๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ | Review & Book Tour

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ

๐—•๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



This was a great blend of a high-stakes heist with a clever matchmaking service, offering suspense that keeps you guessing, along with comedy and romance. 

I donโ€™t often compare books to other things, but as I read this, it felt like the characters of ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ and ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ had met on a dating app. I know, I know, but roll with me! 

Six single people are invited to a special blind-date encounter: Dinner for Six. When an explosion goes off at the restaurant, the power goes out, and a lockdown ensues. While the six use the forced proximity to get to know one another better, one of the biggest heists is going down across town. 

Was the explosion a distraction? Or could someone here be in on the job? 

I was completely entertained. I enjoyed getting to know the characters, their backgrounds, and their connections. Talick uses wit and humor, poking fun at online dating and cringy dates. And the layered mystery, filled with twists, interesting characters, and romance, kept the story lively and compelling.  

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours @alcovepress and @carrie.talick.author for this gifted book. 

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜: ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ? ๐—ข๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜?

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ (๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ, 1) | Book Review

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ (๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ, 1)

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป



Thank you partners @bibliolifestyle and @blackstonepublishing, for this gifted book.

Collins did something totally out of her norm: a hot one-night stand. Of course, it led to a surprise pregnancy. She never thought sheโ€™d see Theo, the father, again, until they met again at their small-town hospital.  

Ok, Iโ€™ll admit surprise pregnancy isnโ€™t always my favorite trope, but Natasha Madison made me fall for this one! I loved Theo; he doted on Collins and gushed over becoming a dad. His actions were so sweet.

The family dynamics play a big part in this story, adding depth and emotion. Collins parents are horrible, and they hold her back from believing she deserves love. Theoโ€™s family is bigger and more chaotic, but by the end, they nearly had me in tears. 

Thereโ€™s tons of fun banter, lots of emotions, an element of suspense, and plenty of spice; Iโ€™m hooked and plan to stick with this series!

๐ŸŽงThank you @librofm for the gifted audiobook. Pairing this with my reading was an absolute treat! With two of my favorites, Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor, narrating, I couldnโ€™t stop listening. They made me love Theo and Collins even more. I loved spending time with them.

I love sprayed edges! Check out the floral edges on this cute book.ย 

๐ŸŒธ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ?

Happy Pub Day!

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†!

The first #PubDay of October is amazing, and Iโ€™m excited to have copies of so many of the books coming out today. Thank you to all the publishers for these gifted books. 

๐Ÿ“• ๐Ÿ“— ๐Ÿ“˜ ๐Ÿ“™

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ

By Barbara Kingsolver

@harperbooks 

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ

By Tessa Wegert 

@tessawegert and @suzyapprovedbooktours 

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ผ

By Jillian Dodd

@read_bloom

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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น

By Lauren Willig

@williammorrowbooks 

–

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€

By Lucy Smoke

@Stmartinspress

–

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ

By Nafissa Thompson-Spires

@dartfroggco and @scribnerbooks

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๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

By Audrey Niffenegger

@htpbooks 

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ *(reviewed)

By Amber Smith

@simonteen

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๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„

By Misty Wilson

@simonteen

–

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€

By Meg Anderson

@bookmarked

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๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†

By Kathleen Reidy

@getredbooks and @sibyllinepress

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๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€

By RaeAnne Thayne

@uplitreads and @readmirabooks 

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜

By Melissa Ferguson

@uplitreads and @thomasnelsonfiction 

๐Ÿ“š๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ?

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ | Book Review

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐˜†

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



Patricia Leavy has crafted a romantic and emotional story that pulls back the veil on celebrity/influencer life. 

Once I started reading, I didnโ€™t stop. I was invested in who Emerson Blue, influencer and reality star, was behind the image she had created, and I wondered why she was willing to risk so much on a disgraced country music star. 

It offers the glamour, bustle, and sparkle of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. At only 207 pages, Leavy cleverly lets the dialogue guide us, weaving us through this publicly scrutinized relationship, helping us understand the people behind the fame, image, and news.

