Brooke Nelson

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  • I Wrote a Fairytale

    I Wrote a Fairytale

    Hey, it’s Brooke! Boy, do I have some news for you… Today I published my favorite story I’ve ever written: an origin story for Snow White’s evil queen. It follows the themes of sisterhood, love, fear, grief, perseverance, and good old fashioned *evil rulers.* Here is the cover, and the tagline (which serves as more Read more

  • Ranking every book I’ve read in 2024… so far

    Ranking every book I’ve read in 2024… so far

    I think I should (no, I know I should) preface this post by noting that I am a slow reader. A sloooooooowwwwww reader. So when I tell you these are all the books I’ve read in 2024, I mean it. I have read a grand total of 9. Woohoo! (I’ve DNF’ed some, but we’re going Read more

  • Joan by Katherine J. Chen: A Review

    Joan by Katherine J. Chen: A Review

    “I would like to think it is possible to be strongwithout also being cruel.” Oh, where do I even begin? This was such a lovely story, from page 1 to the bitter end. Full of pain, struggle, triumph, and defeat, Katherine J. Chen truly draws on every human emotion with this book. As someone who Read more

  • The Unmaking of June Farrow: A Review

    The Unmaking of June Farrow: A Review

    Sweet baby Jesus, was this a good one, y’all (spoken in a Southern accent to match the book’s vibe). Thank you to NetGalley the book’s publisher for providing me with this ARC, even though I read it painfully late. This was one magical story, and I do not say those words lightly. June Farrow is a book I Read more

  • Well, that was… underwhelming

    Well, that was… underwhelming

    Thank you, NetGalley, for sending me this ARC of The Shelter by G.N. Smith, in exchange for an honest review. Well, honestly, that was underwhelming. While I don’t hate this book, I don’t have much good to say about it either. I am a big fan of thrillers and crime novels, which meant requesting this Read more

  • What does Riley Sager lace his books with?

    What does Riley Sager lace his books with?

    What does Riley Sager lace his books with? Because I am addicted . This is easily my most entrancing, unputdownable read of 2023. I simply cannot get enough. I am a thriller girl, through and through, and even more than that, I am a Riley Sager girl. When I saw he had a new book on the Read more