Befriending the Beast + Fanny's Hope Chest

Severe sickness with allergies + a possible job change with ten billion forms to fill out = finishing up Indie April almost a month late. (But better late than never, right?) I hope you all will get these wonderful books I've reviewed over the 'month' and enjoy them as I have.

The Innocent

Cover retrieved from 
Goodreads page

The Innocent is a western YA romance novel.

My Goodreads review can be found here.

My Amazon review can be found here.

As per usual, anything that does not directly relate to the topic at hand will be written in this color.

*Please excuse the weird formatting. Google does google things when I format this one and this one only; no matter how many times I delete and do a new post it still won't format correctly*

Perception

Cover retrieved
from Goodreads

Perception is a Jane Austen's Persuasion retelling set in the 1930s.

My Goodreads review can be found here.

My Amazon review can be found here.

As per usual, anything that does not directly relate to the topic at hand will be written in this color.

This is a unique story as it is both a stand-alone, but is also a part of the Vintage Jane Austen series. This series has retellings of Austen's six major stories as standalones and then an anthology book with, I believe, short stories also retelling those major six stories. 

Where Trains Collide + Carrie Mouse and the Giant Garage

 Welcome to Indie April everyone! 

If you're new here, Indie April is where we highlight books that are published independently of major publishing houses; basically, if you can see it in a major bookseller, such as Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, etc., it's not an indie book. 

I personally consider pay-to-publish and micropublishers part of the indie umbrella due to the hold traditional publishers have on the market (as in there are now only three or four major publishing houses because one bought out the competition and made it in imprint around February/March 2021), but for the sake of this month's reviews I'm keeping it simple with actual "indie published" books.

You guys ready?

Admirable + Waltz into the Waves

Today I'm reviewing two short stories by the wonderful Sarah Holman!

The Prior Quest + Deal

Welcome to week two of Indie April! This week, I'm reviewing The Prior Quest by Kendra Ardnek and Deal by Tricia Mingerink.

Twisted Dreams

Cover retrieved from
Goodreads page

Twisted Dreams is a YA Sleeping Beauty retelling.

My Goodreads review is here.

My Amazon review is here.

As per usual, anything that does not directly relate to the topic at hand will be written in this color.

Heaven Shining Through

Cover retrived from
Goodreads page

Heaven Shining Through is an Adult novella. It is published through Xulon Press; though it is not a micro-publishing company, it is technically a self-publishing company and therefore a good fit for Indie April.

My Goodreads review is here.

My Amazon review is here.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my thoughts/opinions on this book.

As per usual, anything that does not directly relate to the topic at hand will be written in this color.

GoScribbler March 2019 Box Unboxing - Relationships/Why This Company is Great Heading Into Camp NaNoWriMo

Hi everyone! Back again with an unboxing of GoScribbler's March box for my first post of #IndieApril.

In case you missed last year's post (if you read it last year, skip to Part One), GoScribbler is a monthly subscription box created by Lindsay Cummings and Victoria Scott that focuses on teaching writing from experienced authors. For the main focus of the box, you receive a writing passport that is written by a guest author that specializes on a specific part of writing. You also receive a book from the author of the passport of that month.This particular box's theme is relationships.

Pricing of the box itself is pretty good at a monthly rate of $29.99 (and a little less for 3 month and 6 month prices), but it's the shipping that gets you. The total for me, as someone who lives in Georgia USA, ended up being $38.56(ish). However, I ended up getting a lot more things than I thought I would, so it was worth it for me.

Also, it's automatically renewed on the 28th of each month, so if you only want a few boxes a year, you have to go in and manually cancel and then renew your order before then.

The company is located in Texas, so it originally was only going to be for residents of America, but they can now ship to a lot of places around the world

They announce when orders are ending for the month, so keep an eye on their Twitter for when they open and close.

So that's the boring stuff. Now for the fun unboxing!

Where Shadows Lie

Cover retrieved from the
Goodreads page.

Where Shadows Lie is a Christian New Adult book with thriller themes mixed in with themes of clean romance, family, and the redemption in Christ.

My Goodreads review can be found here.

My Amazon review can be found here.

*Disclaimer: I won this book in a giveaway hosted by the author. This in no way affects my thoughts and views on this book. All thoughts are my own.

Sentences in this shade of blue are random thoughts that I had while reading the book or any thoughts not exclusive to the review.

GoScribbler March 2018 Box Unboxing - Emotional Touchpoints

Hi everyone! Today I'm going to be unboxing the first ever GoScribbler box.

GoScribbler is a monthly subscription box created by Lindsay Cummings and Victoria Scott that focuses on teaching writing from experienced authors. For the main focus of the box, you receive a writing passport that is written by a guest author that specializes on a specific part of writing. You also receive a book from the author of the passport of that month.This particular box's theme is "Emotional Touchpoints."

Pricing of the box itself is pretty good at a monthly rate of $29.99 (and a little less for 3 month and 6 month prices), but it's the shipping that gets you. The total for me, as someone who lives in Georgia USA, ended up being $36.98. However, I ended up getting a lot more things than I thought I would, so it was worth it for me.

Also, it's automatically renewed on the 28th of each month, so if you only want a few boxes a year, you have to go in and manually cancel and renew your order before then.

The company is located in Texas, so it originally was only going to be for residents of America, but it now can ship to Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia!

They announce when orders are ending for the month, so keep an eye on their twitter page for when they open and close.

So that's the boring stuff. Now for the fun unboxing!