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The Narrator
Review #453 I haven’t read a thriller in a while though this felt more like a half-mystery, half mild thriller. I gave it 4.6/5 stars and enjoyed the twist! there were multiple points of view, both first and third person. Here are my comments while reading: I’m...
Just for the Summer
Review #452 I gave this contemporary romance, by Abby Jimenez, a 4.5/5 stars. This is more of a “real” and deep feeling romance where it’s not all sugar coated and superficial. I appreciate the realistic mental health representation and advocating for therapy. Maddy...
Raiders of the Lost Heart
This is a story by, Jo Segura, is of love with Mexican history entwined with an Indiana Jones movie, but a female being the badass. I give It a high 4.8/5 stars and would barely change a thing. It’s actually surprisingly how much I loved it because it’s written in...
With You Forever
Review #451 I kept forgetting the title name of With You Forever, but I’ll give this contemporary romance a 4.4/5 stars. I love how real the characters feel. It’s a standalone with 2 PoV within a series. So Rooney and Axel both have secret crushes on each other...
March wrap up
I read 12 books this month, 6 audio, 6 physical. And for funzies- 2 were standalones by the same author. Then 3 were novellas by the same author. Lots of repeats! As usual, these all have their own reviews on my blog. They go from least favorite to most favorite at...
No Words
Review #450 Overall, I gave this sweet, clean contemporary bookish romance a 4.2/5 stars. Written all in one point of view, I enjoyed the island setting. The fact that they were at an author festival was cool since I was invited to my first one recently. Here’s my...
Featuring Marissa Allen
Buy here Follow Author Tropes: Found family, Friends to lovers, Slow burn, Revenge, Princess and Evil Stepmother Email Author at marissaallencreations@gmail.com Imprisoned and experimented on since she was twelve, Princess Genevieve “Vi” Astor is ready for revenge....
Seatmate
Review #449 Cara Bastone has a unique way of making a 5 hour conversation interesting. The story is completely dialogue, like her other read I recently listened to that seems like would only work as an audible. I gave this novella a 4/5 stars and here’s my ramblings...
Featuring S.A. Heiden
Buy here Follow Author Tropes: fae, reverse portal travel, ancient magic, forbidden love, secrets revealed Email Author at info@saheiden.com What happens when a fae needs the help of a mortal? The unique timber of The Elderwood is the backbone of Lucy's family legacy,...
DNF- No Judgments
No Judgments starts with Bree’s new life on the island of Little Bridge, which is about to get slammed by a hurricane. She doesn’t want to evacuate although most others are. There’s her needy cat, Gary, to take care of among other reasons and it sounds like local,...
Splintered
Review #448 I bought Splintered by Howard because I love retellings. I give this one a 3.9/5 stars. Honestly, I was confused quite often. Written in one point of view, first person present tense, I enjoyed the use of strong action words throughout but sometimes it...
Sweet Talk
Review #447 This was a sweet, cute, clean “get to know each other” pre-dating romcom novella where the characters actually had depth in a short duration. I’d give it a 4/5 stars. Here’s my random notes: The notification beep for each of their incoming voice...
Sun of a Beach
Review #446 I give this contemporary romance novella an average 3.5/5 I read it as an audiobook, 2 POV and 2 narrators. Here’s some random thoughts and notes: The FMC’s opening idea to change magazine spreads to find a different readership population. Which is very...
DNF- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
Here’s the blurb! In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held...
DNF- When Women Were Dragons
This is a compilation of snippets of women’s lives as mothers, wives, daughters, and abuse and or anger. I’m not a huge fan of novels starting out when the character is a child since I’m assuming it’ll cover a broad spectrum of time/go slowly. I’m also not...