Meet Jynx and Echo. Neither of them is interested in a relationship. Both are carrying burdens from the past and the weight of their family's expectations. Can broken people help heal each other, or is it just an implosion waiting to happen? “I inherited sadness from my mother.”- This resonated with me because there are… Continue reading Beautiful Things Evil People Do, Kailee Reese Samuels
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Good Neighbors, Sarah Langan
Maple Street is a community where you fit in or get out. One woman has the power to compel the neighbors to do her bidding, even if it’s completely nonsensical. They’re all so used to deferring they don’t know any other way. Things can turn dangerous when you either don’t or won’t think for yourself.… Continue reading Good Neighbors, Sarah Langan
What’s Worth Keeping, Kaya McLaren
While Amy is off to the places of her childhood trying to find who she is as a cancer survivor, her husband and daughter are figuring out their new roles on their own. Paul is still struggling, many years after a vicious bombing, and Carly has been so angry and she’s bearing the scars of… Continue reading What’s Worth Keeping, Kaya McLaren
The Project, Courtney Summers
What makes Bea, who is close to her sister Lo, just up and leave with no word? It would have to be a fairly compelling reason. Especially considering they’ve both been through something traumatic. Poor Lo, close to alone in this world, is just trying to make sense of Bea’s disappearance. The deeper she digs,… Continue reading The Project, Courtney Summers
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, Crystal Maldonado
Look at this amazing cover, it's gorgeous! Charlie is learning to love herself, which is a hard task when she feels like she can’t measure up to her best friend, Amelia. Her mother is constantly pressuring her to lose weight, not only by unhealthy means such as pyramid scheme supplement shakes but by shaming her… Continue reading Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, Crystal Maldonado
Deep Heat, Stacey Broadbent
This was a fun read. Poor Marianne is so insecure after leaving a verbally abusive marriage, and Dallas is just the man for her. Broadbent wrote the characters incredibly well, and I even loved Susan. She made for a lot of laugh-out-loud moments for me, and she definitely could be the star of her own… Continue reading Deep Heat, Stacey Broadbent
The Other Mother, Matthew Dicks
Michael is convinced his mother has been replaced. She looks and talks like his mother, but she isn’t his mother. He’s not sure why his brother and sister don’t see it, but he wants to uncover the truth. Michael is incredibly insightful. I highlighted so many things he said or thought, and I think his… Continue reading The Other Mother, Matthew Dicks
10 Books To Look Forward To in 2021
I have a few Amazon wishlists and one of them is strictly for books that haven't released yet. There are way more than 10 books in that list, but considering my fav reads took up 3 posts, I thought I would limit this one to just 10. Which, was pretty hard to do because there… Continue reading 10 Books To Look Forward To in 2021
Ten Rules for Faking It, Sophie Sullivan
Everly’s bad luck on her birthday has come around again. Her 30th finds her single and upset. But when her job ends up in jeopardy, a crazy plan that puts her out into the world of dating might just be the thing she needs to turn her life around. With the help of her best… Continue reading Ten Rules for Faking It, Sophie Sullivan
The Arsonists’ City, Hala Alyan
“An outcry in an echo chamber isn’t much of an outcry.” Told in alternating viewpoints and timelines, The Arsonists City tells the story of a family in turmoil after the patriarch, Idris, decides to sell the family home in Beirut. Through the 3 siblings, we learn of their lives, their connection to Beirut, and each… Continue reading The Arsonists’ City, Hala Alyan
