Author: Ashley B.
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Book Review: Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole
A deeply captivating story that I had a hard time putting down. To begin with, the author takes her time world building this story and it’s a beautiful and dangerous place where mortals and magic wielding “Descended” live.
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20 Books of Summer 23 Hosted by 746 Books
I just recently came across this really exciting reading challenge for the summer months ahead from 746 Books called the 20 Books of Summer 23. What’s nice about this challenge is it’s supported by a really large community of dedicated readers where we can all cheer each other on while we work towards our reading…
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First Lines Friday
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
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Job Experiences: From scary teenager to skilled analyst!
What jobs have you had? In the beginning… As a teenager, my mother was a proponent of “focus on school” and didn’t really support the idea of working at a young age. That didn’t stop me though and after I turned 16, I applied for my first job at JoAnn Fabric Stores. I completed an…
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Book Review: You Look Beautiful Tonight by L. R. Jones
You Look Beautiful Tonight is the story of Mia. She works her dream job as a librarian, has two best friends (Jack and Jess), and she’s close with her parents – even if there are strains in their relationship. Her entire life, Mia has felt invisible, and this right here is the crux of the…
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Book Review & Giveaway: The Courtesan’s Daughter by Susanne Dunlap
I always enjoy taking a trip back in time and this is why historical fiction novels are one of my favorite genres to read. When done well, you’re transported to a completely different time and I always find comfort in reading about these older years.
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Book Review: Game Changer by Piper Lawson
While I’m not a big sports romance reader, I knew that Lawson wouldn’t disappoint in this one! It’s a fantastic book from the first page to the very last and I was hanging on for dear life in the final pages. I felt like I knew where this one was going all along, but Lawson…
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Reading and Mood Tracker plus FREE Bookish Coloring Pages
Reading sets you free and your reading journey is always your own. However, sometimes I feel like I lose track of myself as I’m going along reading. This year is a year of making more of a conscious effort to be aware of how my moods are being impacted by what I’m reading. I created…
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Book Review: Irresistibly Perfect by J. Saman
I can’t even get my head around how emotional this one was. Grey and Fallon have been friends since they were teenagers – living right next door to one another – and they both fell in love with one another. But with how different their families were, they both believed it would be impossible for…
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Blog Tour: They Lie Here by NS Ford
An eerie and gripping novel that had me from the start with it’s unique prologue and shifting chapters between present time perspective of the main character and third person perspectives of the band she’s researching from 1984 and 1985.
Adventures in Literature 