Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • July Wrap Up

    July Wrap Up

    I read 25 books in July. It seems like I avoided the summer slump I’ve experienced the last two years, so that’s exciting. I read a lot of really amazing books too and several ARCs that I haven’t gotten to share my reviews of quite yet. I went on vacation and spent a lot of…

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  • ARC Reviews: The MASH Up, Destination Funeral, and One for the Road

    ARC Reviews: The MASH Up, Destination Funeral, and One for the Road

    Y’all, these three books delivered a lot of fun, a lot of melancholy, and a lot of self-reflection somehow. I think all three of these books are pretty fantastic and I would absolutely recommend. The MASH Up is Laura Marie Meyer’s debut and if this is where she’s starting, I can’t wait to see where…

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  • 2026 ARC Reviews: Scandal of the Summer, In Stormy Weather, and Riding the Line

    2026 ARC Reviews: Scandal of the Summer, In Stormy Weather, and Riding the Line

    As per usual, I am so behind on reviewing my ARC copies so also as per usual, you can already pick these books up if you’re interested in any of them! Today I’ll be reviewing Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra Vasti, In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto, and Riding the Line by Emma Lucy.…

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  • Catch Up ARC Reviews: For the Record, The Four Engagements of Sybil Rain, and One Last Shot

    Catch Up ARC Reviews: For the Record, The Four Engagements of Sybil Rain, and One Last Shot

    If you’ve been with me for a while, you know that I love audiobooks. What you may not know is that I am basically a hoarder when it comes to audiobooks. There are no space issues with audiobook collections so I sort of just acquire them way too quickly. Some of those acquisitions are via…

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  • ARC Reviews: Blood Bound, Sea of Charms, and The Grump Whisperer

    ARC Reviews: Blood Bound, Sea of Charms, and The Grump Whisperer

    I am so excited to tell you about four books today! If you’re looking at the image and the title, you’re probably confused about how we’re getting to four, but I also DNF’d an ARC, unfortunately. So the books we’ll be discussing today are Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter, a romantasy, Sea of Charms by…

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  • Mid Year Freak Out Tag

    Mid Year Freak Out Tag

    The Mid Year Freak Out tag has truly just taken on a life of its own and at this point, I feel like most people have the basic questions and then add or take away as they feel. It was originally created by Earl Gray Books and Chami and it was created over a decade…

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  • July TBR

    July TBR

    Okay, y’all, I know that it’s already several days into July, but here’s the thing, there are SO MANY new books coming out in July that I really feel like I have to share these books with you. And I have to remember that if you don’t want to read the posts, you don’t have…

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  • Favorite Reads of Quarter Two

    Favorite Reads of Quarter Two

    I love checking in to report back on my favorite books of the quarter. It’s such a fun check in. This check in is always so interesting because it’s not necessarily just five star reads, but the ones that have really stuck with me and I think that’s so neat to look back on. So…

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  • June Wrap Up

    June Wrap Up

    I was absolutely swamped in June with plans every single weekend, which resulted in me neglecting the blog so terribly. I apologize for that, but also, don’t be alarmed if that happens again in July. The good news is that I did not neglect my reading (shout out to audiobooks, as per usual). I read…

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  • Catch Up ARC Reviews: Going Bicoastal, Honey, and Total Dreamboat

    Catch Up ARC Reviews: Going Bicoastal, Honey, and Total Dreamboat

    I’ve decided I need to get serious about tackling my backlist ARCs. I lasted on this project for approximately 10 days and have since derailed myself and have been reading pretty random books, mostly new ones. Hopefully writing these reviews will get me excited about my project again. Let us all cross our fingers. Anyway,…

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