The last new releases for 2021 are coming soon. Sharing my December 2021 Most Anticipated list a bit early this month to help you stock up for the holiday season and to take advantage of some of those holiday book sales! December is a pretty light month for new releases, especially this year. Most of…
Category: Fall 2021
October 2021 Wrap Up
Welcome back to another Monthly Wrap Up here at Speaking Of! I have been awful at posting wrap ups this year, because boy has it been a year! We sold our first home, bought a new house, moved cities, and are gearing up to welcome a new family member in 2022. Busy doesn’t even begin…
Hello, Transcriber
Hazel Greenlee is broken. Her dreams of being a published author seem distant, she’s living in a Wisconsin’s most crime ridden city, and her marriage is less than stellar. When she gets a new job as a transcriber for the local police station, Hazel is not only dragged into a gruesome murder but is forced…
The Keeper of Night
I’m a huge fan of YA fantasy, but I think I’ve decided I’m not a huge fan of fantasy duologies. I have started to notice, at least in the duologies I have read recently, is a big issue with pacing. Most fantasy stories need time to develop and establish world-building. I find that the first…
These Silent Woods
Let me start by saying, this is not a THRILLER. Just like I said for What Comes After, just because there is a mystery and a hint of suspense doesn’t automatically make a story a thriller. This is a solid story with a bit of a mystery at it’s core but going in expecting to…
The Ex Hex
Do you love a good witchy read with all the Hallmark vibes? If you answered yes than you need to pick up The Ex Hex before Halloween this Sunday! If you follow me than you’ll know I’m not a huge romance reader. I like the occasional romance but I’m more of a Mystery/Detective/Fantasy reader. Life…
November 2021 Most Anticipated New Releases
November is almost upon us! And ya’ll this year is flying by. I tired to get my Most Anticipated List up earlier than usual because of the expected delays with shipping this winter, but life got in the way. I am planning on getting my December Most Anticipated list up this month though to help…
A Spell of Rowans
The Rowan family is special. Each of the Rowan children have a gift: Philippa, the oldest has a talent for winning people over; Victoria the middle child, an empath who can feel everyone’s emotions clearly; and Liam, the youngest, who can uncover the story of objects. Victoria Rowan hasn’t been home to Grimsby since she…
In the Company of Witches
Do you love Halloween reads but don’t want anything scary?? Well, In the Company of Witches is for you! This is the absolute perfect cozy Halloween mystery that gave me a mix of Practical Magic & Hallmark’s The Good Witch vibes. The Warren Witches have been in their New England town of Evenfall for hundreds…
Cackle
Two things to start this review: This book is being classified as a horror, fantasy, paranormal read. While I agree with the witchy vibes this story gives off, to me this isn’t what I would consider to be a ‘Horror’ book. So don’t let that sway you away from reading this book. I adored Harrison’s…