Review: The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

Review: The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

Tense read! The Rose Bargain by is the first in a YA fantasy duology being compared to The Selection and The Cruel Prince, two of my personal favorites. Ivy Benton’s debut is on the horizon in this alternate history set in 1840s London, and with her debut, she will be given the opportunity to make […]

Posted February 3, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments
Sunday Post #258 ~ January ’25 in Review

Sunday Post #258 ~ January ’25 in Review

Happy Sunday y’all! I cannot believe we have already finished the first month of the new year. I’m still getting used to writing 2025 😅 January was a good month. I’ve fallen into a good reading routine and sticking to most of my goals for the new year. Last month, I read 11 books (almost […]

Posted February 2, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 7 Comments
Audio Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Audio Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

I cannot believe I waited so long to read this book! Fourth Wing by is the first in her fantasy series which features all the things I love in a fantasy: dragons, magic, dragons, romance, dragons, adventure, and did I mention dragons? Violet Sorrengail has spent her life training to be a scribe, but as […]

Posted January 31, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments
Review: Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid

Review: Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid

I adored this book! Beauty and the Mustache by is the fourth book in Knitting in the Series and the book that starts the spin-off series Winston Brothers. I read the spin-off series first, it was my introduction to Reid, so I was really excited to start this one. Ashley Winston is living her best […]

Posted January 30, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments
WoW #291 ~ Great Big Beautiful Life

WoW #291 ~ Great Big Beautiful Life

Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m eagerly waiting on Great Big Beautiful Life by . Henry has become an auto-buy author for me. I’ve loved all her books to date. I haven’t even read the blurb to this one as I’m writing this post, and I still cannot wait to read it

Posted January 29, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 4 Comments
TTT #251 ~ New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024

TTT #251 ~ New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024

Happy Tuesday y’all! This week’s topic is “New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024.” I love reading debut and indie authors or just discovering a new-to-me author. Last year I read 86 books. Out of those, I read 33 new-to-me (and some who are new-to-all) authors. Below are my top ten with the books I read […]

Posted January 28, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 4 Comments
Audio Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez

Audio Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez

Together We Burn by is a standalone fantasy about a flamenco dancer, a dragon hunter, and dragons. Zarela Zalvidar is the daughter of Hispalia’s most famous Dragonador. During their 500th anniversary show, tragedy strikes leaving her father horribly injured, most of their dragons dead, and some of the audience members as well. Facing exuberant fines […]

Posted January 27, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 4 Comments
Sunday Post #257 ~ Dragons

Sunday Post #257 ~ Dragons

Happy Sunday y’all! This week was spent reading Fourth Wing. I’m kinda mad at myself for not reading it before now. I devoured the first book, finished book two late last night, and starting book three today. I’m obsessed with this series. I love the action and thrills, the romance, and of course the dragons. […]

Posted January 26, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 7 Comments
Audio Review: Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Audio Review: Quicksilver by Callie Hart

I’m not gonna lie, this one was a bit of a struggle at the start but ended up being great. Quicksilver by is the first in her series . Saeris Fane is like all the others living in her sector, struggling to survive and doing whatever it takes to make it each day. When she […]

Posted January 24, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments