If I hadn't started reading this before bed, I probably wouldn't have put the book down. I think it's so easy to take the words our parents say to us and carry them like a mantra in our lives. Letting the mantra shape us into this person at their say so. It's that pattern that… Continue reading The Push, Ashley Audrain
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Future Tense: Tales of Apocalyptic Vision, Michaelbrent Collings
I confess I don’t read enough short stories. I either read classics or a few in magazines from the author’s I follow. So when the request for Future Tense came into my inbox, I knew I would love it because I’m a fan of Collings’s work. I appreciate the author’s notes at the end of… Continue reading Future Tense: Tales of Apocalyptic Vision, Michaelbrent Collings
The Sign for Home, Blair Fell
“Sorrow has edges. The pain will end.” Wow, okay, this will be a challenging book to review because there is such a roller coaster of emotions involved in reading this. I started the book endeared to Arlo and his struggle, but I quickly grew enraged. I loathe, absolutely loathe, when people use religion to justify… Continue reading The Sign for Home, Blair Fell
The Golden Couple, Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Avery is a therapist who has lost her license. But her skill at helping people overcome in just 10 sessions is unparalleled, and people are still lining up for therapy. When Matthew and Marissa come in for couples therapy, Avery is sure she can help them even if they aren't being totally honest with her.… Continue reading The Golden Couple, Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
A River Enchanted, Rebecca Ross
**happy sigh** I was lucky enough to receive a paperback ARC from the publisher, and I've been so excited for this book that I dove in immediately. You could feel Jack's pain in feeling like an outcast. His love-hate relationship with Adaira leaped off the page. Yet, even with his feelings of division, you could… Continue reading A River Enchanted, Rebecca Ross
Real Easy, Marie Rutkoski
This review is a little late from release day because, when I received the ARC, the original release day was February 15th. It released early, so I'm a little late. But I think this yall will enjoy this book so let's get to it. Cycling through many perspectives, Real Easy is a mystery/thriller that walks… Continue reading Real Easy, Marie Rutkoski
A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
In 2020, I was lucky enough to receive Anxious People as an ARC. That was my first book of Backman’s, and I was blown away, so of course, I want to work my way through his back catalog. However, I don’t think any review could do A Man Called Ove justice. Both funny and heartbreaking,… Continue reading A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
These Deadly Games, Diana Urban
I’m just going to hop into my review because I don’t know where to start. Crystal is a very unlikable character. She’s a pretty terrible person without the major storyline happening, and it baffles me that she has such a close-knit group of friends who put up with her. Things that seem so painfully obvious… Continue reading These Deadly Games, Diana Urban
Full Flight, Ashley Schumacher
After reading Amelia Unabridged last year, I knew I had to get my hands on an ARC of Full Flight. "I feel homesick for a place I've never been." When it comes to playing music, Weston knows what he wants. When it comes to life outside of band? His world has crumbled apart, and he's… Continue reading Full Flight, Ashley Schumacher
The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave
This one is so well reviewed I won’t summarize this as I usually do. I haven’t read Dave before, so I’m not sure if repeating sentences or parts of sentences is a known writing style of hers or if she wrote that way in this book for impact. Either way, I felt it was completely… Continue reading The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave
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