Book Club strikes again! This time we unanimously decided to read an adult historical fiction fantasy novel based partially on the recommendations of a coworker who was already reading it at the time. The Poppy War, Book 1 By R. F. Kuang is so far off of my radar in Read more
I love the concept of an Arctic survival story. I love a good story all about a ship’s crew attempting to find the Northwest Passage; being confronted by the extreme cold, polar bears, and isolation; and ultimately having to resort to drastic measures to survive. That whole vibe is part Read more
I don’t read a lot of historical fiction. It’s not because of strong negative feelings, I just don’t find myself drawn to that style of storytelling very often. But as is becoming a pattern, I have been chosen to read Weyward: A Novel by Emilia Hart, courtesy of my book Read more
Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy is actually the first novella I’ve read — both for this blog and I think ever. I’ve read short stories of course, and flash fiction pieces, but this is the first piece of work I’ve picked up that is actually called a novella (that I Read more
Welcome to January! It’s the start of a brand new year, which means I’ve spent the last few days thinking about what goals I want to make for January specifically for all of 2025. Like I mentioned in my 2024 EOY Series, I realized that I should carefully plan what Read more
The final installment of the 2024 EOY Series wrap-up is all about going over the long-term goals I set back in January and have modified throughout the year. I wanted to have a portion of this series be all about looking over what I’ve accomplished over the year and tie Read more
My very first post on Siebing Says for 2024 talked about My Thriller Novel Kick & 2024 TBR List, which basically discussed my recent dive into reading thriller mystery books and the different books I have added to my TBR list. I also discussed my goals of reading 12 books Read more
This is the second Freida McFadden book I’ve ever read. I have heard some things about her other books, but after I read Never Lie last year this is my only other exposure to her style of writing and the way she approaches the thriller/mystery genre. I often describe Freida Read more
This is most definitely the shortest amount of time in between any of my book reviews on this blog. This is because I fell behind in reading, heavily procrastinated on one of my book club novels, and only had a few days to finish it before the discussion. Luckily, The Read more
I have an off and on relationship with the Fable book club I am a part of. Because I am participating in this but also working through my own TBR list, I at times do not read the books at the same pace as everyone else. Two book picks ago, Read more