By: Manuela Soares Hello readers, and welcome back to Functionally Fictional and this week's Top Ten Tuesday. This time, I figured it would be fun to do a topic from the official TTT post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is School Freebie (In honor of school starting up soon, come up with... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s Review of “Cold Dresses” by David Pelletier
By: Manuela Soares Thanks to (*the now defunct) Hurn Publications and Author David Pelletier for a digital copy of this. Chloe Westfield wants nothing more than the past to remain just that. Unfortunately for her, the past has a way of creeping up when it's least expected or wanted and turning life upside down. After... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Places to Read
By: Manuela Soares Happy Friday readers and welcome back to Functionally Fictional! It's been nearly a year since I've done a Friday Favorites and this week's prompt is Favorite Places to Read. Functionally Fictional took over the Friday Favs prompts earlier this year, and our very own Captain Cait has put together this fantastic list... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: August 10, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week, which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll... Continue Reading →
TBR Tuesday: Summer 2022
By: Manuela Soares Hello all and happy Tuesday! Welcome back to another of my TBR lists. Lately, I've gotten back into requesting books on NetGalley and have received a few amazing-sounding books that I'm stoked to read. So, between NetGalley, the library, and my bookshelves, here are some of the books that I plan on... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: July 20, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy hump day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week, which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s ARC of “An Artful Murder” by Judi Daykin
By: Manuela Soares Thanks to NetGalley and Joffe Books for this ARC. A revenge killer hiding in plain sight, whose signature is to leave a toy llama at every kill. A police force working against the clock to find the killer before another body drops. Four friends are at the center of it all. Who... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s ARC Review of “Tarot by Numbers: Learn the Codes that Unlock the Meaning of the Cards” by Liz Dean
By: Manuela Soares Publish Date: July 5, 2022 I came across this book the other night while perusing Netgalley's extensive collection, and as someone interested in this subject but doesn't actually know a whole lot about it, requesting it was a no-brainer for me. So, a big thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group- Fair... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was SO EXCITED To Get, But Still Haven’t Read
Hello, readers, and welcome back to Functionally Fictional and this week's Top Ten Tuesday. This time, I figured it would be fun to do a topic from the official TTT post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. One topic from last month stood out to me, "Books I Was SO EXCITED to Get, but Still... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: June 1, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy hump day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week, which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll... Continue Reading →
