I’m in the midst of planning my first ever solo trip in May (I’ll tell you where in the coming months) but one of the places that was on my shortlist, when I was narrowing down WHERE I was going, was Ireland. My family immigrated from Cork, Ireland (and before that Northern Ireland which I’m… The post Armchair Adventures: Let’s Travel To Ireland appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

My favorite time of year — talking about the new & anticipated YA books for a new year. I’m so excited to share my most anticipated 2024 YA book release list — it’s full of fave authors, buzzy debuts and just really unique and fresh premises and voices. It’s interesting because this year wasn’t as… The post My Most Anticipated YA Books For 2024 appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

My favorite time of year — talking about all the new book releases coming out and narrrowing down my most anticipated books for adults in 2024 (okay narrowing down is not actually my favorite)! Seriously looks like so many good new books to read in 2024 when it comes to adult fiction. My YA new… The post My Most Anticipated Books For 2024: Adult Fiction Guide appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

Ever since I wrote my Fall reading list many years ago I have had at least an email or two per year asking me about a winter reading list and I always have great intentions to write it but November and December always get busy and it gets pushed off my to do list. So… The post A Wintry Reading List: 15 Books With Immaculate Winter Vibes appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

The genre that consistently has me binge reading books faster than any is always thriller and mystery books. Ever since my early days of reading Nancy Drew, I am a sucker for a tightly plotted mystery and an intense, pulse-pounding thriller. I love to be on the edge of my seat from thrillers and the… The post My Guide To YA Thrillers & Mysteries: 25 Page-Turning Picks appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

Listen, there is nothing more I love than diving into a good fantasy series. I love plunging all the way in and barely coming up for air until I’m done. But what happens when you are really craving a fantasy read but DON’T want to commit to or start a new series (because, if you… The post 15 Awesome YA Fantasy Books That Aren’t Part of A Series appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

Cozy fantasy is my new favorite genre and I say that as someone who is typically a bigger fan of dark fantasy books. I cannot get enough of this fantasy sub-genre. Like I talked about in my post about my favorite dark academia books, cozy fantasy books were another sub-genre I had enjoyed before but… The post 9 Cozy Fantasy Books To Disappear Into This Fall appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

Have you ever found yourself drawn to and reading book with similar ~vibes~ and then it’s like a lightbulb moment once you realize there is a name for the sub-genre you have been devouring and loving? That was me a few years ago with the dark academia genre. I had no idea that there was… The post 23 Best Dark Academia Books To Read This Fall appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

It feels a little corny saying this but it truly feels like yesterday that I wrote a post introducing y’all to Baby Riley and now I’m sitting here ready to send 6 year old Riley to kindergarten this week. It feels surreal and unbelievable, honestly. I know she’s ready and excited — but me? Not… The post Best Books For The First Day of Kindergarten appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more

I’ve had a really strange (to me) reading year so far. I’ve read a lot, with occasional gaps of not reading, but I feel like this year so much of what I’ve read is just — mid. Solidly 3 or 3.5 stars. Which means that I liked it — not anything bad. Like I’ve had… The post My Favorite Books I’ve Read In 2023 So Far appeared first on The Perpetual Page-Turner ..read more