Title: Nice Work, Nora November Author: Julia London Genre: Contemporary, Romance First published: June 4th 2024 Publisher: Harper Muse Finished reading: May 12th 2024 Pages: 368 “It was not about the one who got away. It was about how she’d almost gotten away from herself.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Harper Muse in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW WARNING: it’s time to jump aboard the unpopular opinion train again!! Right… I didn’t expect this to happen to be honest. I guess you can’t trust a fun cover and blurb! I was intrigued ..read more

Title: Becoming Ted Author: Matt Cain Genre: Fiction, Contemporary First published: January 19th 2023 Publisher: Kensington Books Finished reading: May 3rd 2024 Pages: 414 “There are all kinds of reasons good people do bad things. But usually, it comes down to just being human.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Kensington Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW I listened to The Secret Life Of Albert Entwistle back in 2022 and it ended up being one of my favorite stories of the year, so to say that I’ve been highly anticipa ..read more

Title: Prickly Company Author: Kitty Johnson Genre: Fiction, Contemporary First published: May 28th 2024 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Finished reading: April 28th 2024 Pages: 312 “Some people might find the freedom of being able to do what you wanted when you wanted slightly challenging, but Frances generally enjoyed making her life up as she went along.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW WARNING: it’s another unpopular opinion!! I have a weak spot for contemporaries that inc ..read more

Title: Life, Loss, And Puffins Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Genre: Fiction, Contemporary First published: May 14th 2024 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Finished reading: April 18th 2024 Pages: 269 “It’s funny how bleak the world looks on an empty stomach, and how benign that same view can appear after a big meal.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW It’s been less than two years since I finally discovered Catherine Ryan Hyde‘s books, but every single one I’ve read has been excellen ..read more

Title: The Summer Swap Author: Sarah Morgan Genre: Contemporary, Romance First published: May 7th 2024 Publisher: Canary Street Press Finished reading: April 22nd 2024 Pages: 336 “You can’t live the life for your parents, no matter how much you love them. You have to make your own choices. And a person should have control over how they live their own life.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Canary Street Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW WARNING: it’s another unpopular opinion!! Right… I didn’t expect this to happen to be honest ..read more

Time for another round of Yvonne’s Shorties! This time around a German bookish contemporary I really enjoyed and a psychological horror/thriller that blew me away. Title: The Door-To-Door Bookstore Author: Carsten Henn Translator: Melody Shaw Genre: Fiction, Contemporary First published: 2020 Publisher: Hanover Square Press Finished reading: April 14th 2024 Pages: 320 (Originally published in German: ‘Der Buchspazierer’) “Everyone is free in their choice of books. That’s the most marvellous thing about it. So much is dictated to us in life; at least we can still choose what we read ..read more

Title: Loyally, Luke (Skymar #3) Author: Pepper Basham Genre: Contemporary, Romance First published: May 14th 2024 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Finished reading: April 9th 2024 Pages: 384 “Sometimes the best people to come into our lives are the ones we least expect. The ones who we can’t see fitting, but they change everything. Even the things they don’t plan to change.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Thomas Nelson in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW WARNING: another unpopular opinion!! I confess that I was quite worried about this one ..read more

Title: The Library Of Borrowed Hearts Author: Lucy Gilmore Genre: Contemporary, Romance First published: April 30th 2024 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Finished reading: April 5th 2024 Pages: 359 “They don’t get to walk away and then come back like it doesn’t mean anything. We’re human beings, Chloe. Real, live, goddamned human beings. Not just some side characters who disappear the second they decide to turn the page.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW I had my first experie ..read more

Time for another round of Yvonne’s Shorties! This time around a TBR jar pick I sadly had to DNF and a POPSUGAR challenge title that started out well but didn’t work out in the end. Title: The Paradox Hotel Author: Rob Hart Genre: Science Fiction, Time Travel First published: February 22nd 2022 Publisher: Ballantine Books Finished reading: April 3rd 2024 Pages: 336 DNF at 34% (134 pages) “Whatever Allyn’s reports are telling him, the odds that timeline radiation isn’t to blame here are roughly equal to me getting through the day without punching someone in the face. It’s goin ..read more

Title: The Suite Life Author: Portia MacIntosh Genre: Contemporary, Romance First published: April 16th 2024 Publisher: Boldwood Books Finished reading: March 25th 2024 Pages: 280 “Sometimes, the little victories are the sweetest.” *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Boldwood Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** REVIEW I love a good romcom with a travel element, so it’s easy to understand why I couldn’t resist The Suite Life with its Hawaii setting and the surprise hotel upgrade angle. It sounded like the perfect fun summer romance, an ..read more