Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez: A Book Review Genre: Contemporary Romance Part of a stand alone series, Part of Your World (Bk 3), Just for the Summer details the romance between two people, a boy and a girl, whose relationships have been “cursed” – all significant others they have dated find “the one” … Continue reading A Curse for Love
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The Trouble with Marriage
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen: A Book Review Genre: Thriller Hendricks and Pekkanen write a terrific story of a failing marriage. Full of the ups and downs of everyday life, the characters are shown as completely human, with the flaws and personalities of those in the public eye. I did especially … Continue reading The Trouble with Marriage
THUG LIFE
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: A Book Review Genre: Urban Fiction In 2020, a man by the name of George Floyd was brutally murdered by police officers. It is this year that Thomas brought me back to in The Hate U Give. Written three years before the death of Floyd, Thomas depicts a … Continue reading THUG LIFE
Unconventional Awesomeness
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Lucier writes an epic story involving two newly combined kingdoms and a dark secret that threatens to tear them apart. Focusing on two side characters rather than the actual main characters, Lucier keeps the reader separate from the major dealings, but close enough … Continue reading Unconventional Awesomeness
Screaming for More
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse: A Book Review Genre: Thriller, Mystery Pearse does not disappoint in her sequel to The Sanatorium, The Retreat. Once again focusing on Detective Elin Warner in the mist of her uncertain future, Pearse captivates the reader with the intense suspense she inflicts among her stories. While two may be a … Continue reading Screaming for More
Remembering What Was Lost
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction; Mystery While I am typically not fond of historical fiction, Bookstagram sold me hard on Penner’s The Lost Apothecary and I am actually really glad it did. Perhaps it was because there seemed to be a mystery involved and I wanted to find … Continue reading Remembering What Was Lost
The Fun Side of Love
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood: A Book Review Genre: Romance Hazelwood quickly became my favorite read with her debut, The Love Hypothesis. While funny and light-hearted, the romance was also full of tough questions, hard topics, and caring insight leading me to fall in love with it almost instantaneously. Throughout the pages, Hazelwood was … Continue reading The Fun Side of Love
A Refreshing Change
The Club by Ellery Lloyd: A Book Review Genre: Thriller Mystery The husband wife duo that is Lloyd created the ultimate mystery with The Club. With so many twists and turns, I was being surprised at every corner – which was actually really nice. I tend to be able to guess the ending of mysteries … Continue reading A Refreshing Change
Beautiful and Deadly
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Bashardoust certainly showed her love for fairytales and mythology in Girl, Serpent, Thorn and as a lover of both myself – she did a brilliant job. Weaving a story as classic as fairytales themselves, Bashardoust created something unique while still showing respect to those … Continue reading Beautiful and Deadly
Somehow I am saying Amen
The Summit by the Sea by Michael Lajoie: A Book Review Genre: Realistic Fiction/ Parable [ Disclaimer: I received a copy of The Summit by the Sea with my promise of giving it an honest review. This does not reflect my overall rating or view of the book. ] The Summit by the Sea was … Continue reading Somehow I am saying Amen
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