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…My Book Reviews
My favorite genres are contemporary romance, women's fiction, suspense, and psychological thrillers. I mostly read books on my kindle, and I listen to audio books every morning when I go for my run.
I do NOT love star ratings for novels. For each book review, I give background, my thoughts, and if I would recommend it. Full disclosure: if I'm not into a book, I don't finish it. Since I review books I finish, most of them will be positive.
Which Romance Trope is the Best? Let’s Look to Austen & the Brontes to Decide!
There are so many popular romance novels tropes, and it can be a bit confusing, navigating them all. But fear not! Here is a rundown of six classic tropes, with examples from novels written by Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, and Charlotte Bronte. Which one is your favorite? 1. Enemies to Lovers: Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen's Pride …
Take the Quiz and Discover Your Perfect Read Paired with the Perfect Wine!
Happy August! We're officially in late-summer now, but my days aren't slow and languid. My summer's been busy. What about yours? Tonight, I'm looking forward to unwinding a bit, perhaps with a good book and a glass of wine. In that spirit, I created a quiz: Pair Your Perfect Read with Your Perfect Wine. Keep in mind, I am NOT a professional quiz creator, and these results are leaps and bounds away from scientific. Oh, and you'll have to just keep track of your answers …
Book Review: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
Hello Stranger is my first novel by Katherine Center, which is incredible to me, because she a prolific writer of the type of books I like to read. A good friend told me this one is more rom-comy than her usual style. But I was impressed by her writing and will definitely read more titles by her. Hello Stranger is about Sadie, a young artist who, despite having a tough childhood and young adulthood, is fairly upbeat. She lost her mother at a young age and her father, …
Book Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
The Unhoneymooners, by Christian Lauren, is the perfect beach read. The story begins in The Twin Cities (as a Minneapolis resident, I got the feeling that neither author has spent much time here. But I could be wrong.) Anyway, that's not super relevant. Most of the story's action centers around a doomed wedding and a surprisingly successful honeymoon.
Ami and Olive are identical twins, but their personalities couldn't be more different. Ami is confident, …
