Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • Most Anticipated Books of Summer

    Most Anticipated Books of Summer

    The fact that I did a pretty decent job reading my Most Anticipated Books of Spring (the main set) has me feeling entirely too confident going into the summer months. I love to think that I’ll be able to read a lot while I’m on “vacation,” but historically, I actually don’t read a ton these

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  • More 2024 ARC Reviews: Old Flames and New Fortunes, What is Love?, and Disturbing the Dead

    Y’all, this is a great batch of books I’m reviewing for you today and I hope that if you haven’t already decided to pick them up that you will strongly consider doing so immediately. Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle is one I received an e-ARC from and then, as per usual, listened

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  • May 2024 ARCs: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pies, Savor It, and Here for the Wrong Reasons

    May 2024 ARCs: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pies, Savor It, and Here for the Wrong Reasons

    One of these books is probably going to be a favorite of the quarter, if not of the year, one of these books is perfect for fans of The Bachelor, and one of these books was not for me, but might be for you. Read on to find out which book is which.

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  • Backlist ARC Reviews: Friends Don’t Fall in Love, Marry Me by Midnight, and Love in the Redzone

    Backlist ARC Reviews: Friends Don’t Fall in Love, Marry Me by Midnight, and Love in the Redzone

    I actually read Friends Don’t Fall in Love by Erin Hahn all the way back in January, but am just now writing this review for y’all. I wish I could say I had a good reason. I mean, I was sort of hoping that St. Martin’s would acquiesce to the demands of the organizers of

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  • Tier Ranking the 2024 Releases I Read from January – April

    Tier Ranking the 2024 Releases I Read from January – April

    I read 31 new releases in the first four months of the year, which seems like a lot to me, but I think is probably on par with where I usually am at this time of year. There are several that were absolutely marvelous and fortunately, not too many that I really didn’t like. And

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  • April Wrap Up + May TBR

    April Wrap Up + May TBR

    Somehow April is over? I’m very bewildered by this. First of all, I somehow decided there were 31 days in April and, well, there are not. Secondly, I am still not ready to move on from Tortured Poets so I’m just not going to and will have it on repeat for the rest of forever.

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  • ARC Reviews: This Could Be Us, The Other Side of Dreaming, and Late Bloomer

    It’s always fantastic when I am lucky enough to receive an ARC of a book I’m really looking forward to! And yet, in my case, the way that I always seem to wait for the finished copy to be in my hands because I want to be able to highlight and tab it is… really

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  • Backlist ARC Reviews: A Rogue by Night, Consort of Fire, and Stars in Your Eyes

    Backlist ARC Reviews: A Rogue by Night, Consort of Fire, and Stars in Your Eyes

    This is a super eclectic mix of ARCs here. We’ve got a historical romance from 2019, oops, a fantasy romance, and a contemporary romance. So quite the selection. The good news is that you can officially read all three of these books without having to wait if they sound of interest to you! I received

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  • Favorite Reads of Jan – March ’24

    Favorite Reads of Jan – March ’24

    I absolutely adore writing these posts up every three months because there’s something so fun about getting to look back and talk about all of my favorite reads, particularly since I only really review the ARCs I receive and not all of my favorite reads are ARCs. Plus, I love seeing what ultimately makes it

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  • March Wrap Up & April TBR

    March Wrap Up & April TBR

    In March, I participated in the Bookish Swifties Club Readathon and was on Team White Rabbit, which meant I could only read fantasy, nonfiction, historical fiction, or general fiction books unless I had a wild card, which meant that my reads this month look dramatically different than they normally do. I wound up having a

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