Hello Readers! How is it already the final month of 2022??!! Didn’t we just start this year? Like it or not, here we are. The first of December is always fun for me because I participate in the Popsugar Reading Challenge, and the list for 2023 was just released yesterday. Now I get to “plan” …
Hello Readers! November was a struggle for me. I participated in my 9th NaNoWrimo (National Novel Writing Month), but once again I was a #NaNoRebel, working on an existing project, which is never as fun as creating something new and shiny. I sludged through, wrapping up a day early, desperate to be done. BUT, I …
Title: Well Traveled (Well Met, #4)Author: Jen DeLucaGenre: Romance, ContemporaryPublishes On: December 6, 2022Publisher: BerkleySource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: The Renaissance Faire is on the move, and Lulu and Dex are along for the ride, in the next utterly charming rom-com from Jen DeLuca. A high-powered attorney from a success-oriented family, Louisa “Lulu” Malone lives …
Hello Readers! Much like my October TBR, I have big dreams for my November TBR, which is a mixed bag of sorts. I still need to finish so many books before we get to December, the month I try to always reserve for purely seasonal reads. AND I’m participating in Nanowrimo this month. So I …
Title: Jasmine Zumideh Needs a WinAuthor: Susan Azim BoyerGenre: Young Adult, Historical FictionPublished On: November 1, 2022Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: A fresh spin on the cult-classic Election meets Darius the Great Is Not Okay in Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win when an international incident crashes into a high school election, and Jasmine is caught between doing the right …
Hello Readers! October breezed right by for me. I’ve been loving the cooler weather here in Texas, and if someone forced me to choose, I think fall would be my favorite season. It means all the holidays are coming and I can consume all the hot drinks. We made our annual pilgrimage to our state …
Title: Kiss Me, CatalinaAuthor: Priscilla Oliveras Genre: RomancePublished On: November 1, 2022Publisher: Montlake RomanceSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 280 Synopsis: Dreams come true for an untamable rising star and a mariachi idol in a rousing romance about passion, fame, and family by USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras. Ambitious San Antonio singer Catalina “Cat” Capuleta gets the chance of a …
Title: Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family Author: Erika Hayasaki Genre: NonfictionPublished On: October 11, 2022Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 317 Synopsis: Identical twins Isabella and Hà were born in Vietnam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence, until they were reunited …
Title: Built to LastAuthor: Erin HahnGenre: RomancePublished On: October 18, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 330 Synopsis: Shelby Springfield has spent the last ten years trying to overcome her past, sanding it away like she does the rough spots on the vintage furniture finds she makes over. But as a former child star, it’s …
Title: One Last GiftAuthor: Emily Stone Genre: Contemporary, RomancePublished On: October 11, 2022Publisher: Dell (Penguin Random House)Source: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 379 Synopsis: When a young woman finds herself lost and at a crossroads, one last gift from her brother just might give her another chance at life and at love in this epic holiday romance from the …