With insight, compassion, and a bit of spice, it explores the illusions of social media, the beauty of self-expression, and the joy of finding those who believe in you.

Thank you @booksparks and @patricialeavy for this gifted book. 

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ? ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ | Audiobook Feature

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡

Pub Date: 10.6.2026

From: Spotify Audiobooks

Narrators: Sadie Provost, Amber McCulloch, and Amanda Stribling



For fans of ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ and ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜†๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ, this historical speculative novel explores the darker side of human nature and the ways in which women navigateโ€”and surviveโ€”oppressive, male-dominated societies.

In this spellbinding Southern Gothic novel, three women weave together old Southern folklore and magic to fight sexism and educational discrimination in postโ€“Civil War Alabama.

๐Ÿงน๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ:

Southern Folklore

Historical Fantasy

Sapphic

Feminine Rage

Found Family

You can grab this one tomorrow, just in time for Witchy Wednesday! 

โ†’ ๐˜š๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด.

Thank you @tlcbooktours and @author.katie.ortiz for this gifted audiobook. 

๐ŸŽƒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ?

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐˜† | Book Review

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐˜†

๐—•๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ผ

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ 10.13.2026



This book is timely and extremely important. It hits hard on the dangers of drug use and the opioid crisis going on in our nation. It also shows that itโ€™s not only in big cities or dark alleyways. This happens in small, rural towns; it happens to people and families like yours and mine. 

Hugo weaves together two families and the pain they must traverse when they see a loved one die due to the consequences of opioid addiction. Ruled as accidental overdoses, they know there is more to this than the autopsy report can reveal. They want justice.  

As with Hugoโ€™s prior books, she brings the detail out realistically and matter-of-factly; she doesnโ€™t play favorites, pass judgment, or gloss over the hard things. This is especially important with a topic such as this. The one thing I wanted more of here was emotion. While fear, sadness, anger, and grief are mentioned on the page, I didnโ€™t feel them from the characters. That kept me from connecting with them more deeply. 

I recommend this book because it so aptly depicts the dangers of drugs, not just for the user, but for their loved ones and the community in which they live.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ:

โ—ป๏ธFamily Drama

โ—ป๏ธDrug Addiction

โ—ป๏ธOpioid Crisis

โ—ป๏ธGrief & Loss

โ—ป๏ธSmall-town Fiction

Thank you @getredprbooks and @lynnehugoauthor for this gifted book. 

โ˜€๏ธ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜-๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?

Daughters of the Wreckage | Book Review

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



Do shipwrecks fascinate you? I find them haunting! 

Based on the real-life 1628 shipwreck of the ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ข off the western coast of Australia. The dual-time narrative links two women through loss and secrets.

As with most dual-timeline historical narratives, I tend to find myself more intrigued with one timeline than the other. That was the case here. I was utterly fascinated with Saskia and her journey on the ill-fated ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ข. Her story alone could be a book! It has romance and hope for a new beginning amid the despair, and the will to survive amid cruelty. 

While Tessโ€™s story in the modern day moved a bit slowly for me, it was a great way to bring the past into the present. She is drawn to the wreckage for personal reasons and grief. But soon, a connection forms between the two women across the centuries.

As they found artifacts belonging to the ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ข, it felt so haunting and personal; I had to remind myself that this was an actual shipwreck in history. I looked it up, and itโ€™s listed as one of the most brutal and nightmarish disasters in maritime history! 

๐ŸŽงThank you @librofm for the gifted audiobook narrated by Kristy Best, Jessica Spies, and Angus McGruther. The three narrators brought the characters to life and made the story flow effortlessly. 

Thank you @uplitreads @thomasnelsonfiction and @stefaniekoens for this gifted book. 

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ?

Christmas in Austenland | Book Review



Who’s ready for holiday books? I am. ๐ŸŽ„ If the stores can have all their Christmas decorations out, I can read about Christmas. 

