Full disclosure: I was given a free advance reader copy of this book by Author Marketing Experts in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this review discusses trauma and shark attacks. There are plenty of books that feature an “unlikeable” protagonist. They might do stupid things, treat others poorly, or a combination of both.Continue reading “Flat Water Book Review”
Category Archives: Fiction
Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2024
Hi Everybody!! Today is the last Monday of the year! You know what that means? It’s the 5th annual year-end countdown of books* I reviewed in 2024! I can’t believe that I’ve been doing these countdowns for 5 years now. Each year, I find new batches of books* to include on both lists. *This alsoContinue reading “Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2024”
A Young Soul Maturing during Another Summer in the North Woods on the Big Lake Book Review
Full disclosure: The author of the book that I am about to review is a patron at a library that I work at. All of the opinions stated in this review are solely mine. Over a year ago, I reviewed The Tale of the Red Fox in the North Woods – Robert C. Jones’s firstContinue reading “A Young Soul Maturing during Another Summer in the North Woods on the Big Lake Book Review”
Adapt Me Podcast – Nightbitch Movie
Hi Everybody! Grab your buttered-up popcorn and some raw meat because returning guest Carl Malek and I start a new subseries “His/Her Reviews” on the Adapt Me Podcast. In our inaugural episode, we discuss the movie adaptation of “Nightbitch” in all of its glory. Check it out at this link. In the meantime, you canContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – Nightbitch Movie”
Nightbitch Movie Review
Content warning: this review contains spoilers. After eight months of waiting, I finally had the opportunity to watch Nightbitch starring Amy Adams and directed by Marielle Heller on the big screen last week. Now reader, you’re probably wondering how I feel about this film adaptation of the book of the same name by Rachel Yoder.Continue reading “Nightbitch Movie Review”
Grimmer Revisionist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Nursery Rhymes Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book from Stress Free Book Marketing in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this book review mentions drug use and eating disorders. Like many people, I grew up with fairy tales, fables, and nursery rhymes. I heard these stories so much that I actually wantContinue reading “Grimmer Revisionist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Nursery Rhymes Book Review”
Daughters of Bronze: A Novel of Troy Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free eARC copy of this book by Dutton Marketing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Since I published my review of The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood, I’ve read plenty of retellings of Greek mythology. I have always enjoyed that subject ever since I took aContinue reading “Daughters of Bronze: A Novel of Troy Book Review”
Remarkably Bright Creatures Book Review
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt has undoubtedly become one of the most popular books to come out in the last two years. And, it’s not hard to see why. It had an octopus as one of the narrators. What other novel has a creature like that? I finally read it recently, and IContinue reading “Remarkably Bright Creatures Book Review”
Adapt Me Podcast – I Was a Teenage Slasher
Hi Everybody! Pay homage to your favorite slasher movies and try to control your killer instincts because returning guest Mel B of BDA Publishing and I discuss how we would adapt “I Was a Teenage Slasher” by Stephen Graham Jones in the latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast! You can check it out atContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – I Was a Teenage Slasher”
None of This is True Book Review
Content warning: this review mentions alcoholism, domestic and sexual abuse, and grooming. Ever since I read Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell, I have been wanting to read more of her work. I understand that her thrillers focus on families and are edgier than most. An example of this is one of her latestContinue reading “None of This is True Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 