After a tragic accident that forever changed the lives of the Murder Crew—killing one of their own—the students at Blackbrook Academy are just trying to get by. As relationships evolve, strain, and break, Orchid, Green, Scarlett, Mustard, Plum, and Peacock find themselves lost. When the dark secret at the heart of Blackbrook forces its way … Continue reading Review: In the Ballroom With the Candlestick
There were a lot of new books I read last year, and with that, a lot of new authors. Some I wasn't sure I'd like as they've got all this hype with them, but I'm glad to say that with very few exceptions, I did love a lot of these authors and I look forward … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – New to Me Authors of 2021
“The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone © 2021 Genie in a Novel This quote is striking because you always think of the truth as a good thing. After all, we're always told that the truth will … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 1/23/2022
Andrea McNulty goes to sleep on her eighteenth birthday with a near-perfect life: she's a high school field hockey star, a doted-upon big sister, the beloved daughter of two happy parents. But when she wakes up in a motel room the next morning, unable to remember what happened the previous night and covered in blood, … Continue reading Review: The Girl in the Headlines
At the end of December, I shared a post titled "22 Books I Want to Read in 2022" and in that post included two non-fiction titles. However, there are actually more I want to read; I'm just unsure if it'll be this year or not. Given that I'm a mood reader, this is not very … Continue reading Non-Fiction Books I Want to Read
To swap things up a little, I decided to share a small list of some of my mom's favorite books. After all, she's the reason I grew up with my nose stuck in a book because I followed her example. She introduced me to reading at a very young age - before I even started … Continue reading 5 Books That My Mom Loves
“Fiction was fine, but real life was the true freak show.”- Mary H.K. Choi, Emergency Contact © 2020 Genie in a Novel Instagram I mean, how true is this quote? Especially over the past two years. I never in my wildest dreams thought we'd be in the state we are now with this virus running … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 1/16/2022
Seventeen-year-old Evie Parker is devastated in the wake of her father’s sudden death. But she knows something her mother doesn’t: the day of his heart attack, her dad was planning to move out. After finding his packed bags, an impulsive Evie puts everything away, desperate to spare her mom more heartache.To make matters worse, Evie … Continue reading Review: When We Were Strangers
Bailey Briggs is counting down the days to Christmas: she lives for holiday music, baking cookies, going on snowy sleigh rides, and wearing her light-up reindeer ears to work at Winslow's bookstore. But all she really wants this year is the one thing she doesn't have: someone special to kiss under the mistletoe. And she's … Continue reading Review: All I Want For Christmas
I'm finally jumping on the bandwagon of Top Ten Tuesday. I've seen these posts regularly during my two and a half years of blogging and while I've sometimes done the topics on my own, not necessarily in tens, I've never really joined up on the real deal. However, as a way to get some regular … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Recently Acquired Books
“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”- Jack London The main reason I want this to be my first Quote of the Week for 2022 is because I want to push myself back into writing. I've taken a hiatus from serious writing over the past couple of years; … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 1/9/2022
Nora and her husband, Simon, have run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure--this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they've never been able … Continue reading Review: Christmas by the Book
Thanks to the Reindeer Readathon, I had no trouble picking my books for the month. For the most part, I stuck to my TBR for that, only veering off to read some more Haikyu!! and one last (short) Christmas book on New Year's Eve. However, I didn't get around to finishing my Readathon TBR like … Continue reading December 2021 Wrap Up
Welp... I mentioned a couple of times that I actually hit the 100 book threshold for 2021 and read a total of 105 books. I'm still shocked at the total, and also a little proud of myself because even though I hit a couple of slumps, I pushed through and found another way to beat … Continue reading My 2021 Year in Books
When Graham Barnett named his diner The Tourist Trap, he meant it as a joke. Now he's stuck slinging reindeer dogs to an endless string of resort visitors who couldn't interest him less. Not even the sweet, enthusiastic tourist in the corner who blushes every time he looks her way…Two weeks in Alaska isn't just … Continue reading Review: The Tourist Attraction
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