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ was my first trip into Shannon Haleโ€™s ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ series. It is a fun, quirky mix of the past and present. 

The setting was so charming and cozy; I mean, how perfect is an immersive Austen-themed experience at Christmas! Itโ€™s just begging for romance, right?

The characters are a quirky, eclectic bunch verging on silly at times. You have the Regency-era character workers who canโ€™t seem to stay in character. Then you have Kestrel Klein, who won a vacation trip to Pembrook, and sheโ€™s kind of a hot mess. Sheโ€™s working through a lot, and just when she feels at home at Pembrook, her ex shows up!  

I really enjoyed the Christmas touches and the Austen nods. Just note, it does explore Kestrelโ€™s background of trauma, so itโ€™s not all happy and jolly. However, it ultimately offers warm feelings of found family, romance, holiday spirit, and self-discovery.

๐ŸŽง Thank you @librofm for the gifted audiobook. Patricia Rodriguez did a great job narrating, using different voices and tones for each character. She brought out their personalities marvelously. 

Thank you @uplitreads and @squeetus for these gifted books and a cute ornament.

๐ŸŽ„๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†-๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ?

๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐˜† | Book Tour

๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐˜†

๐—•๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜†

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



๐˜ผ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง.

With ongoing discussions and actual citizen space shuttle flights, plus talks to populate the moon or other planets, this book feels remarkably relevant and not so speculative. 

As much as ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐˜† is an engrossing sci-fi survival story of evacuating Earth, itโ€™s a heartfelt exploration of human nature. How, in a time of peril and pressure, our true selves emerge; how our actions define us; and how our relationships can become our literal life-lines.

ABOUT:

As Lilly Franklin prepares to board a shuttle with her husband and son in the face of an impending asteroid strike, sheโ€™s approached by a child who is on her own and scared. In a moment of weakness, Lilly gives up her seat to the girl. Alone, she heads for a safe haven.

Hundreds of miles away, Maggie Keller, Lillyโ€™s former best friend, lives with regret over the marriage she left college for. With impending disaster looming, her volatile husband disappears to join a dangerous organization that formed in the shadows of this changing world. Maggie sets out on a mission to find him.

Both Lilly and Maggie navigate back to the Minnesota Northwoods, where they attended college together. There, they meet and unite with others who have stayed behind, including Lillyโ€™s cousin Zane, who has strong feelings for Maggie. He also has tickets for another shuttle launch. For Lilly, this means one last chance to get back to her family. But they must get past Maggieโ€™s husband and his dangerous group, which could give Maggie an opportunity to reclaim all he has taken from her.

Thank you @tlcbooktours @elissagrosselldickey and @redadeptpublishing for this gifted book.  

๐ŸŒŒ ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€? ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?

Series Shout Out | Catching Feelings

๐‘บ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’• 



I love Kate Watsonโ€™s books, and today Iโ€™m sharing her series ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™๐™š๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ with you. It is perfect for sports romance fans or rom-rom readers alike.

๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:

โšพDiamonds Are a Girlโ€™s Best Friend

โšพPlanes, Reins, and Automobiles  

โšพThe Setup Man

โšพThe Fall Classic

I just finished ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป and loved it. Iโ€™m a huge fan of fake dating, and this one has a unique twist. Itโ€™s kind of like fake dating gone wrong, or at least the wrong guy. 

I loved the workplace dynamics, which happens to be a baseball team. Jake sees Scottie like a sister (although theyโ€™re secretly fake dating for PR), but Lucas has been pining for her for months; everyone knows the teamโ€™s rules: no drama. 

And yet, it makes for good drama! Lots of family meddling and a slow-burn romance bring on the feels. Kate won my heart with all the coffee love in this one too!

This series has all the favorite tropes. Each book mixes it up for fun, sporty, and swoony romcoms that will make you smile and feel good. I highly recommend them. 

Thank you @katewatsonbooks for these gifted books. 

๐Ÿ“š ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป? ๐—”๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ?