Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey on February 13, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Sports, Fiction / Women Pages: 384 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads I’ve recently become a Tessa Bailey fan. This book was no exception and I loved everything about it. I was excited that this is book#1 in her Big Shots series. I’m really loving the sport romance genre. Wells Whitaker is an infamous pro golfer, but lately his game has gone down the drain. He is drinking, breaking clubs, and making a joke of himself. But his biggest fan s ..read more

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo on October 8, 2019 Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal, Fiction / Occult & Supernatural, Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads I re-read this one so that I could read the 2nd book and I remembered why I like Leigh Bardugo so much! This is an academic fantasy you could get lost in. Alex (Galaxy) Stern gets an offer to go to Yale after being the sole survivor of a multiple homicide. Once at Yale, Alex swiftly delves into an unknown realm of clandestine magic and history, previously unimaginable to her. She’s t ..read more

Wildfire by Hannah Grace on October 3, 2023 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Sports Pages: 400 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “You don’t need anyone but yourself, but you can have me anyway.” Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full na ..read more

The Rule Book by Sarah Adams on April 2, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Sports Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads I’m fairly new to Sarah Adams but I loved this cute (smutty) romance. This is the enemies to lovers trope and I really get into that one. The plot of this one is right up my alley and it is a sports romance as well. The plot: Nora Mackenzie’s entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn’t end thi ..read more

The Last Word by Taylor Adams on April 25, 2023 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Crime, Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 352 Format: eBook, Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Anticipation is always worse than reality. Always.” Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor, Deek, and (via text) the house’s owner, Jules. One day, she reads a poorly written, but gruesome, horror novel by the author H. G. Kane, and pos ..read more

Gallant by V. E. Schwab on March 1, 2022 Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Disabilities, Young Adult Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Young Adult Fiction / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction / Girls & Women, Young Adult Fiction / Loners & Outcasts, Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Bullying Pages: 352 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads This was a very ghoulish atmospheric, gothic type book. If your looking for that vibe, this book will have you covered. I think this is a bit on the YA side as I f ..read more

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood on August 23, 2022 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Workplace Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “You don’t even have to admit to yourself that you love me. God knows I love you enough for the both of us.” Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project, a literal dream come true, Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure ..read more

Happily Never After by Lynn Painter on March 12, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Women Pages: 304 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads “I’m not in love but also kind of in love with you.” When Sophie Steinbeck finds out just before her nuptials that her fiancé has cheated yet again, she desperately wants to call it off. But because her future father-in-law is her dad’s cutthroat boss, she doesn’t want to be the one to do it. Her savior comes in the form of a professional objector, whose purpose is to show up at weddings and proclaim ..read more

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods on June 1, 2023 Genres: Fiction / General, Fiction / Historical / General, Fiction / Magical Realism, Fiction / Multiple Timelines, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Women Pages: 448 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads This nod to bookshops by Woods and Gaughan was whimsical and charming. I’m always a fan of a book with magical realism, especially one with a bookstore! ‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.’ On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting ..read more

Murder Road by Simone St. James on March 5, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Horror, Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Murder Road is a typical St. James book. It’s a mystery/thriller with a ghost story feel. Some people have to read her books with the lights on and this one is no exception. In the summer of July 1995, April and Eddie set out on what was supposed to be the romantic getaway, heading towards a quaint resort town nestled away from the bustle of city life. However, their journey takes an unexpected and om ..read more