ARC Review: “A Flicker of a Doubt,” by Daryl Wood Gerber

Hi all, and happy "late ARC Sunday!" I am so sorry for my absence. It has been a rough couple of weeks, but the show must go on! A Flicker of a Doubt by Daryl Wood Gerber is the fourth book in the Fairy Garden Mystery, which is always a delightful time for light reading …

ARC Review: “The London Séance Society,” by Sarah Penner

Happy almost publish day! I was given Sarah Penner's The London Séance Society as an ARC after falling in love with her first book The Lost Apothecary (thank you, Harlequin and Netgalley!) While Society was less my style than Apothecary, I still can't wait to talk all about it! From the Publisher: From the author …

ARC Review: “The Writing Retreat,” by Julia Bartz

Hi all, and happy Valentines Day! Everyone "celebrates" slightly different (I for one and seeing Book of Mormon with the hubby), but know that I love you all on this delightful week. One of the books I was looking forward to reading around the "holiday" was The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz, which comes out …

ARC Review: “Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries” by Heather Fawcett

Happy 2023! It is one week into the new year, and I love starting it off right with an on time ARC! Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett was one of my favorite ARCs last year (so much that I couldn't wait to 2023 to read it!), and I can't wait to receive …

Book Review: “The Bachelor and the Bride,” by Sarah M. Eden

Merriest of holidays to all who celebrated this week, and wishing everyone a healthy, safe, and quiet (at least, that's what I need!) new year. I finished my 2022 reading goal number (60!) as of October, and ever since, reading has been pure gravy. On the one hand, I love challenges, and I have learned …

ARC Review: “Witcha Gonna Do?” by Avery Flynn

Hey witches! I have discovered my new favorite genre of the year: witchy smut romance. It makes perfect sense really - the advent and current modernization of the romance genre, combined with witches (since general "paranormal" romance had its heyday in the mid-2000s) makes for refreshingly modern, sexy, fun romances that are female forward. Avery …

ARC Review: “Never Rescue a Rogue,” by Virginia Heath

Hello party readers! I had the great pleasure of being chosen to read the ARC for Never Rescue a Rogue, Virginia Heath's second book in the Merriwell series (thank you, Netgalley and St. Martin's Press!) Rogue picks up not too long after the events of Never Fall for your Fiancée, and is even more delightful …

ARC Review: “The Woman in the Library,” by Sulari Gentill

Hello happy readers! I am again late on an ARC, but feel this may work in my favor. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill is an atmospheric, meta novel that has just enough creeping dread to make it a great fall read, despite its June release date. Thank you, Netgalley and Poisoned Pen …

ARC Review: “A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons,” by Kate Khavari

Hello friends, and welcome to my newest installation of "late ARCs!" This week we have A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari, out now as of June, a delightful debut of murder and academia set in 1920s England. Here was a refreshing murder, with heroine botanist Saffron finding herself investigating a murder …

ARC Review: “Soul Taken,” by Patricia Briggs

Happy (too many days after) release day to all Mercy Thompson fans! I received the ARC for "Soul Taken," book thirteen in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs, and I was over the moon (thank you, Netgalley and Berkley!). The Mercy Thompson series is one of my favorite urban fantasy series, and book one …