Author: Simone

  • Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko // Book Review

    I read this book on the suggestion of my friend at @deedireads. It’s been on my radar for quite some time, but we all know what that reader life is like. But I’m so glad that I actually took the time to read it because it is well worth the read! I’m honestly mad at…

  • New to Me Series // The Legacy Trilogy by Matthew Ward

    Thanks Orbit Books for the gifted books. Do you ever go online and find yourself completely overwhelmed by the number of books that are coming out? I feel that all the time, but the worst is when I see a book I haven’t seen before or new to me. If it sounds super good, then…

  • Happy Tuesday! Another glorious pub day with some great books I’m excited are now in the universe. I’m most excited for Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko mostly because I just finished Raybearer and astonished at how incredible that book was. Seriously, I highly recommend that one. But there’s some others as well, including my favorite romance…

  • Battle Royal by Lucy Parker // Spotlight

    Thanks Avon Books for sending me a gifted copy. Every once in a while, I get the urge to read a little bit of romance. I guess that’s probably obvious from the romance reviews I share on this page. But when you combine royalty and baking in an enemies-to-lovers/grumpy and sunshine story, I couldn’t help…

  • New to Me Series // The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

    Thanks Tor Teen for the gifted copy of these books. I didn’t really get into Western stories until my husband and I watched a few together. I’ve never read Westerns before and when I think about it, it sounds like old white dudes riding on their horse with a cigarette pursed at their lips and…

  • The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon // Book Review

    Thanks Read Forever Books for the gifted copy of the book. I’m fairly new to Farrah Rochon’s writing and only started reading her work with The Boyfriend Project last year. I remember devouring that book in a single day. It helped that my mental health wasn’t the best at the time and reading romances felt…

  • A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee // Book Review

    I went into this book was very different expectations than what came out of it. Dark academia is my favorite kinds of stories and I thought A Lesson in Vengeance had it in spades. There was an interesting and inclusive cast of characters, a big question mark around one Felicity, and a story that really…

  • The 32 SFF books I’m anticipating for the rest of 2021

    Earlier this year (can you believe it was earlier this year? Neither can I), I put together a list of all the science fiction and fantasy books I’m anticipating in the first half of 2021. I mentioned in my post that I would also put out a list of the second half of the year…

  • Small Favors by Erin A. Craig // Book Review

    I received a copy of this book from the publisher. My opinions have not been influenced by the publisher or the author. A haunting YA fantasy story about a young girl who’s way smarter than her peers, falls in love, saves her family, and watches her town descend into chaos. Oh, and she’s a bee…

  • My August 2021 TBR

    This post contains books gifted by Tor Teen, Orbit Books, Get Underlined, and Read Forever. A couple of days late, but it’s finally here and ready for your perusal. I used to do TBR posts more frequently, but then I dropped off because I’m very lazy. But recently, I’ve been thinking about accountability, especially when…