Monthly Wrap-Up

August 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up

Hello Readers! August was a mixed bag for us. My husband and son had their first bout of Covid, my oldest daughter returned home from an amazing month-long trip to SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil, my middle child turned 21, and my youngest started dual credit classes (online this semester) through the local community college. And amid …

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ARC Book Review | The Make-Up Test by Jenny L. Howe

Title: The Make-Up TestAuthor: Jenny L. HoweGenre: RomancePublishes On: September 13, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 332 Synopsis: ONE TO WATCH meets BEACH READ in this smart, swoony, romantic comedy, in which two college exes find themselves battling against each otherβ€”and their unresolved feelingsβ€”for a spot in a prestigious literature Ph.D. program. Allison Avery …

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ARC Book Review | With Love From Wish & Co. by Minnie Darke

Title: With Love From Wish & Co.Author: Minnie DrakeGenre: RomancePublished On: August 16, 2022Publisher: DellSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 416 Synopsis: A heartwarming novel about what we are prepared to give–and give up–in the name of love, from the author of Star-Crossed and The Lost Love Song.  Two boxes, both alike in size and shape . . . Marnie Fairchild …

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ARC Book Review | Luck & Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz

Title: Luck & Last ResortsSeries: Love, Lists, & Fancy Ships, #2Author: Sarah Grunder RuizGenre: RomancePublished On: August 9, 2022Publisher: BerkleySource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 335 Synopsis: They have a second chance at love, but there are some rough seas ahead in the new contemporary romance from the acclaimed author of Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships Commitment-phobe Nina …

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ARC Book Review | Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

Title: Stay AwakeAuthor: Megan GoldinGenre: ThrillerPublished On: August 9, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. When she’s dropped off at the door of her brownstone, a stranger answersβ€”a stranger who now lives …

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ARC Book Review | Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon

Title: Bend Toward the SunAuthor: Jen DevonGenre: RomancePublished On: August 9, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 384 Synopsis: β€œHeart-warming, sensual, beautifully written.” –Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis Two imperfect people. One year under the sun. A love story you won’t ever forget. Rowan McKinnon doesn’t believe in love. With a botany …

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July 2022 Book Haul

Hello Readers! We were hoping July would take the heat with it when it left, but we’re supposed to reach a sweltering 104 today and tomorrow here in Texas. I hope you’re cool and well wherever you’re reading this from! I’m a few days late with my July haul because I’m still playing catch-up on …

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Monthly Wrap-Up

July 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up

Hello Readers! July was a busy month for me. It also included a quick trip to the beach with extended family. I had planned on reading at least one or two books, but I ended up reading zilch. Oops. At least it was a fun and relaxing trip, but my lack of reading almost had …

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ARC Book Review | Alias Emma by Ava Glass

Title: Alias EmmaAuthor: Ava GlassGenre: Thriller, MysteryPublished On: August 2, 2022Publisher: BantamSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 273 Synopsis: Emma Makepeace is about to spend the longest night in her life.  She’s on her first operation with a shadowy organization known only as ‘The Agency’, assigned to track down and save an innocent man wanted by the Russian …

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ARC Book Review | Long Story Short by Serena Kaylor

Title: Long Story ShortAuthor: Serena Kaylor Genre: Young Adult RomancePublished On: July 26, 2022Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 328 Synopsis: β€œLike the best of the Bard himself, Long Story Short combines dazzling repartee with iconic, nuanced characters and the kind of charged, perfectly paced romance fit for the world stage.” β€”Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors …

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