2 Book Lovers Reviews
My Favorite Books of 2018!
The Rachel Incident
By Caroline O'Donoghue
Week of May 15th, 2023
Book Review:
The True Love Experiment
By Christina Lauren
New Release!
Whenever I pick up a book by this duo, I know that I am going to be in for a good time. The True Love Experiment was just the cheerful,
romantic, humorous read that I was in the mood for.
Felicity “Fizzy” Chen certainly is a character. She’s a best-selling romance author who is as effervescent as her name implies. She
has a killer sense of humor, she’s confident, outgoing, intelligent, and she’s never been in love. Never. Oh, she’s had plenty of dates and lovers, but to say that she’s ever been truly smitten or head-over-heels with someone, she really hasn’t.
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Week of May 8th, 2023
Book Review:
The Collected Regrets of Clover
By Mikki Brammer
New Release!
As soon as I began reading this novel, I knew that it was going to be special. I also knew that it was probably going to hurt, but what’s a good book if it doesn’t make you feel. Well, this book certainly made
me feel. All I wanted to do was reach through my Kindle and give Clover a big hug.
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Week of May 1st, 2023
Book Review:
The Next Girl
By Pip Drysdale
New Release!
*Top Recommendation!*
The Next Girl only made me want to read Pip Drysdale’s next book, and the one after that. This author certainly knows how to write a thriller that will keep your suspicions on high alert and keep you on
the edge of your seat.
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Book Review:
The Brink
By Jamie Fewery
New Release!
Give me a book about married couples and I am all in. The Brink made me feel as though I were peeking through the window of the couple’s house, witnessing all of the ups and downs, the happiness, and pitfalls, and how they attempted to mend a broken relationship.
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Week of April 17th, 2023
Book Review:
Adelaide
By Genevieve Wheeler
New Release!
*Top Recommendation!*
Adelaide grabbed my attention as soon as I read the synopsis, but this book ended up being so much more than what I had originally thought it would be. This book squeezed my heart and punched me in the gut, repeatedly. I always say that if a book doesn’t affect you in some way, it isn’t doing its job. Well, Genevieve Wheeler did her
job and then some. I felt every moment, every part of this book right to my core.
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Book Review:
Games and Rituals
By Katherine Heiny
New Release!
I will confess that short stories are not my go-to, but I have been wanting to read this author’s writing for a while now, so when I saw that she had a short story collection coming out, I thought that it would be a perfect sampler.
At first I decided to slip one of her stories in between each of my longer novels, as a type of literary sorbet, so to speak, but that method was not long-lasting. After the first few stories, I was more and more intrigued by her writing, and my curiosity was piqued as to what topics she would be writing about in her subsequent stories.
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Week of April 10th, 2023
Book Review:
Yours Truly
By Abby Jimenez
New Release!
One of my favorite times of the year is when a new book by Abby Jimenez is going to be releasing. You can’t go wrong with a book by
this author. If you’re looking for a book that promises plenty of laughs, wonderful banter, great characters, an emotional story, romance galore, and a couple of adorable pets, this is the book for you!
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Week of April 3rd, 2023
Book Review:
The Soulmate
By Sally Hepworth
New Release!
I love a good thriller, and Sally Hepworth certainly knows how to write one that immediately grabs your attention.
Pippa and Gabe have survived some tumultuous times in their marriage, but they are soulmates, they are deeply in love, and soulmates can survive anything, right? Any romantic at heart would
want to believe that. Mmhmm.
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Book Review:
Never Forget You
By Fiona Lucas
After reading The Last Goodbye by Fiona Lucas, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. Don’t let the cute cover fool you, this book is emotional and packs a punch.
There is something about serendipitous meetings between two people that always seems to catch my attention.
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Week of March 20th, 2023
Book Review:
Daisy Jones & The Six
By Taylor Jenkins Reid
*Top Recommendation!*
I’ve had the Kindle and Audible version of Daisy Jones & The Six for a couple of years. I’m not sure why it took me so long to read/
listen to this novel since it had been high up on my TBR list ever since its release, but I will confess that the release of it as a limited series did have me moving it up on my must-read shelf.
Daisy Jones & The Six is written as an oral history and in interview format. I wasn’t sure if I would be as connected to the story with it done in this style, but I shouldn’t have given it a second thought because if any author could pull this off, it’s Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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Week of March 7th, 2023
Book Review:
Off the Map
By Trish Doller
New Release!
I have spent the past few years traveling vicariously with Trish Doller’s characters. This time, she whisked me off to Ireland, where I
enjoyed plenty of adventure, romance, and heart.
Carla Black learned all about adventure from her dad. For the past ten years she’s been traveling around, seeing the world, and only
stopping long enough to make more money to fund her travel lust. With so little time spent in one place, she never has to worry about becoming too attached or falling in love.
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Book Review:
Missing Clarissa
By Ripley Jones
New Release!
We’ve all seen the headlines, the breaking news, the faces on the front of newspapers and magazines of people who have gone missing without a trace and, perhaps who are suspected to be dead. Who gets the full-page coverage, the top story on the news? Girls like Clarissa Campbell, a beautiful, Caucasian cheerleader with a football player boyfriend who comes from a good home. What happened to her back in 1999? Could she still be alive? Who could have wanted her dead?
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Week of February 27th, 2023
Book Review:
The Golden Spoon
By Jessa Maxwell
Releasing on March 7th!
As a fan of The Great British Bake Off, I was pretty excited to sink my teeth into this novel. But wait! This isn’t just a novel set in the world of a baking competition, it’s also a murder mystery.
Set on the lush grounds of the original host’s Vermont estate, six contestants were selected to be among the bakers of Bake Week’s next season. Who would cave to the pressure in the tent? Who
would wow the two judges? Who would win the coveted Golden Spoon award? Who would stay alive?
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Week of February 20th, 2023
Book Review:
The Writing Retreat
By Julia Bartz
New Release!
As soon as I read the synopsis for The Writing Retreat, I rubbed my hands together in anticipation for a thrilling reading experience.
Five aspiring female authors have received the chance of a lifetime. They have been selected to attend a month-long writing retreat at the estate of none other than Roza Vallo, an eccentric, world-renowned horror author.
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Week of February 13th, 2023
Book Review:
Before Us
By Jewel E. Ann
*Top Recommendation!*
Whenever I see that Jewel E. Ann has a new book coming out, I add it to my to-be-read list without even reading the synopsis. I’ve read
enough of her books to have faith in her ability to make me feel a
gazillion emotions, make me laugh, and deliver a romance that is off the swoon meter (yes, it’s a thing).
Week of February 6th, 2023
Book Review:
If He Had Been with Me
By Laura Nowlin
*Top Recommendation!*
I had been seeing a lot of hype around this book lately, so what’s a girl to do? I jumped on the bandwagon.
I do read YA books, but sometimes I fear those books are just a little too “Y” for this adult. In the end, a good book is a good book, though, and I happily began reading If He Had Been with Me.
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