and the Dove AUTHOR: Kaitlyn Davis RELEASED: March 9, 2020 PUBLISHER: Kaitlyn Davis FORMAT: eBook [AD – Thank you!] GENRE: YA Fantasy GOODREADS RATING: 3.88 TRIGGERS: REPS:  SYNOPSISA princess longing to be free… On the dawn of her courtship trials, Princess Lyana Aethionus knows she should be focused on winning her perfect mate, yet her thoughts wander to the open sky waiting at the edge of her floating kingdom. One final adventure calls. Upon fleeing the palace, the last thing she expects to find is a raven prince locked in a death match with a dragon. A bastard a ..read more