By: Mariah Brown Hello and welcome to Friday Favorites. I am super excited to write this post as I have many authors I would love to recognize here. Remember, this prompt came from Functionally Fictional's list of Friday Favorite post themes, which you can find here. Bloggers, the linky to add your post is at... Continue Reading →
Stephanie’s Review of “A Touch of Darkness” by Scarlett St. Clair
By: Stephanie Wyatt A Touch of Darkness is a modern version of the Hades and Persephone myth. Persephone is a senior journalism student who convinced her overbearing mother, Demeter, the goddess of spring to let her take an internship at the New Athens News. Persephone is pretty optimistic about her future until she gets a... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: February 1, 2023
By: Cait Marie Hello, and happy new year! It's that time again. 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 read next? I read multiple books at a time, so... Continue Reading →
Cait’s Review of “Fade into the Bright” by Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz
By: Cait Marie Blurb Five Feet Apart meets Tell Me Three Things in this YA contemporary novel about two sisters, one summer, and a diagnosis that changes everything. Abby needs to escape a life that she no longer recognizes as her own. Her old life--the one where she was a high school volleyball star with a textbook-perfect future--has... Continue Reading →
Top Ten (or Six) Tuesday: Books in the First Half of 2023
By: Manuela Soares Hello readers and welcome back to another Tuesday post on Functionally Fictional. With so many great books coming out this year, I thought I would share six books that I'm looking forward to in the first half of 2023. 1. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao. Pub. Jan.... Continue Reading →
Mariah’s Review of “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Secret of the Old Clock” by Carolyn Keene
By: Mariah Brown I wanted to start this review by discussing how much I enjoyed growing up with Nancy Drew and reading her stories. I recently came across a thrift book store that had some of the books in the series at a discounted price and was really excited to gain more of the series... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Historical Fiction
By: Cait Marie Happy Friday! I love historical fiction, especially historical fantasy and/or romance. However, when I went to list my favorites, I realized I haven't read as many as I'd thought. So, if you have recommendations based on the ones below, please share! For a full list of the Friday Favorites prompts, click here.... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s Review of “Copper Waters” by Marlene M. Bell
By: Manuela Soares Still reeling from events not long passed, and tension with her almost fiancé Alec, Annalisse Drury receives a message from an old farm hand about her MIA mother. Desperate for some space from the tension and issues with Alec, Anna takes off to New Zealand to try and track down her elusive... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: January 25, 2023
By: Stephanie Wyatt Happy Wednesday!! It's time to get an update on my literary adventures. 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 read next? I read multiple books at... Continue Reading →
Cait’s Review of “City Lights, Starry Nights” by Kimberly Readnour
By: Cait Marie Blurb Sizzling hot chemistry and surprises await this overzealous city girl and small-town, grumpy doctor. Evicted! Newly graduated, Evie finds herself broke and jobless with zero options. That is until her friend from college convinces the older brother to hire her. The problem? The job is in Sugar Creek Falls, a small... Continue Reading →
