The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Review

On today’s episode of bookstagram made me do it, I listened to the enemies to lovers rom-com The Unhoneymooners in my car. They are right: it is the perfect book to listen to in the deep of winter in your parka, clutching your steering wheel in mittens on the way home from work in the

The Sin in the Steel by Ryan Van Loan FIRST LOOK REVIEW

The first page of the first chapter drops you right in the middle of the action, grabs you by the ankles and does not let you go.   I saw a woman with a knife on the cover and it made me click the more info button.  I saw fantasy and I clicked download on the

The Shadows by Alex North: A First Look Review

I was drawn right into this first look.  At first, I heard ‘boy is murdered’ and it made me think of North’s other book, The Whisper Man, but this one was different.  We start with a cop named Amanda Beck, who is taking her day off when she gets a call to go to a

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister REVIEW

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Mcguire  REVIEW Confessions has a lot to offer, but overall, I was underwhelmed. The adaptation of the classic tale of Cinderella is well handled. However, the need to cling to realism feels awkward at best and wrong at worst. The story centers on Iris, an English girl being

The Little Bookshop of Love Stories by Jaimie Admans review

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.  Hallie is living every book lover’s dream life. And I just loved it. This is escapist reading at its finest. This is a Netflix or Hallmark romcom in book form.  Hallie is unfortunately fired from her job, but

The Library of Legends by Janie Chang review

The Library of Legends by Janie Chang review I really liked this book.  I read it slowly, and I think it was because I did not want to have to leave this world.  The Library of Legends takes place in 1937 China, where the Japanese are working on taking over the mainland, mostly through air

Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson: A First Look Review

1000 years is a long nap.  I loved this first look. There are so many interesting and fun aspects of this book that reeled me in.  Andra is asleep in a pod, headed through space with her family to a new planet called Holymoth. But when she wakes up, she is not where she expected.

The Silent Patient review!

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelidos The Silent Patient is a thriller, which is a new genre for me. I’ve read a couple lately, and this is a classic example of #bookstagrammademedoit. I got this book from the library app, Libby, which makes book borrowing so easy from home! Alicia hasn’t spoken since she was

Victoria by Daisy Goodwin REVIEW

Queen Victoria is known for having one of the longest reigns in British history. Instead of trying to tackle all 64 years of it, Daisy Goodwin decided to write about just the first three years of her reign. This allows her to give space and depth to Victoria’s character and relationships with those around her.

An American Marriage Review

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Jones has crafted a masterpiece. At the end of the book, she details her writing process. She says that a mentor told her to write about “people and their problems, not problems and their people.” That is exactly what she did.  An American Marriage tells the story of Roy