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This was a cute romance, but the first half was a little slow, while the second half picked up. This was my first Probst book and I didn't know what to expect but I did end up liking this one more than I initially thought I would. This book follows Aspen Lourde, a writer who… Continue reading Book of the Month by Jennifer Probst
This book is a loose retelling of The Grinch, delivered in Quinn's signature witty, fun, and spicy style. I absolutely loved the enemies-to-lovers trope and couldn't get enough of these characters! Storee Taylor gets called to help her aunt, who lives in a town that celebrates Christmas year-round! She joins her sister, Taran, to take… Continue reading How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn
I finally got around to reading Dating Dr. Dil, and I’m so glad I did! I totally missed the bandwagon when it first came out a few years back, and I was definitely feeling the FOMO. The story follows Kareena Mann, who dreams of a love story like her parents but prefers restoring her classic… Continue reading Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
If you are looking for a memoir that reads like a fiction this is the one! This one is just so unique and raw so be ready for moments of WHAT THE HECK AM I READING. We read this for one of my book clubs and what an eye opening story! Jeannette Walls tells a… Continue reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
I feel like this is the first "real" romance with more of a heavy storyline that I have read in a while. While The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez starts off with humor and the promise of a lighthearted love story, it quickly delves into weightier themes like infertility, grief, and personal sacrifice. The protagonist,… Continue reading The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
This is easily a 5 star book! If you enjoy historical fiction this is a MUST read for you. Kristin Hannah’s The Women is a powerful, emotionally stirring novel that offers a fresh and necessary perspective on the Vietnam War. I went into this book not fully aware of the impact and importance of the… Continue reading The Women by Kristin Hannah
This was our September book for the Book Nook Buzz book club. This was a thriller that I had not read before. Our group really liked this one and thought this was a quick, easy read. Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger is a tense and atmospheric thriller centered around FBI agent Nell Flynn, who… Continue reading Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger
This is a unique story told with dry humor and the premise had me hooked. Rupert Holmes’ Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide is a wickedly clever campus novel with a unique, dry humor. While the first half unfolds a little slowly, setting up its darkly satirical world, the second half picks up… Continue reading Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
This was Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote) meets Miss Marple (Agatha Christie). This was essentially a cozy, supernatural murder mystery. The main character, Sherry, finds herself in the center of multiple murder investigations. She feels like her best self when she helps the local sheriff solve a murder. Also to note, her cat, Lord Thomas… Continue reading The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel was a book I absolutely loved and couldn’t put down. Set against the backdrop of World War II, this historical novel tells the compelling story of Yona, a young woman raised in the wilderness by a mysterious old woman named Jerusza, who kidnaps her from her German… Continue reading The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel