Fantasy – Fictionally Sam

Happy Thursday Storytellers! February’s death is fast approaching, but to make up for us getting that much farther into 2019 (which I hope is going great for you all!) the Book fairies have granted us mere mortals a bounty of books to be released in the month of March!

My anticipated releases for March are about the same size as this months own, but I feel like I am missing tons of goodies due to me constantly being in a valentine’s day candy coma–so if you have any books you can’t wait to read that come out next month, throw ’em at me!

With that said, let’s munch on some heart-shaped Reese’s and get on into my happy dance!

Continue reading “Anticipated Releases: March 2019” →

reviews

Mini-Reviews Monday #5

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Sam || Fictionally Sam

Mini-Reviews Monday is a monthly series in which I attempt to get caught up on reviews in bulk. These reviews are a highlight reel instead of an in-depth look into my time reading these novels. If you would like an in-depth version of my review, let me know in the comments!

#Awestruck by Sariah Wilson

Genres: New Adult, Sports Romance
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Publication Date: Jane 8th 2019
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Format: ebook
Rating: DNF

This was a buddy read with Soph and I honestly have no words to describe how much it pained me to get to 36% before I couldn’t take it anymore. None of the characters felt real or authentic; their actions are super fake and doesn’t fit the plot or background stories of their characters. We also get another fake relationship that is hella fake (like my nonexistent love life feels more real than whatever this was trying to be). Honestly I just wanted to shoot myself in the foot the entire time. I did take a peak at the ending to see if it was worth continuing to pull my teeth out but the ending is just hella messy and doesn’t even sound realistic under the circumstances. Not a fan was I. Continue reading “Mini-Reviews Monday #5” →

Bookish

January Book Haul

February 7, 2019 Sam || Fictionally Sam

I have no excuse.

It’s literally not even Christmas or my birthday so I don’t even know why I have accumulated THIS many books in the month of January. I guess you could say I went a tiny bit overboard…

Capture — proof of me having no self-control

I know. I’m shook too.

Before I get into the bounty of which my kindle and shelves cry out to in joy, let me preface this with I am a super frugal and hella cheap person. Most–if not all– of these purchases were deals from bookbub.com, amazon, audible, etc. which amounted to many of them being free, as well as through my carefully thought out monthly book budget as I have placed reading and supporting authors and the arts a priority when planning my personal finances. With that being said, take a look at my walk of shamelessness. Continue reading “January Book Haul” →

Genre In Depth

Genre in Depth: Urban Fantasy

January 30, 2019January 21, 2019 Sam || Fictionally Sam

Genre in Depth is a new series on Fictionally Sam where we delve into different genre and see how they began, their characteristics, and books within that genre, etc. New genre every first and last Wednesday of the month!

I cannot believe we have almost completed a full month of 2019. I am astounded and excited to see what this year has in store for us story tellers, especially when it comes to learning about new bookish things!

In this installment of Genre in-depth, we get to take a look at one of my dearest genres around: Urban Fantasy. Continue reading “Genre in Depth: Urban Fantasy” →