3 disco balls
Published: January 5, 2018 by HQ Digital
Purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble both Kindle & Nook editions are $2.99
Category: Rom-Com, Chick-Lit
At age 40, Emily breaks up with her long time love, Nigel, and takes it as an opportunity to re-evaluate her life. She dreamed of becoming an actress, so become an actress she will do. I enjoyed how the story is one of reclaiming your life, at any age. Read More »
4 disco balls
Published: January 9, 2018 by Doubleday
Purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BOTM $9.99 add on
Category: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Fiction
This book is the reason I need an extra shot of espresso in my coffee this morning. I may have stayed up until 2:00 a.m. last night (or technically this morning) reading the last 13% of the book. I thought, 13% left I can finish that in thirty minutes…um, I grossly underestimated how much time it takes me to read 13% – it was more like 1.5 hours or something like that: I obviously lost track of time. Plus the ending was where most of the action was and I could not go to sleep half way through it. Read More »
3.5 disco balls
Expected publication: February 13, 2018 by Ballantine Books
Pre-order: Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Category: Historical Fiction, Cultural
In Song of a Captive Bird (a beautiful and perfect title), author Jasmin Darznik is the voice for Iranian poet, Forugh Farrokhzad. Forugh – an influential poet of the 20th century – was notorious for rebelling against cultural norms, especially in her work.
Forugh’s accomplishments come at the expense of her reputation and family life. In her thirty-two years she has been through so much pain; all she wanted was to be loved for who she was. Darznik captures that and uses her own words to bring that love to Forugh. Read More »
3 disco balls
This Heart of Mine by C.C. Hunter
Publish date: February 27, 2018 by Wednesday Books
Category: Young Adult, Fiction, Suspense
I enjoyed reading this book and was drawn to the story line; it was very different and intriguing. The foundation of the story was solid, I just felt that parts of the execution didn’t work for me.Read More »
2.5 disco balls
Published: October 26, 2017 by Bookouture
Purchase: Kindle version on Amazon is $2.99
As I have mentioned before, a book cover – like a wine label – can sway me to check a book out. This was the case in my selection of A Cosy Candlelit Christmas by Tilly Tennant. Super cute cover that brings all the holiday feels. Read More »
1.5 disco balls
Published: June 2, 2016 by Mulholland Books
The additional .5 disco ball was because I actually finished it
Yikes. Reading this was like going to the dentist: Painful. Just opening my kindle to keep reading was like pulling teeth. I questioned categorizing it as a DNF (do not finish) more than a few times, but since I got it from NetGalley I felt like I needed to try and finish: it took me a week. A week of reading I cannot get back.Read More »
5 disco balls
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Publish date: January 9, 2018 by St. Martin’s Press
BOTM: it was a December selection!
Ok, I was going to time my book review with the release date, but honestly I couldn’t wait much longer. I need to share this book with you all, like NOW!
In order to not give away any spoilers or create preconceived notions my review is somewhat vague, but trust me on this: love/hate it…you can read it in one sitting, heck I had to because I couldn’t wait to figure out what the hell was going to happen.Read More »
4 disco balls
It Had to be You: A funny romance that will make you laugh out loud by Keris Stainton
Kindle, 222 pages
Preorder on Amazon for $2.99! hello $2.99…you have NO reason not to buy this!
Expected publication: December 6, 2017 by Bookouture
Extra bonus: read along with my personally curated book inspired 
playlist
This book is super cute and I loved the author’s love of classic rom-com’s and pop culture; it came through multiple times amongst the characters dialogue. She created likeable characters that flowed well within the story. I felt like they would be really fun friends: I want to be their roommate too!Read More »
2.5 disco balls
Expected publication: January 2, 2018 by Random House
The cover grabbed my attention and the book synopsis was definitely interesting. I am an avid music fan and was excited to see where author, Rachel Joyce, was going to take us with her novel, The Music Shop. It had such great potential, but I found myself more disappointed than engaged at times. Read More »
5 disco balls
What an utterly delightful read with a main character, Paul, whom you can’t help but fall in love with.
“He understood from an early age that we all carry good and evil within us, like two suitcases which we fill as we please….humanity is built upon a strange contradiction that manipulates us from the shadows. He preferred to nurture the light rather than seek refuge in the darkness.”Read More »
4 disco balls
Published November 7, 2017 by Griffith Moon
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Before we start, can we talk about this cover? It’s eye catching and elegant. Definitely attracts a reader to want to read the synopsis, IMO.
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