book blogger hop

Book Blogger Hop: Apr 3 – 9

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Crazy-For-Books and is currently being hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer. Every Friday, a new question is posted for book bloggers to answer in the coming week. The purpose of the hop is connection and community. You can discover new blogs to follow, new books to read, and you may end up with some new followers, as well!

This Week’s Question

Image by Coffee Addicted Writer

Most of the photos on my phone are of my cats 😂 Second only to my kids, which is probably terrible to say, but the cats sit still when I try to take pictures of them! Cats count as family, though, so we’ll go with the latter.

Nelson is our “alpha” cat who thinks he’s in charge, but is far too lazy to enforce it. He cuddles on his terms and often looks at me as though his judging all my life choices. When he does want to cuddle, though, he is the biggest, sweetest baby in the world 💕

Felicia is our sweet, void kitty who hates literally everyone but us. She loves my husband the most, though. Here she can be seen hugging his hand after he got done petting her belly. She is our most talkative cat and will scream at you until she gets some lovin’.

Marmalade is our strangest cat and I wouldn’t have him any other way. He loves sitting in boxes and sitting in corners staring at nothing. He also loves to get in everyone’s business. He’s not much of a cuddler, but he shows his love in other ways.

I will say, though, since starting my blog, I think the book pictures are starting to overtake the family photos… 😬


What photos dominate your phone? Do you have more bookish pictures than family pictures? Let me know in the comments!

And, as always, happy reading!

book reviews

ARC Review: Raybearer

Title: Raybearer

Author: Jordan Ifueko

Genre: YA Fantasy

Publication Date: August 18th, 2020

Source: Publisher (Amulet Books)

Rating: ★★★★★

Book Links:

Indiebound::TBD::B&N::Amazon::Goodreads

One Sentence Synopsis

Tarisai has been raised since birth for one purpose (to kill a boy she has never met) but, to get what she craves, she must fight against her upbringing and her mysterious mother, The Lady.

Favorite Quote

This quote is from an uncorrected copy and may change in the final version

Instead of a quote, I wanted to share the dedication because it hit me right in the feels:

For the kid scanning fairy tales for a hero with a face like theirs.

And for the girls whose stories we compressed into pities and wonders, triumphs and cautions, without asking, even once, for their names.

-Jordan Ifueko
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www wednesday

WWW Wednesday: Apr 1, 2020

It’s time for another WWW Wednesday! This is a bookish meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words where bloggers answer the 3 Ws:

  1. What are you currently reading?
  2. What did you recently finish reading?
  3. What do you think you’ll read next?

If you’d like to learn more about any of these books, click on the cover to be taken to the Goodreads page.

Current Reads

The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne: I’m going to be honest with you, readers. I bought this book because it was the Book of the Month Club’s Book of the Year in… 2017? And I had absolutely no clue what it was about. I’ve just started it today because it fit a prompt for the Magical Readathon (not too late to join!) and I’m already pretty intrigued!

Recently Finished

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

(That’s right… two five star books in a row!)

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko: UUUUGGGGHHH, this was SO GOOD! This is the story of a young girl raised in a magical land for a very dark purpose. It’s how she fights to overcome what people think of her and to try and cut the strings they are using to manipulate her. It’s a gorgeous coming-of-age tale built around West African folklore and mythology. Just… I gotta stop before I gush for this entire post about this one book! But, no worries, a full review is coming!

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie: I finished this book last night while laying in bed and, when I read the last page, I physically had to get up and move around because I was that hyped! I literally pumped my fist at one point. If a book can elicit a physical response from me, it just has to get five stars. This is a story of Ettian, an orphan of a brutal war who builds himself back up under the new empire that has been established by the Umbers. The Umbers decimated his people, but Ettian is now one of their top cadets. Until his roommate (and crush), Gal, almost gets murdered and he discovers a secret no one was supposed to know: Gal is the heir to the Umber empire. And things just get worse from there. Again… I need to stop myself before I gush for pages, but my review is coming soon!

What’s Next

The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton: I’ve been dying to read this book since signing up to be a part of the Street Team! It has knights and kickass girls and Ren Faires… it sounds like it’s going to be amazing. The author was sweet enough to send me an e-ARC and I’m going to dive right in!

The Whisper Man by Alex North: This is another book I’m reading for the Magical Readathon. It’ll cover my Charms class, which is to read a book with a white cover. I’ve also been wanting to read this thriller for quite some time. I’ve heard it’s quite spooky and I am ready for it!


What are you reading this week? Are any of you taking part in the Magical Readathon? Did you post your own WWW Wednesday? Let me know in the comments!

And, as always, happy reading!