Published: June 25, 2019 by Park Row Books
Category: Contemporary, Humor
After reading the synopsis, the following duo immediately came to mind:
Books I Couldn’t Finish so far this year
I am always talking about books I loved, but never the ones I picked up but just couldn’t bring myself to finish. In the past that list was non-existent as I finished most books I started even if I disliked them. This year I made a conscious effort to spend my reading time only with books I truly enjoy: so my DNF (did not finish) list has grown tremendously from years past.
It doesn’t mean these books were terrible, it just means I didn’t jive with them or was ready to put it down before finishing. Because no book is for everyone I will share why I DNF’d but also share a rave review, and you can make up your own mind:Read More »
Currently Reading: Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause
“The same way you’d get wrinkles on your face from making the same facial expression over and over, she thought, you could probably get wrinkles on your brain from thinking the same thoughts and feeling the same feelings over and over.” – Suzy Krause, Valencia and Valentine
Published: June 1, 2019 by Lake Union Publishing
Category: Contemporary
I just hit the 50% mark of Suzy Krause’s debut novel – Valentine and Valencia – and have a theory on how Valencia and Mrs. Valentine’s lives may intersect: I can’t wait to see if I am right!!!!
This is what I love about reading: that excitement to see how the book will actually wrap up in the end. Hopefully I can get to that within the next few days. I’ve been limited on reading time and trying to sneak in a chapter here and there when I can. Can anyone else relate?!Read More »
Book Review: Meet Cute by Helena Hunting
5 disco balls
Published: April 9, 2019 by Forever Books
Category: Romance, Chick-lit, Women’s Fiction
Another summer vibe book to check off my list! This gem was:
🍭 Utterly delicious
🍬 A sugary treat
🍭 An addictive page-turner (Hello Dax!)
🍬 and, as JLo might say a giver of “goosies”
Audiobook Review: Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
4 disco balls
Publish date: September 4, 2018 by Gallery Books
Length: 7 hours and 16 minutes, narrated by Jayme Mattler & Todd Haberkorn
Category: Rom-Com, Chick-lit
My current reading mood = light, feel good, summer vibes. I just want to read books you would enjoy poolside, lakeside, or oceanside even if I am just reading from the couch.
Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating is my 2nd Christina Lauren book and I’m totally here for it. It was super fun, quirky, and the quick read I needed.
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Saturday Spotlight: Guest Article by author Lauren Speeth, “Spinning a Story with a Soundtrack”
If you couldn’t already tell, I love music just as much as I love books. It’s even better when both are paired together! Finding a soundtrack to a book is super exciting, and creating one is even better. So when I learned about author, Lauren Speeth, and the role music played in writing her novel Thread for Pearls, I knew I had to highlight her work on Saturday Nite Reader.
Speeth will also make a guest appearance on Saturday Nite Reader‘s Instagram stories with her own Top 5 Saturday Nite Jams edition.
Check out Speeth’s article: Spinning a Story with a Soundtrack to learn about her music inspired writing journey. [click Read More below]Read More »
Book Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
4.5 disco balls
Published: May 7, 2019 by Berkley
Category: Romance, Contemporary, Chick-lit
Helen Hoang – author of The Kiss Quotient, the read of Summer 2018! – novels are like Bon Bons: a beloved snack that turns the sourest moods upside down.
The Bride Test was unputdownable (is this a word? if not, it should be). If you could wrap this book in a hug, you would.Read More »
Blog Tour: The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
4 disco balls
Published: May 14, 2019 by Thomas Nelson
Category: Contemporary, Women’s Fiction, Christian Fiction
Make your favorite beverage, pull up a chair, take a seat, and get comfy: this book will give you all the warm and fuzzy feel good feels.
If this book was a dessert it would be Strawberry Shortcake – the one with the homemade biscuit and whipped cream – my favorite dessert that is underrated and needs to be served at more restaurants for me to enjoy. Hello restaurants! You taking note here?! XO, Saturday Nite Sweet Tooth
This book is just as good as that smooth red velvet cake or decadent molten lava cake: it doesn’t need the fancy frills to keep you yearning for the next bite. Its simple ingredients are still packed with that addictive sugar…you see what I’m doing here 😉
Okay, too much dessert talk and I feel like I need to bake something. Read More »
Book Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
5 disco balls
Publish date: May 14, 2019 by Gallery Books
Category: Rom-Com, Chick-lit
This book was exactly what I needed to get back in a reading groove! Rom-Com at its finest: The Unhoneymooners – out 5.14.19 – pre-order your copy now! This is my first of this writing duo’s many books and not my last!Read More »
To Be Read: Dutch Girl by Robert Matzen
“When my mother wanted to teach me a lesson about life,’ said Luca Dotti, ‘she never used stories about her career. She always told stories about the war. The war was very, very important to her. It made her who she was.”
― Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II
Published: April 15, 2019 by GoodKnight Books
Category: Nonfiction, WWII, History
I love all things Audrey Hepburn so when Smith Publicity offered to send me an advanced reader’s copy of Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II I couldn’t respond YES fast enough! Read More »
Book Review: Need Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates
3.75 disco balls
Published: April 2, 2019 by Harlequin Desire
Category: Romance
#6 of the Copper Ridge Series
When I need a light, quick read to up my reading pace I go with my tried and true Maisey Yates’ Copper Ridge Cowboy series.
Ain’t no shame in my cowboy game. In Need Me, Cowboy Levi Tucker does not disappoint.
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