Hey readers! It’s that time of year again… the best time of year actually – fall! I love the crisp, cool air, leaving my windows open, wearing a comfy sweater, sipping hot coffee or tea, and of course, getting lost in a good book. The colder weather, to me, is always the best time for reading. Here are some of my recommendations for you, which are some of my favourite, cozy reads. I’ve broken them down by genre. Let me know if you read any! Enjoy! Young Adult Okay – is anyone going to be surprised here? SERPENT & DOVE by Shelby Mahurin is hands down one of my top recommendations for this ..read more

My relationship with running is long, complicated but also amazing. If you follow me on Instagram, I’m sure you’re familiar with the fact that I have been running almost everyday since the end of March. This was a mixture of having enough of my bad habits, and due to COVID-19. My History with Running First, I want to tell you about my history with running. From the ages of 15-21, I was an avid runner. I ran frequently, was in shape, ate fairly well, and had a better grasp on my mental health. Then, I graduated University and was thrown into the “real world”. For the first time in my entire li ..read more

MY DARK VANESSA RWS RATING: 5/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: MARCH 10TH 2020 TW: sexual abuse SYNOPSIS: Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer. 2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher. 2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a recko ..read more

DEAR WIFE RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: JUNE 25TH 2019 An odd couple, a missing person, and one big mystery to solve. Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle is a great binge/popcorn read. SYNOPSIS: Beth Murphy is on the run… For nearly a year, Beth has been planning for this day. A day some people might call any other Wednesday, but Beth prefers to see it as her new beginning–one with a new look, new name and new city. Beth has given her plan significant thought, because one small slip and her violent husband will find her. Sabine Hardison is missing… A couple hundred miles away, Jeffrey ..read more

The dating world is a tricky, tricky place to be. Wrong matches, awful dates, heartbreaks, ghosting – the possibilities are endless! So what if… your grandmother sets you up with some eligible bachelors? Does that sound like a good plan to you? Or would you rather meet someone the old fashion way – no matter how long it takes? Sonya Lalli’s debut novel, The Matchmaker’s List, is a funny, heartwarming story about love, tradition, and family. SYNOPSIS One devoted modern girl + a meddlesome, traditional grandmother = a heartwarming multicultural romantic comedy about finding love where you least ..read more

THE WINTERS RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 16TH 2018   SYNOPSIS A spellbindingly suspenseful new novel set in the moneyed world of the Hamptons, about secrets that refuse to remain buried and consequences that can’t be escaped After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded Long Island mansion of her new fiancé Max Winter—a wealthy politician and recent widower—and a life of luxury she’s never known. But all is not as it appears at the Asherley estate. The house is steeped in the memory of Max’s beautiful first wife Rebekah, who haunts the young woma ..read more

THE OYSTER THIEF RWS RATING: 3.5/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 2ND 2018 SYNOPSIS “It took her a journey across the ocean to learn what she knew of love and fear and hate, but the essence of it came to her in an instant, as she succumbed to the churning black depths of the deep sea.” Coralline is a shy mermaid in the Atlantic Ocean whose idyllic life is ruined by an oil spill that gravely sickens her little brother. Desperate to save him, she embarks on a quest to find a legendary elixir. She encounters a human man, Izar, who’s left his life on land behind to find a cure for his dying father. H ..read more

THE LOVE DETECTIVE RWS RATING: 3.5/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 28TH 2018 SYNOPSIS “He’d thought himself the hunter, that I was easy prey but what he hadn’t bargained for, was contending with a woman who hadn’t eaten a square meal in twenty-four hours. I get mean when I’m hungry.” Clarry Pennhaligan, low on ambition but high on energy, can’t seem to come up with a proper grown-up plan to kick-start her life. Planning really isn’t her thing. But then she happens upon her true vocation: Snooping. Discovering other people’s secrets and getting paid for it. What could possibly go wrong? Well……a ..read more

THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 18TH 2018 Imagine waking up in someone else’s body? Imagine reliving the same day over & over? Now, imagine you wake up in a beautiful mansion, in someone else’s body to solve a murder? Would you give up, or would you keep going? In Stuart Turton’s debut novel, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, the concept of self discovery, right or wrong, and ultimate sacrifice are explored within this complex mystery. PLOT SUMMARY A brilliantly original high concept murder mystery from a fantastic new tale ..read more

AN UNWANTED GUEST RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 7TH 2018 READ IF YOU LIKE:  And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware A quiet hotel in the midst of Winter, contrasting personalities put together, and murderous events happening over the course of a weekend makes up this chilling and suspenseful murder mystery by Shari Lapena. Lapena is known for her novels, The Couple Next Door and A Stranger in the House – a mixture of dialogue with strange, unique characters, and mysteries that keep you guessing until the ver ..read more