Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • August Wrap Up, Part One

    Back to a mid-month wrap up this month because I did read several books outside of the ones you’ve seen reviews for and honestly, I think it just makes things neater. That said, if you all have any opinions about a preference of mid month wrap ups compared to last months, let me know!

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  • 1989 + Romance Novels, Part Two

    I’m glad everyone is really getting to find out how much of a Taylor Swift fangirl I am and I’m so thrilled to be back providing you with the second half of 1989 paired with romance novels that I’ve loved. Let’s just jump right in!

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  • 1989 + Romance Novels, Part One

    First of all, I was not expecting so many people to love the folklore + Romance Novels posts (part one; part two) and I was really excited to see that. Secondly, Aarya asked me to make one for Red but I decided I should just work through them backwards chronologically. I’ve already done Lover (part…

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  • August ARCs: Cry of Metal and Bone, Better Than People, & Here to Stay

    August really is a month full of fantastic new releases and these three are no exception. Cry of Metal and Bone by L. Penelope came out Tuesday and I was fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy from St. Martin’s via Netgalley, which I appreciate all the more considering I’m on strict quarantine so I…

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  • Get to Know the Reviewer: 10 Things I Love in Books

    I came across a one-star review from a person I’m Goodreads friends with of a book I was loving the other day that said, “I could barely get through it.” This got me wondering, how do we decide whose reviews we can trust? For me, I think it’s a two fold question. I trust several…

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  • August ARCs: Marriage by Arrangement, You Had Me at Hola, and Like Lovers Do

    I have really been blessed by the ARC gods, aka Netgalley and the publishers, Harlequin and Avon, and I’m excited to slightly belatedly talk to you about these three books I enjoyed! Marriage by Arrangement by Sophia Singh Sasson was my first book from the author, but I’m sure it won’t be the last. Just…

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  • Checking In: Antiracism Work & Celebrating Black Joy

    I said I was going to do this check in monthly and then I ghosted y’all in the month of July even though I thought about writing it a million times. July was a weird month with a lot of fun things and a lot of stress from still being in a pandemic. But setting…

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  • July Wrap Up

    I think this is the first time in a really long time I haven’t done a mid-month wrap up of the books I read this month. I read 21 books this month, which is two more than I read in June, so good job to myself. The reason I didn’t do a mid-month wrap up…

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  • folklore + romance novels: part two

    Welcome back! And welcome to a new month. August is here, which is wild. My nephew should arrive this month though so I am incredibly excited and EMERALD BLAZE will be in front of my eyeballs in 26 days!! I can’t wait. In the meantime, I’m still listening to the greatest surprise of my life…

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  • folklore + romance novels: part one

    Y’all, I haven’t had this much serotonin hanging out in my brain in MONTHS. When Taylor dropped this news last week I found out as I was walking into work so I literally walked in with my hand in front of my mouth (masked), shaking, and basically screamed at everyone once I got into the…

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