Happy Saturday everyone! Today, I'm sharing my wrap up and mini reviews for my Pride Month 2025 reads. Of the 14 books on my original tbr, I managed to read 11 of them. For the most part, I had a pretty good reading month. If you'd like, you can check out my original tbr post here . Without further ado, keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read for my challenge: Books I Own: ❋ ❋ Honestly, A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft wasn't what I thought it was going to be - and not really in a good way either. The premise sounded like it could be quite promising, but it the story itself doesn't quite mesh with that. I wouldn't quite call this a dark academic rivals to lovers story either. The situation with the villain and the resolution to the story, even the whole reason for the quest in the first place, was off putting to me. It definitely has a WWI and WWII political undertone to it and I wasn't ex...
On Friday's I take part in two weekly link ups - The Friday 56, currently hosted by Anne @ My Head Is Full of Books , and Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader . For The Friday 56, you choose a book, a book you have just finished, a book you are about to start, your current read, and share a line or a few lines that grab you (but don't spoil anything) from page 56 or 56% of the way through the ebook. Post it and share your post's url on Freda's most recent Friday 56 post. As for Book Beginnings, you share the first sentence or so and your initial thoughts, impressions, or whatever else it inspires, and then link up your post's url with Rose City Reader. Happy Friday everyone! This week I'm spotlighting my July Year In Aeldia 2025, The Boardgame book, Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman . I've heard so many great things about it and these snippets sure sound intriguing. Beginning: Good night, Daddo! Good ...