Book List 2023
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Review: Relative Fiction by Alaina Rose
Title: Relative FictionAuthor: Alaina RoseSource: Netgalley. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Genre: RomanceExplicit? Yes. Trigger Warnings: CheatingSummary: Thomas Callaghan’s return home to Starling Hills, Michigan is meant to be temporary. But he’s not ready to go back to New York City yet either—back to his three jobs, sky-high rent, and the dream he’s… Continue reading
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Review: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Title: In the Lives of PuppetsAuthor: T.J. KluneSource: Netgalley. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Genre: Sci-FiExplicit? No. Trigger Warnings: The terrifying inevitable control our robot overlSummary: In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots–fatherly inventor android Giovanni… Continue reading
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Someone is Always Watching
Title: Someone is Always WatchingAuthor: Kelley ArmstrongSource: Netgalley. I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.Genre: YA ThrillerExplicit? NoTrigger Warnings: Gaslighting, MurderSummary: Blythe and her friends—Gabrielle, and brother and sister Tucker and Tanya—have always been a tight friend group, attending a local high school and falling in and out of love with each other. But an act… Continue reading
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For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding
Title: For Her ConsiderationAuthor: Amy SpaldingSource: Netgalley. I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.Genre: Contemporary RomanceExplicit? NoTrigger Warnings: Gaslighting, Anxiety, DepressionSummary: Since a crushing breakup three years ago, Nina Rice has written romance, friends, her dreams of scriptwriting for TV, and even LA proper out of her life. Instead, she’s safely out in the suburbs in… Continue reading
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Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
Title: Never Ever Getting Back TogetherAuthor: Sophie GonzalesSource: Netgalley. I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.Genre: Contemporary RomanceExplicit? NoTrigger Warnings: Cheating and gaslighting Summary: When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen year old girls—one bent on revenge, the other open to rekindling romance—get tangled up in an… Continue reading
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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Title: BloodmarkedAuthor: Tracy DeonnSeries: LegendbornSource: Netgalley. I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.Genre: FantasyExplicit? NoTrigger Warnings: Racism, ViolenceSummary: The shadows have risen, and the line is law. All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own… Continue reading
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Review: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
Title: Finlay Donovan Jumps the GunAuthor: Elle CosimanoSeries: Finlay DonovanSource: Netgalley. I received a free copy of this book for an honest review. Genre: MysteryExplicit? NoTrigger Warnings: Violence but mainly offscreenSummary: Author and single mom Finlay Donovan has been in messes before―after all, she’s a pro at removing bloodstains for various unexpected reasons―but none quite like this. When Finlay and her nanny/partner-in-crime… Continue reading
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Review: Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead
Title: Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em DeadAuthor: Elle CosimanoSeries: Finlay DonovanSource: KindleGenre: MysteryExplicit? NoTrigger Warnings: Violence but mainly offscreenSummary: Finlay Donovan is—once again—struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two. On the bright side, she has her live-in nanny and confidant Vero to rely on, and the only dead body she’s… Continue reading
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Series Review: Abby McCree Mysteries by Alexis Morgan Part 2
Title: Death by IntermissionSource: KindleGenre: MysteryExplicit? NoTrigger Warnings: Mentions of violentSummary: Abby McCree spends a summer showing family films under the stars—only to end the season with an unexpected slasher flick . . . Ushered once again onto another committee by the mayor of Snowberry Creek, Washington, Abby is tasked with keeping the box office… Continue reading
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