2 Book Lovers Reviews
Spooky Reads!
My Favorite Books of 2018!
Review
The Strangers We Know
By Pip Drysdale
Week of October 30th, 2023
Spooky Reading Recommendations!
It’s the spookiest time of the year! With Halloween right around the corner, I don't know about you, but I like to curl up with a book
that is going to get my heart pumping. I thought it would be fun to compile a list of some of the scary reads that I've enjoyed over the past few years. So, if you're looking for a book recommendation that may make you sleep with a light on, I've got you covered.
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Week of October 3rd, 2023
Book Review:
Bright Lights, Big Christmas
By Mary Kay Andrews
In this hectic world, I think we could all use a bit of cheer. If you’re looking to add a holiday book to your TBR list this season, Bright
Lights, Big Christmas may be just what you’re looking for.
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Week of September 11th,2023
Book Review:
Love Me Do
By Lindsey Kelk
New Release!
Love Me Do was everything that I was hoping it would be. A Cyrano de Bergerac-esque love story with plenty of heart, humor, and romance.
Phoebe is taking a two-week vacation to visit her sister in Los Angeles. She’s hoping for some rest and relaxation, a bit of sight-
seeing, and some quality time with her sister. What she wasn’t looking for was a gorgeous, interesting, sweet neighbor to get her
heart racing.
Week of August 28th, 2023
Book Review:
Skip to the End
By Molly James
When Amy Daniels kisses a man, she can see how their relationship would end. While it would be a time saver, would you want to know beforehand, or would you rather experience the journey even if it was going to lead to heartbreak? I’m still not sure if this particular
ability would be a handy skill or a curse.
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Week of August 21st, 2023
Book Review:
Tilly in Technicolor
By Mazey Eddings
New Release!
Tilly in Technicolor was an absolutely delightful read! I was pretty sure that I was going to enjoy this novel, but my goodness, I was completely enamored with these characters. Mazey Eddings has written a wonderful novel with neurodiverse characters. It was impossible not to love Tilly and Oliver.
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Week of August 14th, 2023
Book Review:
The One That Got Away
By Charlotte Rixon
New Release!
As soon as I read the synopsis for this novel, I immediately knew that I had to read it. It promised a bit of everything that I enjoy in a good story, but what I ended up getting was so much more than I had ever hoped for.
The One That Got Away takes the reader over the course of a couple of decades in Clara and Ben’s lives. We get to see how they met in university, how their relationship developed, and all of the highs, lows, intensity, and drama that comes with young love.
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Week of August 7th, 2023
Book Review:
Between Us
By Mhairi McFarlane
New Release!
Whenever Mhairi McFarlane has a new book coming out, it is at the top of my to-be-read list.
Between Us is a story of friendships, betrayals, family relationships, and love. I always try to put myself in the main character’s shoes
when I read a book, and it wasn’t very difficult to see and feel what was going on from Roisin’s perspective. How would you feel if you
had confided something very personal to the person you were in love with, only for them to use it in their brand-new television show? Oh, and he never asked you first.
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Book Review:
The Last One
By Will Dean
New Release!
We’ve all had those what-would-we-do moments while we read or watch a movie/television show. The Last One definitely had me putting myself in Caz’s shoes, wondering what I would do if I found myself alone on an ocean liner that is making its transatlantic crossing. We’re not just talking about no room stewards, bartenders, chefs, or entertainers on board, oh, no, there wasn’t a captain, or any officer on the bridge. No one was operating this large ship.
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Summer Vacation - 2023
Every family has secrets, a few skeletons in the closet perhaps. But Sarah Pekkanen will make you question how well you know your own family.
Ruth Sterling loves her daughter Catherine with every fiber of her being. It’s always just been the two of them doing their best to get by. Ruth and Catherine. Catherine and Ruth. Ruth has shared very little information with her daughter about her family, about her life before Catherine, and with Ruth now exhibiting signs of forgetfulness, Catherine is determined to find out as much information as she can about her mother’s secretive past, while she still can.
Summer Vacation Reading Recommendations!
It’s vacation time! If you’re like me, you are planning on reading a book or two…or perhaps three. Whether your ideal vacation is a road
trip, flying to an exotic or adventure-filled location, or just some rest and relaxation by the pool, a vacation is always better with the company of a few fictional characters (no offense to my family, they’re great). So, if you’re looking for a few book recommendations to take with you on your next holiday, look no further, I’ve got you covered!
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Week of July 11th, 2023
Book Review:
Hello Stranger
By Katherine Center
New Release!
*Top Recommendation!*
Summer just isn’t summer until I have the latest novel by Katherine Center in my hands. I can always count on this author to bring a
smile to my face, make my heart beat a little bit faster, and take me on an emotional journey. Every novel that I read by her just seems to hit the mark for me. Hello Stranger was just what I was looking for.
I was torn between wanting to binge-read it and wanting to take my time to savor every word.
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Book Review:
Forget Me Not
By Julie Soto
New Release!
*Top Recommendation!*
I want to read every book that Julie Soto is going to write. It’s as simple as that. To say that I enjoyed this book would be an understatement, I adored it. Certain novels just seem to hit the mark for certain readers, well, this one hit me right in the heart.
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Week of June 26th, 2023
The Rachel Incident is about friendship, love, and finding your way in your early twenties. Rachel Murray is at the end of her undergraduate degree, she’s working in a bookstore, and she is just trying to get by as best as she can. While Rachel grew up in a
professional family, the financial crisis in Ireland has seen her family go through some difficult times, resulting in her having to work while in school and living a more meager lifestyle.
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Week of June 12th, 2023
Book Review:
Old Boys
By Nick Spalding
New Release!
As soon as I read the synopsis for Old Boys, I put it on my to-be-read list. This had all of the makings of the fun read that I was in the mood for.
My grandfather was a drummer, so I have a bit of a soft spot for them. Oh, he certainly wasn’t famous like Red Fairweather, but he
was a character who enjoyed the spotlight, too.
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Week of June 5th, 2023
Book Review:
The Girls of Summer
By Katie Bishop
New Release!
*Top Recommendation!*
The Girls of Summer was one of my anticipated reads for the month of June, and it did not disappoint.
I was looking forward to spending a few hundred pages on a literary vacation to a sunny Greek island, but this book was so much more than just a girls’ trip for some summer fun. Alternating between Now and Then, the reader gets a chance to not only see what transpired on the island while Rachel was seventeen, but also what her life had become in her thirties, including her memories of that youthful time on the island.
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