I’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards with my new monthly post that will feature three of the most interesting books coming out in the next month as well as a few extra just for fun. Happy Reading!
Read MoreI love music, not as much as books (like that’s remotely attainable) but I do. Unlike reads, I am lousy at finding new or untapped listens. My roundabout way of getting there? A curated, themed playlist. You know how much I love my lists! That’s I how stumbled upon the impressive and lovely vocal stylings of one Brandi Carlile. When I added her cover of Black Hole Sun to my Gotcha Covered playlist, I made a mental note to go back and check out her music. I found this amazing book first, and what a treat! Beautifully rendered in every way!
Read MoreLooking at her, tattooed, pierced, hard drinking, cigarette smoking and a bit of a hot mess, you might be surprised to find out that Maggie is a genius when it comes to language. A savant able to unravel any linguistics puzzle, she is a star student in her forensic linguistics class. Soon she is tapped police to use her unique skillset to help solve crime. This book pairs my fascination with language and linguistics and my love of books that give me new info for my data loving brain. I’m okay with that statement screaming NERD! It’s who I am…
Read MoreSix friends gather at a country house for a birthday weekend. They decide to play a game, or rather it’s decided for them. All six of their names are chosen twice, once to star as the victim, once as the murderer. They must write the story and read it out loud. It’s supposed to be fun, to be fiction. It’s not supposed to be full of secrets and grudges, to reveal their true feelings for each other. And no one is supposed to die…
Read MoreWhen I pick up a book, I am often looking for something that doesn’t reflect the real world as I might be experiencing it. What I want is to see how people act when the rules change. What I want is something faintly recognizable that provides me with a path back. Speculative fiction achieves that. Make no mistake, it’s total fabrication, in the way that looking in a mirror is fake, it distorts the image back at us. Good news for readers, speculative fiction has crept it’s way into every genre of book you can imagine. So buckle up, book lovers. If you’re eager to take a ride to the outer limits of literature, you’re in luck: I’ve got you covered!
Read MoreI’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, but all fairytales are fiction. Except maybe this one. When they were fourteen, best friends Jeremy and Rafe went missing in the forest for weeks before being found. One has no memory of where they were or what happened, and the other isn’t sharing. But both feel as it they are in a story they don’t belong in. As they get pulled back into the past, the reader is immersed in a wondrous and charming fairytale kingdom! Don’t miss the recipe for a fairytale!
Read MoreIf I didn’t know it before, I know it now. At heart, I was born to be a shopkeeper. To embrace and embody the traditions, the codes of conduct, the etiquette, the customs, the minutia that make up a day in the life of one who keeps a shop. To put to good use my innate ability to look at what a person is reading and know everything I need to put the next book in their hands. To glory in the task of the hunt for just the right read for that one person. If I won the lottery, a shop would be my hearts desire!
Read MoreThis month’s read-a-likes are curated for the release of The AmericanHousewife by Anita Abriel. A novel set in the 1950’s about a woman who gets her big break hosting a television baking show. All she has to do is be the ideal housewife, create luscious and delicious desserts and charm the men in charge. Books cast with strong and sassy women, here we come! Underestimate them at your own peril!
Read MoreI’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards with my new monthly post that will feature three of the most interesting books coming out in the next month as well as a few extra just for fun. Happy Reading!
Read MoreIn a mortal world, ruled over by the Descended, Diem is a young healer yearning for answers about her missing mother and her heritage. As old secrets unravel and unforeseen powers are discovered, she finds herself thrust into the world of Royalty, political intrigue and forbidden love. If you are a fan of immersive fantasy worlds, palpable chemistry, badass heroines and the strong, silent type of romantic interest, then this enchanting read might be just the thing.
Read MorePrepare to enter the world of wickedly unreliable narrator Ruby. Her family has suffered a spectacular fall from grace, and she has gone from being one of the uber rich to working for them. Having to silently bear witness to their dirty secrets and misdeeds, the whole time being invisible, her resentment is building to an explosive level. After seeing something she shouldn’t, Ruby decides it might be time to start indulging in her own misdeeds! Another page turner from this author!
Read MoreThe ten worst people in New York are dying, voted on like they were participants in Masked Singer. But they probably deserve it right? They are after all, the worst. But would you trust an anonymous voting public hiding behind their social media handles to get it right? Not so much.
Read MoreJust days after the death of the beloved grandmother that raised her, June receives a photograph of her long missing mother and a murdered preacher. As she delves into this mystery, she unearths secrets she may not be prepared for. Can she be alive in two different places, in two different times? When she opens a door in a place none should be, June finds herself fifty years in the past, in a place she is known. But not welcome. A charming and lovely story that will warm the heart!
Read MoreIn the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible. This is the sort of novel you fall into, only to come up for breath to eat and sleep, though you may forgo the sleep. What can I say…I was charmed.
Read MoreThis month’s read-a-likes are curated for the release of Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister. The story of a wife who awakens to find her husband gone with only a note left behind. She struggles with understanding the why of it all and when the truth begins to reveal itself, she will long to a return to a blissful state of ignorance. You know what they say…fool me once.
Read MoreIf you're a reader of Paranormal Romance, I have some news for you. We're rule breakers. Rebels. The magnetic-eyed eccentrics of the genre who won't accept society's stifling and conservative demands! We want sex, we want scandalous behaviour, and we want hot, superhuman characters to have it with. A LOT of it with. And for the icing on this yummy cake, sassy and snarky banter is a must. Is that really too much to ask? With my latest feature, I’ve got you covered. Or maybe uncovered is a better way to put it…no judgement here!
Read MoreI’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards with my new monthly post that will feature three of the most interesting books coming out in the next month as well as a few extra just for fun. Happy Reading!
Read MoreJob Description: Must be organized and detail oriented. Must be comfortable with arson, murder, torture and random mayhem. Must not, no matter the circumstances, scream. Must not tell your boss, “The Villain”, that he’s not all that bad. And very handsome. This charming read was mischievous and absurd, with romantic cliches peppered throughout that the author slanted in ways that rendered them hilarious!
Read More“Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.” Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Smettle is not your average Hitchcock fan. He is the owner of the Hitchcock Hotel, a rather creepy place dedicated to the Master of Suspense. Where every room has been transformed with memorabilia and guests are offered round the clock screenings of Hitchcock’s films. Hitchcock motifs are layered into this novel in brilliant ways…don’t miss my Top 20 films included in the review!
Read MoreJournalist Georgie isn’t prepared for what she finds when she returns to Germany once the war is over. The fighting might be over, but the ravages of it are plain to see. A crumbling city, hundreds of thousands of displaced souls as hungry for warmth as they are for food. With the help of a ragtag group, she might find a way to tell the story of the people and the war no one wanted. Beautifully written!
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