Here’s the problem – this is a well-written book. The craft is there. But… I just couldn’t care about what is happening with the characters and kept having to make myself pick it back up between reading other books, which is not at all how I normally approach Romance books. There were times where the characterization felt inconsistent, in the […]| faintingviolet
Happy Tuesday, bibliophiles! Guess who’s back/back again…with a negative review. Oopsies. Yeah, sorry. I feel like this always happens, and I hate that it’s happening a) right when I come back to blogging in earnest and b) at the start of Latine Heritage Month. I swear this has happened so many times. (Don’t worry! I […]| The Bookish Mutant
The Vanishing Place Author: Zoë Rankin Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: September 16, 2025 Publisher: Berkley Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book i…| Leah's Books
Cammy Sitting Shiva Author: Cary Gitter Genre: Contemporary Publication Date: August 26, 2025 Publisher: Alcove Press Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for providing me with an ARC of this bo…| Leah's Books
Author Alessandra Thom on her debut novel Summer Hours, queer intimacy, housing insecurity, and why Edinburgh is the perfect setting for modern contradictions.| SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland
The new book title of my debut novel, which is the quintessential beach read is THE SUMMER I FOUND YOU. The new pub date April 7, 2026.| City Farmhouse by Jennifer O'Brien
In the summer of 2020, my husband and I bought a 1984 Nimble 20—or in layperson’s terms, a little sailboat—and for two months, we spent as much time as we| Northwestern University Press
I’m sure dedicating your first novel to your Mother is probably not that unusual. My debut novel, LOOKING FOR GARBO (Amphorae Publishing Group) is no different.| iheartingrid
How did Jacquie Bloese transition to become a successful published author, and what would be her advice for other aspiring writers?| Peppis Designworks
