Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • 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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  • 2024 ARC Reviews: How You Get the Girl, A Fragile Enchantment, and An Education in Malice

    These three books are all ones I received as an ARC from Netgalley and I am so grateful. Ultimately, unlike yesterday, we’re starting with the best one and then giving you the other two reviews instead of ending with the best. You know, in the name of fairness (actually, it’s just the order in which…

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  • Nonfiction ARC Reviews: Chronic, Strong Female Character, Congratulations, the Best is Over!

    Nonfiction ARC Reviews: Chronic, Strong Female Character, Congratulations, the Best is Over!

    The way I tend to get so overconfident as soon as I read one nonfic and decide to go on a requesting spree and then report in a full year later. Whoops! Anyway, so delighted to finally be bring you reviews for Chronic by Rebecca Dimyan, Strong Female Character by Fern Brady, and Congratulations, the…

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  • #SpringIntoLoveBingo Announcement & TBR

    #SpringIntoLoveBingo Announcement & TBR

    I am so thrilled to let you know that #SpringIntoLoveBingo was once again a full collaborative effort with myself, Dani, and Aarya AND we even had our stuff together in time to have the board illustrated by my very talented sister, Sarah! We really hope y’all will enjoy participating with us from March 1st through…

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  • Most Anticipated Books of Spring

    Most Anticipated Books of Spring

    Although I don’t think another month of the year is currently in competition for having the most books I am anticipating as February, March, April, and May have some super exciting releases coming our way! I’m so excited to share the ones that I’m most anticipating with y’all now.

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  • February Wrap Up and March TBR

    February Wrap Up and March TBR

    At what point of reading less than 20 books a month does it become not a reading slump, but a new type of reading habit? I’ve been reading significantly less in a month since October of last year and I really can’t figure out the cause. It definitely makes having as many ARCs as I…

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  • 2024 ARC Reviews: Not Your Crush’s Cauldron, The Friendship Study, and Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice

    2024 ARC Reviews: Not Your Crush’s Cauldron, The Friendship Study, and Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice

    First of all, being able to read Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice early is, in and of itself, an entire reason to have a Netgalley account, but these three books also gave me another reason: I wouldn’t have read The Friendship Study for AGES if I hadn’t had the push of an ARC to prioritize…

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