ALC Review: Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena by Diane Morgan
Release date: 1 November 2018 (Original); 26 September 2023 [Grand Central (Hachette) Audio Release] Rating: 3/5 Narrator: Diane Morgan...
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Story Eater
Jul 31, 20233 min read
eARC Review: The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore
Release date: 5 September 2023 Rating: 3.5/5 Synopsis: Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student...
Story Eater
Jul 17, 20233 min read
ALC Review: Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann
Release date: 10 July 2023 Rating: 0/5 Narrator(s): Laurie West, Christian Black Synopsis: When Cora attends her sister's birthday...
Story Eater
Jul 10, 20232 min read
ARC/ALC Review: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
Book Review for Katherine Center's upcoming release, Hello Stranger.
Story Eater
Jun 22, 20233 min read
eARC Review: Realms of Wrath and Ruin (Gate Chronicles #2) by Alli Earnest
Review for Realms of Wrath and Ruin, Alli Earnest's wonderful sequel to Cities of Smoke and Starlight! 5 stars from me!
Story Eater
Jun 12, 20233 min read
ALC Review: The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh
Release date: 13 June 2023 Rating: 3/5 Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Tropes: Who hurt you, You’re not like other girls/guys, Workplace...
Story Eater
Jun 6, 20234 min read
ALC Review: The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
Release date: 6 June 2023 Rating: 3.5/5 Narrators: Brittany Pressley and Holly Linneman Synopsis: An archaeologist’s estranged...
Story Eater
Apr 28, 20233 min read
ALC Review: A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand
Advance review for Claire Legrand's A Crown of Ivy and Glass
Story Eater
Apr 17, 20234 min read
ARC Review: Fractal Noise (Fractalverse #0) by Christopher Paolini
Reviewing the upcoming SciFi release from NYT Bestselling Author, Christopher Paolini: Fractal Noise.
Story Eater
Apr 4, 20234 min read
ALC Review: Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken
Release Date: 4 April 2023 Rating: 3.5/5 Narrator: Sophie Amoss Book Boxes: FairyLoot YA April 2023, OwlCrate April 2023 Synopsis: A...
Story Eater
Mar 25, 20233 min read
ARC Review: Infinity Gate (Pandominion #1) by M.R. Carey
Release date: 28 March 2023 Rating: 3.5/5 Book Boxes: Inkstone Books Quarter 1 Synopsis: From the author of the bestselling The Girl...
Story Eater
Mar 15, 20231 min read
Cover Reveal and Kickstarter Announcement!: Fugitive of Talionis (Talionis #2) by C.J. Milacci
Cover Reveal and Kickstarter Announcement for C.J. Milacci's Fugitivie of Talionis (Talionis #2)!
Story Eater
Mar 6, 20232 min read
ARC Review: Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Release date: 11 April 2023 Rating 5/5 Synopsis: Ester’s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother,...
Story Eater
Mar 4, 20233 min read
ALC and ARC Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Release date: 7 March 2023 (2 Feb 2023 UK) Rating: 4/5 Narrators: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, Nell Barlow Synopsis: KATE, 2019 Kate...
Story Eater
Feb 7, 20233 min read
ALC Review: The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland
Release date: 7 March 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 book I 5/5 narration Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Synopsis: By turns suspenseful and...
Story Eater
Feb 3, 20233 min read
ARC Review: Time's Orphan by Hayley Reese Chow
Release date: 8 February 2023 Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: Speak of pain, and I’ll tell you of the Time who stole it away… Besieged by war,...
Story Eater
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Book Review: City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1) by Rebecca Shaeffer
Release Date: 10 January 2023 (23 February 2023 UK) Rating: 2.5/5 Book Box: FairyLoot YA February 2023 Synopsis: Face your fear . ....
Story Eater
Jan 27, 20234 min read
ARC and ALC Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Release date: 4 April 2023 (13 April 2023 UK) Rating: 2.75/5 Narrators: Alex Wingfield, Rebecca Norfolk Book boxes: Maaayyybbeeee...
Story Eater
Jan 26, 20234 min read
ARC and ALC Review: Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
Release Date: 28 February 2023 Rating: 2.5/5 (book)/ 5/5 (narration) Synopsis: Hazel Sinnett is alone and half-convinced the events of...
Story Eater
Jan 6, 20236 min read
The Big 2022 Bookish Review
2022 was a huge reading year for me. I read over 150 books, and I’ve only ever been able to get a smidge past 80 in any year before. ...
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