Happy Monday, my friends! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. Mine was a bit of a mixed bag since we has a memorial for my mother on Saturday. It really turned out well and it was good to see family and friends I haven't seen for a while and have a day for good… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
NEVEREST by T.L. Bodine
Rating: 4 / 5 NEVEREST by T.L. Bodine follows two expeditions up Everest with two different objectives. A year ago, Sean set out to fulfill a dream by climbing the mountain, while documenting his journey as a journalist. Unfortunately he never made it back down the mountain and his body was never found. A year… Continue reading NEVEREST by T.L. Bodine
Monday Reading Check In
Happy 2025, all! My year has had a rough start. On the 1st, my mother passed away. She had been in the hospital for nearly a month at this point and we'd had some time to prepare, but there really isn't any true preparation and this wasn't, of course, how I wanted to spend a… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
NOT HERE TO BE LIKED by Michelle Quach
Rating: 4 / 5 NOT HERE TO BE LIKED by Michelle Quach is a YA contemporary romance. Eliza Quan is sure she's going to be the new editor in chief for her high school paper, especially since she's running unopposed. Unfortunately, Len DiMartile, throws his hat in the ring at the very last minute. Though… Continue reading NOT HERE TO BE LIKED by Michelle Quach
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? by Shari Lapena
Rating: 3.5 / 5 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? by Shari Lapena is set in a small town. Nothing ever happens there, but when teenaged Diana's dead body is discovered in a hayfield, it gets everyone's attention. She and her boyfriend were having problems according to her friends, but he tells a different story. There are… Continue reading WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? by Shari Lapena
2025 Reading Goals
Happy 2025, book friends! Day one of the new year seems like the perfect time to talk about my goals for the year! A lot of these aren't exactly new if you've been around my bookish spaces, but I have made a few shifts and changes for 2025! #Promptball My gumball machine full of reading… Continue reading 2025 Reading Goals
A Look Back at December…
December wound up being a rough month to finish off the year, but I did get some good reading in. I also had fun participating in Holiday Hell-a-Thon from Kelsey @holidayhellathon / @superkickingit and Lightfall from G @book_roast and using my advent calendar prompts throughout the month. It took me until this last week, but… Continue reading A Look Back at December…
My January TBR
With just a couple of days to go until we hit 2025, it is time to talk about my first TBR for the new year! I played another round of #Promptball to pick some of my reads and I of course have some ARCs and Buddy Reads and the like. If this sounds familiar... yeah,… Continue reading My January TBR
THE REPLACEMENT WIFE by Darby Kane
I received a gifted copy of THE REPLACEMENT WIFE by Darby Kane from William Morrow. Rating: 4 / 5 THE REPLACEMENT WIFE follows Elisa, a wife and mother who has been having a tough year, including the fact that her good friend has disappeared. This good friend was also engaged to her brother-in-law, a man… Continue reading THE REPLACEMENT WIFE by Darby Kane
THE DARKEST NIGHT edited by Lindy Ryan
Rating: 4 / 5 THE DARKEST NIGHT edited by Lindy Ryan is a collection of 22 horror short stories centered on Christmas including some very recognizable horror authors and a few that were new to me as well (Darcy Coates, Nat Cassidy, Josh Malerman, Rachel Harrison, Eric LaRocca, and more). The settings and setups are… Continue reading THE DARKEST NIGHT edited by Lindy Ryan