Book Review – Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  I loved the Love Hypothesis so much so I was excited to read the next full length novel by Ali Hazelwood. Bee Königswasser is a neuroscientist who was offered to join the BLINK project at NASA, a huge accomplishment in her career. The only caveat is she will be co-leading the

Book Review – Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  This is the first installment from the STEMinist Novellas – focusing on the story of Mara, an environmental engineer who moves into a house she inherited from her mentor, Helena. The only caveat is that the house has someone already living in it too – Helena’s nephew, Liam, a big oil

Book review – The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  Casey Fletcher, is an actress that has escaped to the solitude of her family lakehouse in Vermont after the death of her husband and being fired from her Broadway show. She saves Katherine Royce in the lake (wife of Tom Royce, her neighbor across the lake). They become fast friends after

Book Review – I’m Glad my Mom Died by Jannette McCurdy

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  An autobiography by Jennette McCurdy detailing her start as a child actor on the Nickelodeon show, iCarly, to her heartbreaking struggle with eating disorders, and all the insecurities bestowed upon her by own mother. I did not know who Jennette McCurdy was, but definitely familiar with the earlier teen shows on

Book Review – The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  A murder mystery with all of Jane Austen’s leading characters and the death of the infamous Mr. Wickham. Mr. Knightley and Emma host a summer party at their home, inviting their family and friends to stay – when Mr. Wickham shows up unannounced. Due to turbulent weather, he spends the night

Book Review – The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  I chose this horror/thriller as my August Book of the Month after seeing all the hype for it. Mario just lost his daughter to leukemia and his wife Melisa leaves him soon after. In debt and in despair, he takes on local hit jobs from his friend Brian to make ends

Book Review – Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow bf Gabrielle Zevin

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  This book completely took me by surprise. I loved it! It is a contemporary fiction (and coming of age) about Sadie and Sam/Mazer, who met as children playing video games, had a falling out, and reconnected again at Harvard. They build video games, and over decades grow up together and deal

Book Review – Does It Hurt ? by H.D. Carlton

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  I’ve been hearing so much about this book the last few weeks and with such a deep reading slump, I wanted to reach something that was riveting and exciting.  This is a dark, erotic thriller/suspense about a lonely fugitive named Sawyer, who is on the run from her past (and from

Book Review – Love of my Life by Rosie Walsh

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  A dual POV mystery thriller involving Emma and her husband Leo. Upon writing an obituary for her in the case of her death (since she has cancer), he finds that stories of her past are not lining up with what she told him when they met. From her education to even

Book Review – Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  This is a historical fiction taking place in 1950s England about three different women working at Bloomsbury Books. It is also the follow up to the Jane Austen Society (which I did not read).  The bookshop is managed by Mr. Dutton, who has created 51 rules that all staff must adhere