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Books I Missed in 2021
Inevitably, every year I get to the last month and realize that there were so many books on my radar that I just never got to. It’s a fact! I mean, so many amazing stories come out month after month. I’d need to be immortal to give them all of the love they deserve. However, there are always a few books that I was SO EXCITED for and then things got busy or I had too many review books to read, and they just vanished into the ether. This is a post to honor the top 5 of these books.…
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Book Review: If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrech
Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of the biggest acts in America. Along with their bandmates, Angel Phan and Jon Braxton, the four are teen heartbreakers in front of the cameras and best friends backstage. But privately, cracks are starting to form: their once-easy rapport is straining under the pressures of fame, and Ruben confides in Zach that he’s feeling smothered by management’s pressure to stay in the closet. On a whirlwind tour through Europe, with both an unrelenting schedule and minimal supervision, Ruben and Zach come to rely on each other…
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Book Blitz and Giveaway: Glory Unbound by Deborah L. King
Glory UnboundDeborah L. King(Glory Bishop, #2)Publication date: December 14th 2021Genres: Women’s Fiction IN THIS SECOND BOOK of the series, Glory Bishop has finally broken free of her mother’s oppressive grasp and is offered a new life by a seemingly altruistic Chicago socialite, but there may be more than good intentions at play. Against the advice of trusted friends and family, Glory chooses the protection of Malcom Porter, her adoring, much older, bad-boy-turned-minister fiancé. Thrust into a gilded world of wealth, society and privilege, Glory struggles to overcome the guilt of loving her new life. The whirlwind of 1980s designer clothing,…
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2021 Wrap Up Time!
It’s the beginning of December, and that means it’s wrap up month! You can expect to see various posts this month talking about this last year on the blog, and what we hope to see coming up in the new year! To say that 2021 was a weird year would be an understatement. It was almost worse than 2020, mainly because I kept having so many feelings about whether things would get better or not. I sent the bar low on my reading goal, because I knew (from a whole year of experience) that my attention span wouldn’t be great.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Bookish Memories (11/30/21)
Happy Tuesday friends! Getting back into the blogging groove again. Now that Thanksgiving is over, and with it the stress of get togethers, it’s time to focus on Christmas! My favorite time of year! I feel like my batteries have been recharged, and I’m so happy about it. It helps that I just realized that I am only one book finished away from reading 52 for the year. That’s so exciting! Anyway, on to the prompt shall we? Top Ten Bookish Memories In no particular order, here are some of the things that I remember most vividly throughout my lifetime!…
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Bookish Spotlight: Tiena from tlovesallthebooks
Welcome to a new post series here on Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile! Back when I first started this blog, I used to interview other bloggers and share their content. I’ve missed doing that so much! It was a great way to get to know others who share the same passion, and give some much deserved love to amazing creators. So, it’s time to do that again! Check this space every other Saturday for a new spotlight, and click here if you’d like to sign up to be a spotlight yourself! Our spotlight today is Tiena from tlovesallthebooks! Instagram In keeping with…
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Book Spotlight and Giveaway: Towers and Tithes by Christina Bauer
Towers And TithesChristina Bauer(Fairy Tales of the Magicorum, #8)Publication date: November 9th 2021Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult I’m a Tower Tithe with a Rapunzel problem. That’s not as weird as it sounds. Ever wonder how Rapunzel survives without leaving her home? After all, someone must stock groceries, buy hair products and fix the plumbing. Witches don’t wield toilet brushes, so “Rapunzel care” becomes the job of Tower Tithes like me. Not that we choose this gig. We’re just unlucky elves who get magically chucked into servitude. Since our kind live for ages, being a Tower Tithe can drag on for thousands…
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Book Blitz and Giveaway: A Dead End Job by Justin Alcala
Title: A Dead End JobAuthor: Justin AlcalaPublication Date: October 5, 2021Genre: Supernatural Thriller, Dark Humor Death needs a vacation. Badly. But there’s a catch: There are people who cheat the system, always falling through the cracks and not dying like they’re supposed to. Who’s going to take care of them while Death’s sipping on sangria? The answer is simple: Death needs an intern, and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that one prospect, Buck Palasinksia—a bankrupt hitman with a roleplaying addiction—might have what it takes. While scoping out his next target, Buck gets drilled in the forehead by…
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Book Spotlight: Erin from CTBookGirl
Welcome to a new post series here on Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile! Back when I first started this blog, I used to interview other bloggers and share their content. I’ve missed doing that so much! It was a great way to get to know others who share the same passion, and give some much deserved love to amazing creators. So, it’s time to do that again! Check this space every other Saturday for a new spotlight, and click here if you’d like to sign up to be a spotlight yourself! Our spotlight today is Erin from CTBookGirl! Instagram | Goodreads |…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Dangerous Temptation by Giana Darling
Dangerous TemptationGiana DarlingPublication date: October 26th 2021Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance He arrives all dressed in black. Diamond cufflinks. A watch on his tanned wrist that cost more than we would ever see in a lifetime of work. He carries a single red rose for my mother. Months later, Tiernan Morelli lays red roses on my mother’s grave. That same day, he tells me that he is my new guardian. I should have known from the very start that he had more in common with the thorns than the rose. Now I know the truth: I’m a pawn in his dangerous…
