Sometimes you’re looking for a light book, sometimes you’re looking for a more meaningful one, and sometimes you’re looking for something funny, you know? Invitation to the Blues by Roan Parrish is one of the more meaningful books that has some weight behind it. I don’t always read blurbs or even content warnings because I know authors that I like and I am almost never disappointed. I’m glad I was warned about this one going in just so that I could prepare myself. Don’t get me wrong – I LOVED this book. But it dealt with depression, anxiety, and mentions of previous suicide attempts, so not the easiest topics. If those things are hard to read about this book might not be for you. Continue reading “Book Review: Invitation to the Blues by Roan Parrish”
I love authors who do their own thing and just do it really, REALLY well. Alisha Rai, Courtney Milan, and Kit Rocha come to mind. This is admittedly probably because these authors are friends and I see them having intelligent discussions on Twitter, but also because in their respective books they are doing representation incredibly well and I am so *here* for it. I can definitely include Alyssa Cole in the group! Continue reading “Book Review: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole”
When an explosion rips apart a Chicago building, the lives of Cecily, Kate and Franny are forever altered. Fast forward one year to find Cecily still in mourning, Kate hoping that her past won’t catch up with her, and Franny searching for her birth mother. Continue reading “Book Review: The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie”
I really enjoyed Strawser’s first novel, but this one didn’t quite hit the mark. Continue reading “Book Review: Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser”
The Smallest Part was exactly the book I needed to bring me through a book slump. Continue reading “Book Review: The Smallest Part by Amy Harmon”
The residents of Pleasant Grove think everyone else has the perfect life, but nothing could be further from the truth. This seemingly perfect neighborhood is full of secrets. Continue reading “Book Review: The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth”
Bookish Devices is thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for Emily March’s The First Kiss of Spring, the latest in March’s Eternity Springs series. Continue reading “Review + Blog Tour + Giveaway: The First Kiss of Spring by Emily March”
This book is loosely tied to my BELOVED (and I think widely beloved) The Others series by Anne Bishop. It’s in the same world so I absolutely jumped at the chance to read it – and I mean squealed out loud when I saw ‘The World of The Others’ on the cover. Which BTW is smart marketing and a super easy way to convey to readers that it’s not in the series but it’s in that same world. Which I totally appreciated and for me I got right away what that meant. Continue reading “Book Review: Lake Silence by Anne Bishop”
If I Live, the third and final book in Blackstock’s If I Run series, is a fantastic conclusion to an action-packed series. Casey Cox is still on the run after being indicted for murder and Dylan Roberts, the investigator who once hunted her, is now her only hope. Can Casey and Dylan finally prove Casey’s innocence? Continue reading “Book Review: If I Live by Terri Blackstock”
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