Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • April Wrap Up, Part One

    April Wrap Up, Part One

    The beginning of April has been kind of a weird reading month. But I read two of my most anticipated books of the entire year and loved them both so let’s hop to it! P.S. I’m not posting a Romanceopoly Wrap Up because I literally failed so hard at that Readathon. 1. Branded by Fire…

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  • Most Anticipated Books of Winter Check In

    Most Anticipated Books of Winter Check In

    I had a list of ten books I was super highly anticipating that released from December through February and I thought it would be fun to check in and see if I’m good at predicting books I’m going to love and actually, you know, pick up. Of course, the tenth book was supposed to be…

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  • Quarterly Goals Check In

    Quarterly Goals Check In

    So I had some reading goals at the beginning of the year and I thought it would be good for us to check in with those… 1. Read One Non-fiction Book a Month Well, I accomplished this for January and February and then fell off the wagon in March. I’ll try to course correct this…

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  • RomanceopolyAThon TBR

    RomanceopolyAThon TBR

    There are seven challenges for RomanceopolyAThon, which is running from April 8-14 and you can actually ignore your rolls, which is helpful because I’m currently on the one that requires me to read historical fiction, which I’m not in the mood for really. (But When We Left Cuba comes out on April 9th, so once…

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  • Favorite Books of Jan-March

    Favorite Books of Jan-March

    Last year I kept an updated top ten ranking that I threw out the window when it came time to actually make one list so this time I’m just going to break it down into my top ten books of each quarter and leave future me to deal with whatever it is I do at…

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  • March Wrap Up, Part Two

    March Wrap Up, Part Two

    I read so many good books this month, but honestly Daisy Jones is absolutely still my favorite book of the month (and of all time). Anyway, let’s get to the last fourteen books I read this month! 11. Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan “I live through those things by caring less,” he says. “And I…

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  • O.W.L.S. Readathon TBR

    O.W.L.S. Readathon TBR

    G from Book Roast put together the most incredible readathon inspired by Harry Potter and spanning the entire month of April. This year she’s created this amazingly elaborate Wizarding Careers pamphlet to accompany and direct the readathon so, I’ve chosen to become a Mind Witch! This means I have to take eight O.W.L.S., which are…

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  • Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure Spoiler Free Review

    Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure Spoiler Free Review

    As you may know, Courtney Milan is one my absolute favorite authors and I think she’s also an amazing person. I am so lucky to be on her ARC team, but also she’s an auto-buy author for me so this one has already hit my Kindle by the time this review posts. Anyway, I’m telling…

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  • BuzzwordAThon Wrap Up

    BuzzwordAThon Wrap Up

    Day One: March 18, 2019 I started Show Me How to Love by Synthia Williams this morning while I was waiting around in court on my phone and just completed it. This is a contemporary romance where the hero and heroine find themselves fleeing a wedding after their respective partners fall out of the closet,…

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  • 5 Star Predictions Acquired in 2018

    5 Star Predictions Acquired in 2018

    I have so many books on my TBR that it is actually easy for something to slip on it and then be lost in the shuffle so I’m making a concentrated effort to revitalize some of my excitement about the books on my shelves (digital and otherwise) so that I’ll be more excited to pick…

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