Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz is a short story collection that dives into the minds and lives of Floridians of all ages. … More Review: Milk Blood Head by Dantiel W. Moniz
Happy New Year, readers! Thank you to everyone who has stuck along with my blog these past few years. I’m looking forward to telling you all about new books and book adventures in 2023! 2022 was a wild year from me. I spent the first half of the year living in London and exploring Europe, … More My 2022 Year in Books
One of my favorite events in Ithaca, New York, is the Friends of the Library Book Sale. This event takes place over three weekends every fall and spring. Members of the local community and beyond line the block for a turn to wander through the shelves of used books, records, DVDs, and more. The book … More Exploring the Friends of the Library Book Sale
Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is a masterclass in riveting imagery, suspenseful scenes, and fascinatingly unreliable characters. I’m happy to add another book to my list of five star reads. … More Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
College student Matt Pine is informed that nearly his entire family died from a gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. While the death was ruled accidental by Mexican officials, not everybody in the FBI is so sure of this. And to make make matters worse, the bodies of Matt’s family will not be released unless Matt himself makes a trip to Mexico to retrieve his late family. … More Review: Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
Laurie’s life is turned upside down when her long term boyfriend ends their relationship. Jamie needs to be in a stable relationship to show the partners of the firm that he’s mature enough for a big promotion. … More Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
January Andrews is a romance writer who has always believed in love. But after the death of her father, everything changes when she is given the key to his secret beach house that he shared with another woman during his marriage. A grieving January heads to this “lovenest”for the summer with hopes of using the time to pen her next novel and clear out the house. … More Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
Hidden up in the mountains of Vermont is Ellingham Academy, an elite private school for unique minds, including artists, inventors, and writers. Founded by 1920s millionaire Albert Ellingham, the school was designed to make learning a game, and it only accepts 50 students each year on free tuition to attend. … More Review: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
From January to May 2022, I spent my semester living in London and traveling around Europe. This meant lots of reading time on planes, trains, buses, and the London Underground. Of course I picked up some great books along the way! Here’s ten of my favorite reads from this semester. In London and looking for … More Top 10 Books I Read in London
Whether it’s upped stakes, the introduction of a new character, or a plot twist, the second book can really make or break a series. Here’s four sequels that, in my opinion, turned out better than their predecessor, and four that did not live up to expectations. If you’ve got a sequel that you love or … More Four Sequels That Are Better Than the First Book (And Four That Are Not)
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