The Cinnamon Spice Inn Author: Harper Graham Reviewer: Jen Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: Madison and Zach were planning a life together in Maple Falls, but when Madison left for a job in New York, she never looked back and their dreams fell apart. Six years later, Madison receives a mysterious note urging her […]
Accidental Billionaire Plus-One Author: Annika Martin Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Kelsey has been estranged from her family for three years, ever since her mother told her to leave if Kelsey wouldn’t confess to a crime they found her guilty of, but she insists she didn’t commit. So when her sister reaches […]
My Daring Texan Author: Dakota Lacoy Reviewer: Jen Rating: A-/B+ July’s optional theme: Freedom Note: I swapped July and August What I’m Talking About: Okay, I know this is a stretch for the theme of Freedom. However, I spent more time trying to find a book to fit the theme than I did actually reading […]
A Hard Habit to Break Author: Siera London Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Rachel never felt like she belonged in Service, WV, despite the love of her dad and boyfriend Noah. She left her hometown for college with a broken heart. Thirteen years later, she’s returning to Service for her dad’s wedding. […]
World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: B/B- What I’m Talking About: World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon picks up with the plight of the Containment Zone residents after the deadly zombie outbreak (Zomromcom). This time around, the story follows the kind-hearted, pregnant oracle Gwen, who escapes the zone with […]
FROM THE VAULT: Mister McHottie by Pippa Grant I originally read and reviewed this book on Goodreads in December 2019. This is the first book in Pippa Grant’s HILARIOUS Girl Band Books but the third one I’ve read. When I first picked up Stud in the Stacks last year [2018], I had no clue that […]
Fossil Feud Author: Maggie North Reviewer: Jen Rating: A-/B+ What I’m Talking About: Three years ago, Ripley Adams made it four-fifths through her paleobiology PhD before she was forced to step away from academia. Her then boyfriend, Will, took credit for her work, and when she refused to make him the author of her paper, […]
Book Club Boyfriend Author: Jenny Holiday Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Blair Kellermoon is a recently divorced, former actress turned producer and book club maven. She was set to feature Jack Branksome’s best seller as her book club selection when Jack said no. Jack Branksome lives in the shadow of his famous […]
Audiobook review: Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez Worst Wingman Ever is a darling short in a series of stories involving “improbable meet-cutes.” At just over 1 hour and 15 minutes in length, the small tale fills a big space. Holly is a hospice nurse and her current patient is her own grandmother. It’s weighing on […]
The Name Game Author: Beth O’Leary Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Charlie Jones (female, Charlie) and Charlie Jones (male, Jones) both plan to start a new life on the remote island of Ormer by accepting a job to run the local farm shop. When both show up with the same letter of […]
What Happens in Amsterdam Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B What I’m Talking About: When it all falls down around an LA woman from career to relationships, a woman resets her life… in Amsterdam. Rachel Lynn Solomon’s books have been on my radar for a bit, but I confess that I was […]
Audiobook review: Miss Match by Lindzee Armstrong One of my favorite tropes is friends-to-lovers, so I picked up Miss Match out of my TBR pile for this month’s TBR Challenge theme of Tropetastic. Unfortunately, this book misses the mark. This review contains spoilers… BIG SPOILER WARNING… It’s the first Thanksgiving without Luke’s dad who passed away […]
And Now, Back to You Author: B.K. Borison Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: And Now, Back to You is the delightful follow up to one of my favorite books of 2025, First-Time Caller. Starting about a year after the conclusion of the first title, this second book in the Heartstrings series features […]
Audiobook review: Love and Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm I really enjoyed Love and Other Brain Experiments. Pretending to be in a relationship helps save Frances’s credibility and gives Lewis a barrier between his family and himself. The story feels familiar, especially to those like me who enjoy authors like Ali Hazelwood. The narrator does […]
Get Over It, April Evans Author: Ashley Herring Blake Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+/B What I’m Talking About: April Evans is broke. She’s had to close her beloved tattoo shop, rent out her home, and take a job teaching art at a resort for room and board. Things couldn’t get worse until she finds out that […]