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The Anxious Generation – Review

If you’re a parent, teacher, coach, or someone who regularly interacts with children, I implore you to read The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. There’s no denying that there is a massive need for societal changes, which is mainly due to the rapid influx of readily available tech. This book offers solutions. The main tenets…

Upgrade – Review

Many thanks to Ballantine Books and Netgalley for an ARC. I’m late to the game reviewing this book, but I’m happy I finally made the time to read Blake Crouch’s latest release. While I’m not a huge Sci-fi reader, Crouch consistently makes the genre appealing. Upgrade was no different with its concept reminding me of…

Serial Killer Games – Review

Many thanks to Berkley | Penguin Random House for a chance to read this book in advance! Serial Killer Games is like Dexter in the form of a Rom-Com. Kate Posey is an author who will be one to watch in the future. Her debut novel is delightfully unpredictable and morbidly sarcastic. As she states in her…

Falling – Review

BLURB: You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his…

The Second Blind Son – Review

Wow!! As a rule, I don’t read fantasy, but Amy Harmon makes it so delectable time and time again. Her words completely transported me to the world of Saylok. I loved being able to head back to this world, with the concurrent storyline to The First Girl Child. We were able to visit the characters…

The Safe Place – Review

So many thanks to Minotaur Books for the chance to read this novel! I happened to receive this book in the mail yesterday, and since I didn’t have anything else in particular to read, I decided to jump right in. What a perfect summer read this ended up being! I absolutely loved the creepy, suspenseful…

Heard It in a Love Song – Review

Tracy Garvis Graves is one of my go-to authors! I absolutely love the way she’s able to infuse a real-life feel into her fiction. Unfortunately, Heard It in a Love Song wasn’t the huge hit I was expecting. It took quite some time for this story to capture my attention. I wished there had been…

Moments Like This – Review

BLURB: Book One in the From Kona with Love series depicting multicultural romance, love, loss, and redemption woven into a family saga set in the beautiful islands of Hawaii. Though connected, each installment can be read as a standalone. After Andrea “Andie” Matthews chooses her career over a marriage proposal and then loses a promotion…

Rabbits – Review

I wasn’t familiar with the podcast, but I couldn’t resist reading the Rabbits book as soon as I read the synopsis. As a bit of a conspiracy nut, I can’t help but love a compulsive read like this one. This story was like Stranger Things, Ready Player One, The Adjustment Bureau, and Conspiracy Theory (Mel…

The Four Winds – Review

I hate to say, one of my most anticipated reads for the year by one of my favorite authors was a gigantic disappointment. Within most modern books (and movies) lately, the political messages saturating the pages are about as subtle as a gun to the head. Kristin Hannah, unfortunately, decided to venture deep into the…

Cover Reveal – Little White Christmas

Preorder LITTLE WHITE CHRISTMAS for just $1.99 Links for preorder: iBooks: https://apple.co/32BxUCzKobo: https://bit.ly/3eBQbEyNook: Coming Soon LITTLE WHITE CHRISTMASBLURB: HIM When Shane Sawyer returns to Dillon Creek after an injury at the National Finals Rodeo, most of his town is thrilled to have him back. But he’s hell-bent on getting healed as soon as possible and back on…

Fury – Review

BLURB:Revenge is an euphoric thing. Trust me on this. Nothing compares to the release you get when you ruin someone’s life. When they’ve stolen important things. Things that didn’t belong to them. Things I revel in making them pay for. What? Have I offended you? I’m not here to appeal to your delicate senses. I…

The Long Walk – Review

BLURB: In the near future, when America has become a police state, 100 boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. Among them is 16-year-old Ray Garraty, and he knows the rules – keep a steady walking pace of four…

The Daughters of Foxcote Manor – Review

BLURB: Outside a remote manor house in an idyllic wood, a baby girl is found. The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They’re grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house’s dark, dusty corners. Desperate not to lose her…

Home Before Dark – Review

BLURB: What was it like? Living in that house. Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later…

Heart Bones – Review

BLURB: Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim’s parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. With only two short months separating her from the future she’s built…

The Switch – Review

BLURB: Eileen is sick of being 79. Leena’s tired of life in her twenties. Maybe it’s time they swapped places… When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about…

Thunder and Rain – Review

BLURB: Third generation Texas Ranger Tyler Steele is the last of a dying breed– a modern day cowboy hero living in a world that doesn’t quite understand his powerful sense of right and wrong and instinct to defend those who can’t defend themselves. Despite his strong moral compass, Ty has trouble seeing his greatest weakness….

A Breath of Snow and Ashes – Review

BLURB: A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire. The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North…

His & Hers – Review

Many thanks to Libro.fm for the chance to listen to this book early! BLURB: There are two sides to every story: yours and mine, ours and theirs, His & Hers. Which means someone is always lying. Anna Andrews finally has what she wants. Almost. She’s worked hard to become the main TV presenter of the BBC’s…