Hiiiiiiiieeeeeee, it's Linz! The hardest part about doing drunk book reviews is getting the appropriate level of drunk to write. Too sober, it just doesn't hit the right note. Too drunk, well, you pass out. And I was REAL proud of myself because I got the right level of drunk over the weekend to finally … Continue reading 2-FOR-1 DRUNK REVIEWS: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones and The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Weekly Wrap Up: September 16-22, 2019
Hello! Here’s our weekly wrap up from the WRFB crew =) Linz's Updates Got drunk Friday. Got less drunk Saturday. Celery and sadness the rest of the week. What Linz read: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone: Two figures, Red and Blue, fight for opposite teams in … Continue reading Weekly Wrap Up: September 16-22, 2019
DRUNK REVIEW: Demon in the Whitelands by Nikki Z. Richard
Demon in the Whitelands by Nikki Z. Richard Reviewed by Sam! **We received an early copy from ALA in exchange for an honest review. We'd like to thank Nikki and Month9Books for the opportunity. This book comes out on Sept 24th and you can get it here** Synopsis DEMON IN THE WHITELANDS is LET THE … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: Demon in the Whitelands by Nikki Z. Richard
DRUNK REVIEW: Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
Stormrise by Jillian Boehme By Ginny! **We received an early copy from ALA! We'd like to thank Jillian and Tor Teen for the opportunity! This book comes out on Sept 24th and you can get it here** Synopsis A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom in Jillian Boehme's … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
Behind the Bar: Whiskey Edition
Welcome to our series where we breakdown exactly what our pairings mean (aka the tags on our posts) and take you Behind the Bar. Sam here to talk about our Whiskey pairings. I am not the biggest fans of whiskey, but I understand that I am in the minority for this lol. Old Fashioned Old … Continue reading Behind the Bar: Whiskey Edition
DRUNK REVIEW: Slay by Brittney Morris
Slay by Brittney Morris Review by Linz. Thanks to BookCon and Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster for the ARC! SLAY comes out Sept. 24; you can preorder here or likely with your local indie bookstore. What it's about (from Goodreads): "By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: Slay by Brittney Morris
Weekly Wrap Up: September 9 – 15, 2019
Hello! Here’s our weekly wrap up from the WRFB crew =) Sam's Updates I had such a weird week. I was so tired from work, and after the NEWTs, I wasn't really feeling reading as much. I'm also emotionally exhausted by Darkdawn. What I read this week: Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff: I am destroyed by the end of … Continue reading Weekly Wrap Up: September 9 – 15, 2019
DRUNK REVIEW: The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz Reviewed by Sam! **We received a copy of this from BookCon! We'd like to thank Annalee and Tor Books for the opportunity to read and review. This book comes out on Sept 24th and you can get it here** Synopsis From Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9, comes … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
DRUNK REVIEW: Bunny by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad Review by linz, who would like to point out that this book was especially scary because there was an incursion of bunny rabbits in my yard around this time. What it's about (from goodreads): Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: Bunny by Mona Awad
Behind the Bar: Tequila Edition
Tequila: we all know and—unless you’ve had a bad experience with it—love it. Or you love it anyway. Below are some kickass book pairings to go with our favorite agave-based beverages. Hold my salt and queue the lime. Frozen Margarita Get ready for a brain freeze! Books with frozen margs have something off-the-wall and mindfuck-y … Continue reading Behind the Bar: Tequila Edition