“Kell Woods’ debut takes familiar stories and tropes from the vast corpus of the Brothers Grimm and smartly weaves them into an excellent historical fantasy novel. After the Forest is poetic, evocative, and most of all, addictive… Far from the cookie-cutter characters…
Everything I’ve Read This Month | September 2023
This month’s list of books takes us from 1920s Seattle where an up-and-coming designer works to accomplish her dreams in The Roaring Days of Zora Lily to the stock market crash of 1987 where a Jewish family trades in their…
I Love It When You Lie with Author Kristen Bird
I Love It When You Lie is one of those books you just can’t put down. Author Kristen Bird expertly weaves between the narratives of the three Williams sisters and their sister-in-law Stephanie, and throughout the book, the reader has…
Everything I Read This Month | January 2023
It feels like forever since I last shared a book recommendation list. 2022 was the year where I kept my nose in a textbook pretty much 24/7, and now that my Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam is scheduled for…
Attribution with Author Linda Moore
Linda Moore’s debut novel, Attribution, is so beautifully written and full of vivid details that you won’t want to put it down. The novel centers around art historian, Cate Adamson, who discovers a hidden painting while cataloging artwork for her…
Bend Towards the Sun with Author Jen Devon
“Devon’s debut, Bend Toward the Sun, is a gorgeous love story full of lyrical writing and raw emotion. I fell in love with these two broken characters who begin to heal one another. Definitely, an author to watch!” – Jennifer…
Summer Reading List 2022
While I haven’t been able to catch up on my reading lately. I had to share some of the June book releases and upcoming July book releases. There are so many good books across various genres that are perfect for…
2 New Fiction Releases to Bring on Your Next Vacation
Planning a vacation and need to narrow it down to two books to take along with you. Something Wilder by writing duo Christina Lauren (The Unhoneymooners) and Metropolis by B.A. Shapiro (The Art Forger) was released today. I had a…
Everything I Read This Month | April 2022
April was definitely a hard month to keep up with my reading goals. I’ve cut back to four books from my goal of five books a month, since I’ve been so busy with non-fiction reading and will continue to be…
The Best New Book Releases Coming Out Today
It’s officially February, and with the arrival of the new month, I’m already getting a start on my reading goals. While I’m planning on sharing a round-up of the books I’ve read for February at the end of the month,…
8 Books I’m Excited to Read This Fall
Now that we’re officially in the fall season, I’m looking forward to being tucked up in the bed in the evenings with a good book. Getting to travel to different countries, time periods, and becoming perhaps sometimes too involved in…
The Invisible Husband of Frick Island with Author Colleen Oakley
“Sweet, quirky, surprising, and altogether lovely, The Invisible Husband of Frick Island is everything I long for in a book. I fell in love with Oakley’s sparkling prose, charming characters, and quaint island setting. This is a story I can’t…
