Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • (More) Contemporary Romance to Run from Your Problems

    (More) Contemporary Romance to Run from Your Problems

    Sometimes adulthood really is the worst. But then I remember that I can pretty much do whatever I want without having to ask for permission and things seem a little better (until I get the bill for whatever it is I decided to do, anyway). So, as always, when the going gets tough and I’m…

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  • April Wrap Up, Pt. 1

    April Wrap Up, Pt. 1

    Wow, did this month get off to an excellent start on the reading front or what? Twitter this month has been A LOT and my job has been full of stress (stop abusing people!!!! Put me out of a job!!!!). Seriously though, everything happening in Romance Twitter has been making me want to scream. Check…

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  • March Wrap Up, Pt. 2

    March Wrap Up, Pt. 2

    I hope your April has started off on a great start! I’m here to wrap up the rest of March and I read a new favorite Penny Reid book in the second half of the month. So let’s jump in: 12. Here and Now by Cheryl Etchinson I really was not the biggest fan of…

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  • Favorite Books of 2018 (so far)

    Favorite Books of 2018 (so far)

    We’re one quarter of the way through this year! We’ve survived so much in the year of Beyoncé 2018 and in a few short months, I’ll be seeing Taylor Swift perform Reputation live. I thought that a very fun thing to do this year would be to talk about my favorite books and see how…

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  • March Wrap Up, Pt. 1

    March Wrap Up, Pt. 1

    I’ve read a lot of books in March because I’ve done very little outside of reading. I moved to my new town that is very small and started my new job, which is both wonderful and stressful. I honestly feel like that line in 22 where Taylor says “it’s miserable and magical, oh yeah.” Like,…

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  • Most Anticipated: Spring

    Most Anticipated: Spring

    The list I’m working from for book releases from March-May is 21 books long, so whittling that down to ten books? It was a struggle, but I’m excited to present to you my ten most anticipated books of Spring! 1. Tyler Johnson was Here by Jay Coles This is a book that has to do…

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  • February Wrap Up, Pt. 2

    February Wrap Up, Pt. 2

    I’m still doing well re-reading, even if I’ve deviated from the list I wanted to follow this month. But I still tackled one of those books this month (Harry Potter) and last month I re-read three of them, so I’m still on track to get to all of them before the end of the year.…

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  • March TBR

    March TBR

    Should I give up on making TBRs? Sometimes I think so. But then again, sometimes I manage to get to all of the books on my TBR and the sense of accomplishment is so high. February was just an off month because of interviews, finding a new place to live, and preparing to move. So…

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  • Book Discussion: An American Marriage (Spoiler Free-Ish)

    Book Discussion: An American Marriage (Spoiler Free-Ish)

    Let me begin by acknowledging that this book is beautifully written and that Oprah selected it as her first book club pick of 2018. So now we’re agreed that it’s well-written and that a lot of people are going to enjoy it, right? Great. Now we can jump into the multitude of reasons I didn’t…

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  • Spoiler Free Review: American Panda

    Spoiler Free Review: American Panda

    I’ve started writing this review numerous times and just can’t figure out how to do so. If you’ve been following along with my blog, you know that I’ve been anticipating American Panda for a little while now and I think I let my expectations get the better of me. It also could have just been…

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