The Darkness Within Us By Tricia Levenseller

Book Stats  Stars: 3.5 Stars Start Date : 03/18/24 Ending Date: 03/21/24 Genre: YA Fantasy Romance Form: Audiobook Arc/ E-Arc Page Count: 336 Publishing Date: 07/09/24 Point of View: 1st Person Setting: Victorian England I mean Naxos  Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6358032207?book_show_action=false StoryGraph https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b1185885-2f5e-4afd-a61d-b5baba1debf5 Narrator: 5 Stars Story 3.5 Stars Thank you MacMillan Audio for the Audiobook Arc exchange for an honest review.…

Heartless Hunter( The Crimson Moth) by Kristen Ciccarelli

Book Stats  Stars: DNFED at 50%/190 pages Start Date : 12/16/2023 Ending Date: 03/05/24 Genre: YA Fantasy Romance Form: E-Arc Page Count: 400 Publishing Date: 02/20/24 Point of View: 3rd Person, Dual POV’s Setting:  GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5936629018 StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7d67afce-7914-4b4c-9394-e34bbe08ec71 DNFED at 50%/190 pages Thank you Netgalley for the E-arc in exchange for an honest review. This is one of the cases of…

Music of the Night by Angela J. Ford

Book Stats  Stars: 2.5 Stars Start Date : 02/20/24 Ending Date: 02/25/24 Genre: NA Gothic Romance Fantasy Form: Epub Page Count: 252 Publishing Date: 02/15/21 Point of View: 1st Person ,Dual POV’s Setting: High Tower GoodReads:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3825041362 StoryGraph:https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d03fbcf6-6c82-4a4b-81bb-55dc345cb251 Music of the night is a Phantom of the Opera retelling mixed in with Beauty and the Beast. Aria is an inspiring singer who…

The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

Book Stats  Stars: 3.0 Stars Start Date : 01/30/24 Ending Date: 02/26/24 Genre: YA Historical Romance Form: Hardback Book/ Audiobook Page Count: 384  Publishing Date: 01/31/23 Point of View: 3rd Person, Dual POV's Setting: Chicago 1910 GoodReads:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6011949188 StoryGraph:https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2980479c-0628-4335-84f9-006b2a844adc How the hell a book with Four Black Women, where the younger sister who wants to help build cars is going to…

Zhara by S.Jae-Jones

Book Stats  Stars: DNFed @8% Start Date : 01/26/24 Ending Date: 01/26/24 Genre: YA Historical Fantasy Romance Form: E-Arc/Audiobook Page Count: 416 Publishing Date: 08/1/23 Point of View: 3rd Person Setting: Asia GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5429185425 StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e7b4434b-fbd6-4cfe-b74c-e04ada0a3adf DNF @8% I received an E-arc from Edelweiss in exchange of a honest review. From the Main Character having giggle fits when she sees…

BlackOut By Various Authors

Authors: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon Book Stats  Stars: 3.5 Stars Start Date : 02/11/24 Ending Date: 02/16/24 Genre: YA Contemporary Romance Form: Hardback Book/ Audiobook Page Count: 256 Publishing Date: 06/22/21 Point of View: 1st Person ,Dual POV's Setting: New York City and Brooklyn GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4096214500 StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8cebab75-b6f1-4181-91f8-34a679506cee BlackOut is a set of…

Carefree Black Girls by Zeba Blay

Book Stats  Stars: 3.5 Stars Start Date : 02/7/24 Ending Date: 02/11/24 Genre: Non-Fiction Essays about Race, Feminism etc Form:  Digital E-Arc/ Audiobook Page Count: 240 Publishing Date: 10/19/21 Point of View: Collection of Essays GoodReads:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6245313556 StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/ee092c7a-a313-456e-a034-20b56b4f469f In my backlog of Netgalley arcs that I never got a chance to read and review but since it's Black History Month ,Why Not?…

Reblog:Should you or should you not write a review for a book you did not finished and gatekeeping.

https://tanyasreading.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/feature-post-should-you-or-should-you-not-write-a-review-for-a-book-you-did-not-finished-and-gatekeeping/?page_id=1903 I wrote this three years ago but it still stands. Review a book how you want to review a book. If you want to write a review of a book you DNFed you can. If you don't then you can as well. You make up your own rubric on what is comfortable for you. Do not…

Feral Kingdom: Volume II by Feara W

Book Stats  Stars: DNF at 75 pages @ 29% Start Date: 02/2/24 Ending Date:  2/4/24 Genre:  Fantasy, Romance Form: Epub Page Count: 252 Publishing Date: 01/31/2024 Point of View: 3rd Person Setting: Asia CW: Abuse, Trauma DNFed at 75 pages @ 29% Spoilers Triggers Ahead as Well. Read on GoodReads StoryGraph: The main reason I decided…

Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo

Book Stats  Stars: 4.5 Stars Start Date : 01/21/24 Ending Date: 02/02/24 Genre: YA Contemporary Poetry In-Verse Coming of Age Form:  Digital E-Arc Page Count: 384 Publishing Date: 02/06/24 Point of View: 1st Person In Verse Setting: Washington DC GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5953888696 StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2bed7643-e8f2-4f21-8b8d-f6f623245fad?redirect=true Thank you Netgalley for the E-Arc in exchange for a review. Bright Red Fruit is a story about a…