IN A NEW YORK MINUTE Written by Kate Spencer Published by Forever, March 15th, 2022 My star rating – 3 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Franny Doyle is having the worst day. She’s been laid off from her (admittedly mediocre) job, the subway doors ripped her favorite silk dress to ruins, and now she’s flashed her unmentionables to half of lower Manhattan. On the plus side, a dashing stranger came to her rescue with his (Gucci!) suit jacket. On the not-so-plus side, he can’t get away from her fast enough. Worse yet? Someone posted their (entirely not) meet-cute online. Suddenly Franny and her knigh ..read more

SEASONAL FEARS Written by Seanan McGuire Published by TORDOTCOM, MAY 3, 2022 My star rating – 4 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s fragile; she’s dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn’t want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of the one person who gives his life meaning, who brings summer to his world. So, when a new road is laid out in front of them—a road that will lead through untold dangers toward a possible lifetime together—walking down it seems to be the only op ..read more

I missed writing blog posts! Yet every time I attempted to get back here, something else would happen that would derail my ability. Guys – life is hard. So hard sometimes. Especially when it has to do with your kids. My daughter is 16 and struggling. Mental health conditions are no joke. I went through the same thing when I was a teenager and I remember how hard it was to get through every day. I’m beyond grateful for the fact that there is so much more support, understanding, and tools available now opposed to in the 90’s! But gaining access to those things is exhausting and time consuming. M ..read more

I’ve attempted to write this blog post more than 5 times now… every time I get close to finishing it, something else happens and delays my return to the internet… you know, one of those situations where you say to yourself: “It couldn’t possibly get worse!” and then it does… in ways you never thought imaginable. If you’ve been around the blog this year then you know it’s already been a struggle. Between covid, deaths in the family, general pandemic life, and general life of a business owner/wife/mother. January and February were almost too much to handle UNTIL MARCH CAME ALONG! March honestly ..read more

BLOOD SCION Written by Deborah Falaye Published by Harper Teen, March 8th, 2022 My star rating – 5 stars!!!!! THE SYNOPSIS: Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods. Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within. Sloane rises through the ranks and gains strength but, in doing so, risks so ..read more

P.S. I HATE YOU Written by Sophie Ranald Published by Bookouture, March 3rd, 2022 My star rating – 2.75 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Relationship: Hanging by a thread. Sex life: Dead on arrival. Alcohol: Essential. It’s normal to hate the man of your dreams, right? Once upon a time, Abbie and Matt had swoon-worthy mini breaks in Paris, and Abbie would cook him steak wearing nothing but an apron and high heels. These days, they’re experiencing the longest dry spell on record… And Abbie is keeping a very big secret. But she’s not ready to give up. Nobody knows Abbie like Matt does, and it helps that he’s ..read more

I finished a book this week… and even that was a struggle! Not because I didn’t like it, but because work is kicking my ass physically and mentally. Every year I block out the fact that March is the busiest month. I get so tired and stressed out! And once things calm down I wipe the whole experience from my mind because I just want to FORGET… until 11 months later when I’m back in the same situation. It’s a vicious cycle lol. So I was in a bit of an exhaustion slump this week… let’s hope that I can find some balance next week. Pray for me lol. BOOKS I FINISHED THIS WEEK: All My Rage was one o ..read more

ALL MY RAGE Written by Sabaa Tahir Published by Razorbill, March 1, 2022 My star rating – 4 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Cloud’s Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper, California, they understand each other the way no one else does. Until The Fight, which destro ..read more

Yes, the mixed upper and lower case letters on this title was fully intentional. Let me tell you – March is the month of the ARC! I don’t typically set a TBR for myself because I rarely stick to them. I’m a total mood reader and choose my next read based on how i’m feeling. But this month, basically the only thing I’ll be reading are early releases because there are JUST. SO. MANY. OF. THEM! I swear, the publishing industry got together and said “Let’s publish everything we have in March!” Not complaining though! Release away because we can never have too many books! ALL MY RAGE BY SABAA TAHI ..read more

I know that February is the shortest month and all but…. it felt a week short, not just a few days! This also happens to be one of the busiest months of the year for me for work as well so maybe that’s why it went so fast. March is looking even busier…. thank god I have books to keep me sane! Now, even thought this month was shorter, I still managed to read 6 books for a total of over 3,000 pages. I’m a little impressed with myself to be honest! Having a new Sarah J Maas book to read was a damn good motivator Let’s get into it VOICES FROM CHERNOBYL BY SVETLANA ALEXIEVICH – 4 STARS I felt a li ..read more