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Audio Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

November 11, 2022 by Jen 1 Comment

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste NgAsian American LiteratureOctober 4, 2022Penguin Audio Review by Jen I’ve always been a bit of a news junkie and as part of that, have paid attention to politics. I actually used to work in news until I got so burned out by the bad news. I was in DC on 9/11, that did me in. It’s tough these days. Constant chaos, angry voices, and spending a few minutes on social media is the equivalent of doom scrolling for me. If you’ve watched, listened to or read Continue Reading

Audio Review: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

October 21, 2022 by Jen 2 Comments

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodAudible StudiosComing of Age FictionAugust 9, 2016 Review by Jen All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood is a tough book to take. And… I couldn’t put it down. The story is well written, the main characters are damaged, sad, and strong. Where to start? First, the audiobook is just amazing. The voice actor, I think, has the best range of anyone I’ve ever heard. She was perfect.  Wavy is a child. She’s been bounced Continue Reading

Audio Review: The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

October 14, 2022 by Jen Leave a Comment

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah PekkanenMacmillan AudioDomestic ThrillerMarch 8, 2022 Review by Jen This book should become a series. One of the MCs is a therapist with an unconventional approach to helping her clients. I need more of this character!  The Golden Couple is a psychological thriller that follows the marriage troubles of a couple, the Bishops, who are beautiful, live in Washington DC and seem to have it all. Marissa is the owner of a cozy Continue Reading

Jen’s Mini Reviews: Books by Cate C. Wells, Zoey Draven and Elle Kennedy

September 28, 2022 by Jen 3 Comments

I have to giggle a bit when I think of the title of the Cate C. Wells book I just finished. It’s The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate. This was a really fun crackalicious read. You get the story from the title. We have a rejected mate plot with the major alpha male shifter. But there’s a twist! Una is the FMC. When she was young, Una protected a young wolf from an attack and nearly died. Because of the beating she took, she has an injured leg that never healed properly. She’s a single wolf who Continue Reading

Review: Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger

September 22, 2022 by Jen 4 Comments

Pen Pal by J.T. GeissingerPsychological FictionAugust 16, 2022 Review by Jen I don’t know what I was expecting from this book, but what I read wasn’t it. And I say that in a totally amazing great way. Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger was a crazy twisty good read!! I feel like the cover does this book an injustice. The story is so much more than then this shirtless dude. I like the cover, but it’s misleading.  We have Kayla, who has just lost her husband in a tragic accident. She Continue Reading

Audio Review: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

September 14, 2022 by Jen 2 Comments

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidSports FictionRandom House AudioAugust 30, 2022 Review by Jen I LOVED Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid!! I listened to this one and was absolutely addicted from beginning to end. In fact, here’s my headline on TJR’s latest, If Netflix turns this into a limited series, it will do for tennis what The Queen’s Gambit did for Chess. It’s that freaking good! And, could the timing be any better with Serena on her farewell tour and the US Continue Reading

Audio Review: Lightlark by Alex Aster

September 2, 2022 by Jen Leave a Comment

Lightlark by Alex Aster

Lightlark by Alex AsterDark Fantasy for TeensRecorded BooksAugust 23, 2022 Review by Jen When I first started listening to Lightlark by Alex Aster, I had no idea of the controversy around the book, the author and TikTok. I did hear about the book from BookTok and was super intrigued. I’ll spill the tea in a minute, but first my review. Every 100 years the island of Lightlark invites six leaders from the six different cursed realms to compete against each other to break the original Continue Reading

Review: Reverse by Kate Stewart

August 5, 2022 by Jen 1 Comment

Reverse by Kate Stewart

Reverse by Kate StewartRockstar RomanceJuly 16, 2022Self-Published Review by Jen Kate Stewart is one of my fave authors. I LOVED the Ravenhood trilogy (one of my top reads of 2020), The Underdogs series and Drive. Reverse is the sequel to Drive. You must read Drive first, there just isn’t anyway for Reverse to really make sense without knowing that story. I read Drive years ago and the gist is, there’s a major angsty love triangle between Reid, Stella and Nate. Stella is a budding Continue Reading

Jen’s Mini Reviews: Books by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Katherine Center and Claire Wilder

July 15, 2022 by Jen 6 Comments

It’s beach read season! I have two amazing books- one that’s been out awhile and one that's new. A third book that was just really good.  First up, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I LOVED this book! It was released in 2017, but has been enjoying some extra love lately because of Booktok and Reid’s more recent books. I bought this in 2019 and have no idea why it took me so long to read.  Evelyn Hugo is a major Old Hollywood bombshell of an actress. She Continue Reading

Review: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

June 22, 2022 by Jen 2 Comments

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Every Summer After by Carley FortuneComing of Age FictionMay 10, 2022Berkley Review by Jen How much did I love Every Summer After by Carley Fortune? To the moon and back. This book was SO good! It gave first love chills, brought back sweet memories of growing up, and special summers spent by the water. For me it was the ocean, for our heroine it was the lake.  At age 13, Persephone (Percy) and her family get a cottage and spend every summer by the lake. Next door is Sam and his Continue Reading

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