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I was granted an eARC of The Gilded Ones by Nanima Forna through NetGalley and unfortunately didn’t end up having time in my busy review schedule to get to it before publication. Better late than never, right? Thank you to whoever approved my request. My thoughts are my own and my review is honest. Please…
I was recently granted an eARC of the sequel to this book, so it was high time that I finally get around to reading this one! I’ve had the audiobook for Lobizona in the “deliver later” holding pattern on Libby for a while now, but when I was granted access to Cazadora I hit accept…
Welcome to one of the March 22nd stops on the blog tour for Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas, organized by XPresso Book Tours. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for excerpts, other reviews, a couple guest posts with Aiden, and a giveaway! More on that at the end of…
I was granted eARC access to Amelia Unabridged via NetGalley, but when publication day snuck past me I borrowed the audiobook through Libby. Thank you anyway to whoever was in charge of approving me on NetGalley, I’m glad to have an ebook copy to return to later, and I’ll still be putting my review in…
I was granted complimentary eARC access to Self-Publish & Succeed by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts are my own and my review is honest. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if you shop using my links, but…
I was granted complimentary access to Wings of Ebony via NetGalley for review purposes. My thoughts are my own and my review is honest. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if you shop using my links, but I will earn a small percentage in…
I was granted eARC access to The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts are my own and my review is honest. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if you shop using my links, but I…
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I was granted eARC access to The Centaur’s Wife via NetGalley, and unfortunately, I wasn’t quite able to get my review out before publication day, but better late than never, right? We’re still within the first week. We’ve still got time to send people rushing to purchase in time for the bestseller lists! But in…
Thank you to Harper Audio for granting me complimentary audio ARC access via NetGalley! My thoughts are my own and my review is honest. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if you shop using my links, but I will earn a small percentage in…
Welcome to the February 4th stop on the blog tour for Ten Years of Darkness by Kristen Chambers & Viktor H. Strangewayes, organized by Storytellers on Tour. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for more reviews, guest posts and interviews with the author, and a giveaway! (More on that at the end…
First of all, I have a lot of people at HarperCollins to thank for ARC access to this title. I am on the HarperCollins Canada influencer list and attended an online YA preview event in December 2020, which is when I heard about this book. Everything about it excited me! From the title and cover…
Welcome to one of the January 28th stops on the blog tour for A Remedy in Time by Jennifer Macaire, organized by Rachel’s Random Resources. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for more features, reviews, guest posts by the author, and a giveaway! (More on that at the end of this post.)…
I was granted complimentary eARC access to Take It Back by Kia Abdullah from the publisher via NetGalley, but unfortunately I didn’t end up finding the time to read and review before publication date. Encouraged by a group blog partner’s fierce love for this title, I sought out the audiobook via Libby last week so…
Welcome to the January 15th stop on the blog tour for Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh, organized by iRead Book Tours. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour (schedule linked) for spotlights, guest posts and interviews with the author, reviews, and a giveaway! (More on that at the end of this post.) Please…
I was granted complimentary access to a review copy of A Bridge to Love by Lee Colgin via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if you shop using my links, but I will earn a small percentage…
Welcome to one of the December 18th review stops on the blog tour for A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha, organized by YA Bound Book Tours. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for spotlights, teasers, promos, and other reviews. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is…
I was granted complimentary access to the audiobook edition of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke through the publisher, Bloomsbury UK Audio, in exchange for an honest review via NetGalley. Thank you so much to Bloomsbury UK Audio for the opportunity! I’ve been trying to find the time to read Piranesi and audio is so much easier…
There are many ways to read books for free, both with and without obligations to review and/or promote in return. I’ve been planning to feature this discussion on the blog and YouTube channel for a while, and since we tackled the Rothfuss issue and whether or not authors owe their readers anything last week, following…
ATTENTION: It has come to light in the Twitter community as of 17 February 2021 that this author has been quietly liking and supporting a great deal of TERF and anti-trans propaganda on the platform. With this new information I rescind my former 5 star rating, modified to a 3 with the caution that this…
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Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for granting me access to a review copy of Cursed Objects in exchange for an honest review. I received the audio ARC, so my review will include commentary on the narrator’s performance and how I feel this book translated from a written text to a listening…