Maria Florkowska is many things: daughter, avid chess player, and, as a member of the Polish underground resistance in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, a young woman brave beyond her years. Captured by the Gestapo, she is imprisoned in Auschwitz, but while her family is sent to their deaths, she is spared. Realizing her ability to play chess, … Continue reading Review: The Last Checkmate
So in the past, and even currently, Book Roast has hosted the Magical Readathon. It started out as a Harry Potter themed readathon for April and August, where participants completed their OWLs and NEWTs through prompts for the subjects needed for a Wizarding Career. As of last year, she changed the theme from Harry Potter … Continue reading Magical Readathon 2022
“I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone - you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.”― Alyson Noel, Evermore Drawing: © JBH 2019 | Photo: © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} 2019 One of the losses that hit … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 3/27/2022
Guillermo Lozano is getting a fresh start. New town, new school, and no more reckless behavior. He’s done his time, and now he needs to right his wrongs. But when his work at the local community center throws him into the path of the one girl who is off-limits, friendship sparks…and maybe more.Regan London needs … Continue reading Review: The Right Side of Reckless
Since I did a post a while ago featuring five books that my mom loves, I thought it would be cool to ask more people in my life about books they love. This might turn into a little series or it might end with this one. In any case, I knew I definitely wanted to … Continue reading 5 Books That My Best Friend Loves
“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”― George R.R. Martin © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} I completely agree with this one. I often lose sleep because of books, as I'm sure most of us have. Some of my bookish memories are ones where a book kept me up late at night because … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 3/20/2022
This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coastal air. She's landed her dream marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a wildly popular cooking channel in Seattle. The only problem? Benny Beneventi, the relentlessly charming, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing culinary intern--and her main competition for the fall job.Reese's plan to … Continue reading ARC Review: Love From Scratch
I'm pretty thankful for these Top Ten Tuesdays because sometimes I just get burnt out with trying to come up with blog post ideas that aren't reviews, and right now is one of those times. I'm also a bit too into Harry Potter, Wizards of Waverly Place, and fanfiction right now, so my mind just … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books on my Spring 2022 TBR
From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother’s hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary.But then Asher Fleet, a former teen pilot with an unexpectedly shattered future, … Continue reading Review: The Library of Lost Things
Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.Alone, powerless, and afraid, … Continue reading Review: Daughter of the Moon Goddess
I don't know how it's possible, but February went by quick yet slow at the same time. Hmm... Like last year, I actually read quite a few books for the shortest month of the year. I totaled twelve books, which I think was the same as last year now that I think about it. Give … Continue reading February 2022 Wrap Up
When Chloe fell asleep in study hall, it was the middle of May. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground, and she can't remember the last six months.Before, she'd been a mediocre student. Now, she's on track for valedictorian and being recruited by Ivy League schools.Before, she never had a chance with … Continue reading Review: Six Months Later
Happy Tuesday everyone! And March 1st! I'm very much looking forward to spring coming in the next few weeks. As much as I love getting snow days off from work, I'm over the cold and snow. Honestly, I don't know why I still live in New England. Anyway, today's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is books I … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Loved But Haven’t Talked About
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