Title: Reckless Girls Author: Rachel Hawkins Rating: 3.5/5 stars Summary: When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Stuck in a dead-end job in Hawaii, and longing to travel the world after a family… Continue reading Review: Reckless Girls
POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2022
Happy New Year!Last year I completed my goal of 30 books from the POPSUGAR reading challenge, and this year I'm going to attempt to actually do monthly updates instead of recapping twice a year 😅Here's this year's challenge template: I'm taking a few liberties on some of the prompts along with some friends who are… Continue reading POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2022
ARC Review: Jade Legacy (spoiler free!)
Title: Jade Legacy Author: Fonda J. Lee Rating: 5/5 stars Summary: Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is now known and coveted throughout the world. Everyone wants access to the supernatural abilities it provides, from traditional forces such as governments, mercenaries, and criminal kingpins, to modern… Continue reading ARC Review: Jade Legacy (spoiler free!)
October is thriller season
I know that October/Halloween is horror season for most people, but I'm a scaredy cat and not a huge fan of horror. I do really enjoy psychological thrillers and mysteries though, and I've been reading and watching a bunch of those this month. Here are some thrillers I enjoyed, some I didn't, and some I'm… Continue reading October is thriller season
Book Talk: Honey Girl (spoilers!)
I just finished reading Honey Girl and I had a lot of thoughts about it! Overall I did think it was worth a read, but it was not what I was expecting and ended up tackling more heavy themes than I expected. The premise sounds like this is going to be a funny rom-com: girl… Continue reading Book Talk: Honey Girl (spoilers!)
Review: The Rose Code
Title: The Rose Code Author: Kate Quinn Rating: 5/5 stars Summary: 1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything—beauty, wealth, and… Continue reading Review: The Rose Code
Review: The Guest List
Title: The Guest List Author: Lucy Foley Rating: 4/5 stars Summary: On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or… Continue reading Review: The Guest List
Book Tour: The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale
Welcome to my stop of The Lonely Pages Book Tour for The Shaadi Set-up by Lillie Vale! I'm so excited to share my thoughts about this book with you, and I hope it will bring you some joy in these world-is-on-fire times...it certainly made me laugh over the last few weeks and made me feel… Continue reading Book Tour: The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale
Review: The Wolf and the Woodsman
Title: The Wolf and the Woodsman Author: Ava Reid Rating: 4/5 stars Summary: In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodline—her father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When… Continue reading Review: The Wolf and the Woodsman
ARC Review: She Who Became The Sun
Title: She Who Became The Sun Author: Shelley Parker-Chan Rating: 4.5/5 stars Summary: In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness… In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only… Continue reading ARC Review: She Who Became The Sun