Its not hyperbole to say that Elin Hilderbrandโs books mean itโs officially summertime. Once again I was magically transported to Nantucket and all of its indulgent summer pleasures. Elin has somehow perfectly combined both romance and womenโs fiction in this captivating beach read. Hollis is a wildly popular food blogger whose picture-perfect life is… Keep Reading
My Murder by Katie Williams
“๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ข๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ง.” โฃ โฃ What a knockout first line! The premise of MY MURDER is unique: a young wife and mother named Lou has been brought back to life (along with other victims of a serial killer) by a so-called government… Keep Reading
The Elissas by Samantha Leach
The Troubled Teen Industry has fascinated me even before there was a formal name for it. In South Florida in the 1970โs, there was a controversial program called The Seed where many of my older siblingsโ friend were sent. If you got caught smoking weed or drinking, off you went. It seemed like a… Keep Reading
A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan
This book is a fun and spicy summer read! The author really did a wonderful job at mixing romance with womenโs fiction, not an easy feat. The gorgeous cover is the perfect gateway into the bookโs stunning summer setting in the French countryside. I loved all the supporting characters but I definitely related to… Keep Reading
THE EDEN TEST by ADAM STERNBERGH
TW: Domestic violence, miscarriage โSeven days. Seven questions. Forever changed. Thatโs the pitch. She straightens the tablecloth. Weโll see.โ A domestic suspense wrapped up in a psychological thriller all set in a remote setting in upstate New York. The perfect beginning! Daisy and Craig are a married couple about to celebrate their second wedding… Keep Reading
HAPPY PLACE by EMILY HENRY
Even though I donโt read as much romance as I did when I first started blogging, I absolutely adored this wonderful second-chance romance. The Maine setting, the dual timelines, I loved it all. Even the chapter headings! โThink of your happy place, the cool voice in my ear instructs. Picture itโฆ What can you… Keep Reading
YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL by MAGGIE SMITH
I first took notice of this incredibly poignant memoir after reading an excerpt where the author Maggie Smith described the many ways her marriage changed after one of her poems, โGood Bonesโ, went viral. Smith purposefully wrote this book not as a tell-all, but as a โtell-mineโ. She recognizes that this is only her… Keep Reading
THE NURSERY by SZILVIA MOLNAR
Loved this brilliantly claustrophobic tale about a woman struggling with new motherhood. The cover alone is such a powerfully evocative image. The narrator is suffering from postpartum depression and possibly even psychosis but the author deftly weaves humor into this otherwise very serious tale (โ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ.โ) Before giving birth,… Keep Reading
THE SOULMATE by SALLY HEPWORTH
โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ชโ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ.โ I am always delighted by this authorโs domestic thrillers! Loved the short chapters and the absolutely shocking twist! Sally Hepworth always delivers a great suspense novel. The dual timelines and dual narrators made this book hard to put… Keep Reading
PINEAPPLE STREET by JENNY JACKSON
I have so many conflicting feelings about Pineapple Street! This buzzy debut from powerhouse editor Jenny Jackson has been described โas close to crazy rich WASPs as WASPs can getโ which pretty much sums up the basic plot. Narrator Marin Ireland literally elevates any material, so it was her lively narration that really kept me… Keep Reading
