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 – 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 – 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

Book Review – One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  This is a multi POV mystery thriller that takes place over a hen weekend aka bachelorette party in the Greek Islands. Lexie brought her best friends from school: Robyn and Bella (who don’t get along anymore); Ana, her newer friend from Yoga, Fen (Bella’s gf) and Eleanor, her future sister in

Book Review – Can’t Look Away by Carola Lovering

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  This is a multi POV story essentially about obsessive love and how it can endanger and hurt those that you care about. Shifting between two different timelines, Molly meets lead singer Jake Danner at a concert in the 2010s while he is performing and they fall in love quickly and they

Book Review – Book of Azrael by Amber Nicole

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  This is a Dual POV fantasy romance novel about Dianna, a woman who exchanged her freedom for her sister’s life a thousand years ago. Now she is a killing machine (with a mortal heart) under Kaden’s rule. Think precursor to the modern day vampire abilities. She is a monster and the

Book Review – Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  Nora Hamilton’s husband Ben left her and her kids high and dry. As a romance screenwriter for the Romance Network, she poured her heart out in the script for “The Teahouse”. It ends up getting the big screen treatment, even filming scenes at her own home in Laurel Ridge. The famous

Book Review – Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby

My Review: ⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  A contemporary romance about a woman named Millie Ward who is fired from her job for speaking her mind. To lift her mood, her best friend Quincy invites her to California to visit and reassess what she wants to do next. Millie’s other friends sent her their joint black dress (that

Book Review – Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐.5/ 5  18+ This is the 3rd installment to Katee Robert’s Neon Gods series. It’s a modern retelling of the ancient story of Helen of Troy, Patroclus, and Achilles. Similar to the first books, the ancient Greek mythology ends there, in name only. Helen covets the title of Ares, but her brother Zeus

Book Review – Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5  This is a YA (bordering on New Adult) fantasy novel set in the same world of the beloved Cursebreaker series by Brigid Kemmerer. It’s been a few years since Grey ascended to the throne of Syhl Shallow with Lia Mara, allying with Emberfall after years of turmoil and war between both