Skip to content
Book Nook Buzz

Book Nook Buzz

Discover the world of words and ideas with Book Nook Buzz's blog! Explore a wide variety of books from Romance to Mystery to Historical Fiction and beyond. Engage with insightful articles, reviews, and musings that will ignite your imagination and leave you hungry for more. Join Book Nook Buzz on a journey of discovery and creativity through the power of the written word.

  • Home
  • 2026 Reading Retreat
  • Book Club or Literary Society
    • Log In
    • Topics
    • New Topic
    • Community Reads
    • Monthly Book Club Discussion
  • Extra’s
    • 2026 Summer Reading Guide
    • 2025 Summer Reading Guide
    • 2024 Summer Reading Guide
    • 2023 Summer Reading Guide
    • Book Nook Buzz’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023
  • About
  • Star Rating System
  • Reviews by Title
  • Sortable Archive

Author: melanie

Reviews

Gothikana by RuNyx

July 17, 2024July 12, 2024 melanie

“You’re the mountain I build my castle on, brick by brick. You stand, I soar. You crack, I crumble.” An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The… Continue reading Gothikana by RuNyx

Leave a comment
Reviews

The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

July 15, 2024July 12, 2024 melanie

“When a person is falling in love, they ignore the warning signs.” Lee Gulliver never thought she’d find herself living on the streets, no one ever does, but when her restaurant fails, and she falls deeper into debt, she leaves her old life behind with nothing but her clothes and her Toyota Corolla. In Seattle,… Continue reading The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

Leave a comment
Reviews

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

July 12, 2024July 9, 2024 melanie

"Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away." Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the faraway, once-a-year performance where… Continue reading Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Leave a comment
Reviews

Unwanted by Mia Sheridan

July 10, 2024July 9, 2024 melanie

When wilderness guide Harper Ward is summoned to the small town sheriff's office in Helena Springs, Montana, to provide assistance on a case, she is shocked to find that their only suspect in the double murder investigation is a man described as a savage. But the longer she watches the man known only as Lucas… Continue reading Unwanted by Mia Sheridan

Leave a comment
Reviews

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

July 8, 2024July 3, 2024 melanie

“Above Rowan and Yew, the Elm tree stands tall. It waits along borders, a sentry at call.” In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to… Continue reading Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

Leave a comment
Reviews

If You Give a Single Dad a Nanny by Ann Einerson

July 5, 2024July 2, 2024 melanie

“You’re beautiful in whatever you wear, so a few extra layers won’t do you any harm, if you’re concerned about how you look.” I, Marlow Taylor, need to stop fantasizing about the hot, single dad next door.Should I have agreed to nanny his cute six year old who loves my dog Waffles? Absolutely not.But her… Continue reading If You Give a Single Dad a Nanny by Ann Einerson

Leave a comment
Reviews

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

July 3, 2024July 1, 2024 melanie

“Birthday wishes don’t always come true, so I don’t waste a chance when I blow out a candle.” It’s always the same wish. Every candle. Every time. I want a life I never want to take a vacation from. That’s my goal. When Jordan and her boyfriend, Cole, can't afford their apartment anymore, they find… Continue reading Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

Leave a comment
Reviews

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

June 28, 2024June 26, 2024 melanie

“There once was a girl clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a king - a shepard by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same...The girl, the King...and the monster they became.”… Continue reading One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Leave a comment
Reviews

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware

June 27, 2024June 26, 2024 melanie

Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she’s pretty sure they won’t extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren’t going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, The Perfect Couple, she decides to… Continue reading One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware

Leave a comment
Reviews

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

June 21, 2024June 19, 2024 melanie

“I’m more like a multiple deleter.” Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him… Continue reading Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

Leave a comment

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Recent Reviews

Heart of Glass by Jennifer HillierHouse of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. MaasRules for the Summer by Meghan QuinnOur Perfect Storm by Carley FortuneStart at the End by Emma GreyThe Christmas Yes List by Melissa FergusonJames by Percival EverettIt Audit Be You by Madylen ValdesMolka by Monika KimNine Lives by Catherine SteadmanNever Lie by Freida McFaddenRites of the Starling by Devney PerryPen Pal by J.T. GeissingerLake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyThe Butcher by Jennifer HillierThe Women in White by Sarah PekkanenLone Women by Victor LaValle by Prince of Swords by Elise KovaThe Night We Met by Abby Jimenez

Follow Me

  • Facebook Likes
  • Instagram Followers
  • Amazon Helpful Votes
  • Goodreads 100 Followers

NETGALLEY MEMBER
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Dara by Automattic.