Date Read: May 25, 2022 Publication Date: September 2021 Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 384 Listening Time: 8 hours 56 minutes Print Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Audio Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books I’m drawn to Tiffany D. Jackson books because the writing is great and there is always a deeper message toContinue reading “White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson”
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Romance Books with Well-Developed Characters
These six books have characters that are working on themselves while navigating a romantic relationship. If you want romance with well-developed characters you can really get to know, I highly recommend these!
The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier with Adriana Hunter (Translator)
Date Read: May 15, 2022 Publication Date: November 2021 Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Format: Physical Book Page Count: 400 Listening Time: 10 hours 36 minutes Print Publisher: Other Press Audio Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio I was given this book as a present from my sweet family who knows I adore translations, and when IContinue reading “The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier with Adriana Hunter (Translator)”
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
Date Read: May 14, 2022 Publication Date: May 31, 2022 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 304 Listening Time: 8 hours 1 minute Print Publisher: Flatiron Books Audio Publisher: MacMillan Audio I was not prepared for how this book would impact me emotionally which is the risk I always take, as someoneContinue reading “Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour”
Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee
Date Read: April 20, 2022 Publication Date: July 26, 2022 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Digital Book Page Count: 304 Listening Time: N/A Print Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Audio Publisher: N/A This book was just about perfect for anyone looking for a charming friends to romance story. I adored the characters, the plot line, theContinue reading “Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee”
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
Date Read: April 18, 2022 Publication Date: May 17, 2022 Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 352 Listening Time: 12 hours 17 minutes Print Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Audio Publisher: MacMillan Audio In this emotional coming of age story, we meet Sally and her older sister, Kathy, when they are inContinue reading “Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach”
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Date Read: May 2022 Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 304 Listening Time: 9 hours 15 minutes Print Publisher: HarperOne Audio Publisher: Harper Audio Celebrity memoirs tend to be “hit” or “miss” for me with the main factors being 1) their willingness to be vulnerable 2) theirContinue reading “Finding Me by Viola Davis”
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Date Read: April 2022 Publication Date: January 2020 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio book Page Count: 462 Listening Time: 16 hours 47 minutes Print Publisher: Tinder Press Audio Publisher: Macmillan Audio This book had a stronghold on my attention from chapter one and never let go. In this story we meet Lydia and herContinue reading “American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins”
April 2022 Recap
April Recap – another month packed full of great books (and 2 DNFs, not listed). I had a hard time choosing favorites because I had SEVEN (!!) 5-star books and several 4-star books. Cheers to a new month and more books!
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Date Read: April 24, 2022 Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Format: Physical Book Page Count: 352 Listening Time: 9 hours 43 minutes Print Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press Audio Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio This book was… odd. It is spooky and mystical; however the description of “gripping” and “white-knuckled horror”Continue reading “The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher”