5 More Verse Books You MUST Check Out My reading life this year has really run the gamut of genres and story forms. I am so thankful that I’ve been able to pick up and read a sizable amount of verse books. Even better – the majority that I’ve read have been by marginalized authors […]
The Afterlife Of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand | Book Review
December 8, 2021
I love when authors add a new spin to classic stories. Of course, the ultimate holiday classic A Christmas Carol receives the YA treatment in The Afterlife Of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand. I have held off on reading this book – saving it for a particular holiday season. Hand is one of my favorite young adult […]
Second Chance Christmas by Lori Wilde | Book Review
December 1, 2021
I really never regret picking up one of Lori Wilde’s Twilight, Texas series. Second Chance Christmas is twelfth in the series and really lived up to my expectations. I went into this book with hopes that it would keep my attention all the way through and that I’d be feeling Christmas cheer after reading. So, I […]
Holiday Ever After: An Anthology by Jill Shalvis | Book Review
November 29, 2021
Holiday Ever After: An Anthology by Jill Shalvis caught my eye because I really liked the cover. It was giving off Hallmark movie cabin vibes. Also — I have had pretty okay luck with anthologies lately. Holiday Ever After is comprised of three of Shalvis’s previously released holiday novellas. There is no framing device to the […]
Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday | Book Review
November 22, 2021
What an absolute delight to re-enter a story universe that I am familiar with for the holidays again. Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday is a companion to her A Princess For Christmas. This story was just what the doctor ordered and a great read for the week before I begin vacation. I cannot recommend highly enough both […]
Mistletoe Christmas: An Anthology by Eloisa James & More | Book Review
November 12, 2021
Mistletoe Christmas: An Anthology with stories by Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregory and Erica Ridley was the first book to kick off my holiday reading. This anthology features four novellas by some of historical romance’s titans. Seriously though, this was a decent sampler of fully contained stories with new to me authors. While it […]