Becoming Crone Author: Lydia M. Hawke Reviewer: Jen Rating: B #TBRChallenge May’s Theme is “Freebie” This book has been on my TBR since November 20, 2022. It was a free book. What I’m Talking About: As Claire turns 60, she reflects on her life. Her husband recently left her for a much younger woman, her overprotective son […]
Audiobook review: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanne Raybourn Billie, Natalie (Nat), Helen, and Mary Alice are assassins. Back in the late 1970s, each woman was recruited by the extra-governmental group known as the Museum to be part of their first all-female team. Nearly forty years later, they are ready to retire. Reuniting for the first […]
Knot Again Author: Kwana Jackson Reviewer: Nima Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Knot Again by Kwana Jackson follows Real Men Knit as book two in her Real Men Knit series. With a year of distance from the first book, the cloud of mourning over the loss of Mama Joy Strong has lifted. It feels […]
I’ll Stand by You Author: Karen Grey Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: I’ll Stand by You is an entertaining short novella featuring a group of five 20-somethings who are at crossroads trying to decide the direction each life is headed. It’s also a lovely wrap up of Grey’s Boston Classics series. Set in […]
Audiobook review: Silver Dreams by Kate Moseman Silver Dreams opens shortly after the previous book, with Ride or Die witch Pepper and her in-the-dark husband Pete going on a vacation without kids (for the first time). While at the local resort, Pepper’s water magic starts to act out, and a naked water man shows up in her […]
The Wedding Ringer Author: Kerry Rea Reviewer: Nima Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: The Wedding Ringer was a little difficult for me to review. It doesn’t fit into a tidy category. It wants to be contemporary romance, it’s certainly all about the love life of main character Willa Callister, but it’s also about the love life […]
Audiobook review: Silver Charms by Kate Moseman Silver Charms opens shortly after the conclusion of the first Midlife Elementals tale. To my surprise, and ultimately my delight, the story is shared with listeners via a different character than that of the first book. This time we hear from the POV of Rose, not Luella. While I thought […]
Audiobook review: Silver Spells by Kate Moseman Luella Campbell having a rough few days. Her daughter recently moved away to go to college. Then Luella is fired without explanation from a company she’s worked for since she was in high school. Finally, she breaks up with her boyfriend who really isn’t as great as she thought. […]
The Summer of No Attachments Author: Lori Foster Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Lori Foster is back with another installment in her The Summer Friends Series with The Summer of No Attachments, a small town feel good romance focusing on two couples. The main couple is Ivey Anders, town veterinarian, and new comer […]
The Forever Girl Author: Jill Shalvis Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Another trip back to Wildstone in Jill Shavlis’s new release, Love for Beginners, brings a story of three main characters, Simon, Emma, and Alison. Simon and Emma’s HEA is the main romantic focus but Alison also gets her second chance at […]
Audiobook review: The Memory Keeper by Jenny Hale Hannah’s life has been busy, so in order to celebrate her 35th birthday, she books a surprise trip to Barbados for her boyfriend and herself. When she goes to surprise him at the airport, several things go wrong… 1) her mom calls to tell her that her beloved […]
Second First Impressions Author: Sally Thorne Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Second First Impressions is a sweet romance between two opposites who attract. Teddy is the tall, dark, handsome and tattooed guy with a bike. Ruth is dresses and acts twice her age. They met by chance and a friendship with sexual […]
The Forever Girl Author: Jill Shalvis Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B What I’m Talking About: The Forever Girl is the sixth book in the Wildstone series but the series is really a series of standalone books since the only thing connecting each installment is the town, so feel free to jump in with The Forever Girl […]
In a Holidaze Author: Christina Lauren Reviewer: Jennnifer Rating: B What I’m Talking About After Christina Lauren’s last book, The Honey-Don’t List, missed the mark for me I was antsy about diving into their new release, In a Holidaze. But I was worried for nothing as I really enjoyed the story and the characters this time […]
The Summer Deal Author: Jill Shalvis Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: The Summer Deal is the fifth full-length novel in the Wildstone series by Jill Shalvis, but it can easily be read as a stand-alone since the only connection in the series is the town of Wildstone. This time around we get […]