*This post contains affiliate links* Hi friends, how are we holding up? Still feeling anxious? Me too. Let’s get through the bad news first: Josh was officially laid off on Sunday night and he was able to apply for unemployment on Tuesday (so many people are applying that NY state had to separate applications by … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 2
The Devourers by Indra Das My rating: 4 of 5 stars Check out this review and others on Around the World in 80 Books! *An ARC was provided by the publisher/NetGalley for an honest review.* After sitting on my previous rating of 3 stars, I decided to update the book to 4 stars. One of … More REVIEW: The Devourers by Indra Das
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig My rating: 4 of 5 stars Woo! This review is finally out! Check out this review and others on Around the World in 80 Books! I loved this book! It combines many of my favorite things about fantasy/sci-fi. It’s an adventure above all and it’s a history lesson … More REVIEW: The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
Nightshades: A Paranormal Thriller by Melissa F. Olson My rating: 3 of 5 stars See this review and others on Around the World in 80 Books! *An ARC was provided by the Publisher for an honest review.* Nightshades is a novella-length urban fantasy about an FBI agent trying to prove himself and a vampire (shade) … More REVIEW: Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson
Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! *A galley of this book was provided by the publisher for an honest review.* Bailey Chen is all of us: just graduated, drowning in student loans, looking for the … More REVIEW: Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger
Zeroes by Chuck Wendig My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! This was my first Wendig novel! I have a copy of Blue Blazes somewhere… Anyway, I really liked this novel. It gets into the fears many people have about sharing information and being connected … More REVIEW: Zeroes by Chuck Wendig
Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn My rating: 3 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! Julia Quinn is probably best known for her series on the Bridgerton’s, eight siblings and their romantic entanglements, but in Because of Miss Bridgerton, readers get a look at Edmund’s older … More REVIEW: Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer My rating: 3 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! This book was a struggle for me. I had high hopes since people had been buzzing about this novel on Twitter for a while. And I think there is something … More REVIEW: The Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Meyer
Updraft by Fran Wilde My rating: 4 of 5 stars See this review and others on Around the World in 80 Books! I could stare at the cover for a long time and still not see all the details! The best part of Updraft was the world building. Imagine a city in the sky, where … More REVIEW: Updraft by Fran Wilde
Confucius Jane: A Novel by Katie Lynch My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! 2/17/16: This was the most adorable interracial lesbian romance I’ve ever read (also the first). Loved that it was set in the year of the Monkey, like the year 2016. Was … More REVIEW: Confucius Jane by Katie Lynch
Heather Allen 