𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲 | Review & Book Tour

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲

𝗕𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝗼𝗺𝗶 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱

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I quickly flew through this mystery. What I loved is that it’s set in 1968 New York City, and the author drops you right into it. You feel the city’s buzz, along with the dark undertones of secrets and crime. 

Freddie Riley is a great character. She’s street-smart, funny, and one of the few female bike messengers in NYC. But nothing could have prepared her for walking into the bloody scene of a dead man and her dying foster mom. 

A few last words whispered by her foster mom push Freddie to start her own investigation, which only leads to more trouble. And Freddie is good at getting into trouble! 

It was suspenseful and entertaining to watch Freddie, with the help of her friend, weave through the rough streets of NYC, trying to outsmart and survive the bad guys to solve this mystery. 

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @naomirrand for the gifted book. 

🚲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗖’𝘀 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱?

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝘀 | Book Tour

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨: 𝘼 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩.

🍷Mom Group

🍷Fake Identity

🍷Secrets & Lies

This psychological thriller from the author of 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆/𝗨𝗴𝗹𝘆 takes the wine moms from Big Little Lies and Desperate Housewives, puts them in an online space where it’s easier to hide their true identities, and then gives them even darker obsessions. Cheers!

ABOUT:

In the wake of losing her son, Becca also lost her marriage and her moorings. Now, work and time spent with her best friend, Lynn, are what gets her through the day. But it’s a private group of moms on social media that gets her through the long nights.

Run by Karen, the holy grail of perfect wives, Mommy Wine Time is a place where women share stories, perfectly airbrushed photos, and advice disguised as humble brags. And it’s where Becca pretends to be Lucy, with the help of a stock photo account. Lucy’s an ideal wife and mother living a dahlia-filled life in Seattle, enjoying all the things that Becca is certain she’ll never have again.

But the line between Becca’s truths and Lucy’s lies starts to blur when a series of bad deeds, daring games, and too many bottles of cheap chardonnay reveals something darker. Soon, what began as mere petty crimes escalates to kidnapping, assault, revenge, and murder. Still, the more Becca pretends, the more alive she feels . . .

Thank you @tlcbooktours @jenniferannegordon_author and @podiumentertainment for this gifted book. 

⁉️ 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻?

Have Your Cake | Audiobook Feature

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗸𝗲

𝗕𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆

Pub Date: 9.22.2026

From Spotify Audiobooks

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A charming new romance from USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly, in which a determined ceramics artist and her surfer best friend navigate a fake relationship at the wedding of the man she left behind–available only in audio.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁:

When ceramics artist Evie Bartlett walked away from her polished Southern life, she left behind a fiancé, a future she never wanted, and everyone else’s expectations. In the cozy beach town of Port Laurel, she’s finally built a life around her art, along with an unexpectedly close friendship with laid-back Logan Pierce.

But when Evie is forced to attend her ex-fiancé’s lavish wedding, a panicked lie to her meddling mother leaves her scrambling for an instant boyfriend. Now Logan is headed to Hilton Head as her fake date, where one small deception, one shared room, and undeniable chemistry force them to confront feelings they’ve both been hiding.

🎧Narrated in duet by Monica King and Patrick Dubois, 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗸𝗲 is a friends-to-lovers romantic comedy packed with sharp banter, simmering attraction, and impeccable vibes.

Thank you @tlcbooktours and @authorgracereilly for this gifted audiobook. 

🍰𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Book Review | World News from Waverley High

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵

𝗕𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝘀

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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This novel covers one of my favorite time periods: the late sixties. 

Lena Rosen is a junior at a Midwestern high school in 1969, and she is fortunate to have teachers willing to talk about what is going on in their tumultuous world. 

Lena attends classes such as Current History and Journalism, where students discuss world events and social and cultural issues. At first, she feels a sense of camaraderie with her classmates. But struggling with her own identity as a Jewish teen, things start to unravel as anti-war movements build, racial tensions grow, and the Kent State shooting occurs. 

Covering only one school year, 1969-1970, it is amazing how much history took place in that time and what the teenagers witnessed and discussed. You can see how it was shaping this generation, for better or worse. 

This novel offers a vivid snapshot of history, culture, and music, capturing the coming of age amid a volatile world and the enduring search for hope and belonging.

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @lindakass for the gifted book. 

📰 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻?

Book Review | Rewrite the Stars

𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀

𝗕𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗳

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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If you’re looking for a romance that feels realistic and relatable, this is one to pick up. Not that most of us are actresses like Marissa, but she is trying to navigate life after a humiliating public divorce, parent her children, and make sure her son with autism has the best resources he needs. That’s why she escapes to the Poconos, where she grew up, for the summer.  

Enter Jesse. He and his brother are the building contractors working on Marissa’s grandmother’s lake house. He is so kind and great with the kids.

While Marissa is plagued by her ex-husband and his antics, plus wracked with guilt about wanting to go back to work, she finds comfort in Jesse.

This was such a breath of fresh air! It’s warm, uplifting, and romantic, but it also shows the struggles many women face, especially losing themselves. It also offers a beautiful setting, funny and supportive friends, and the joy of finding someone who just gets you. As much as I loved Marissa and Jesse and watching their romance play out, Jesse’s older brother Toby and his wife Shelby were a hoot. I’d read their love story! 

💫 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱:

Small town / Lake house setting

Actress x Building contractor

Motherhood & Self-discovery

Autism representation

Great side characters 

Slow burn

A little spice too

🎧 Mia Hutchinson-Shaw and Evan Sibley captured Marissa and Jesse’s personalities beautifully. Their performances deepened my emotional connection to the story. Thank you @librofm for the gifted audiobook. 

Thank you @youhadmeathea @stmartinspress for the gifted book. 

🥞 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀?

Book Review | Dead Beat

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁

𝗕𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗴𝗼

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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Last week I showed you the amazing package that @flatironbooks sent me for 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁, and now I’ve finished the book! The trilogy is done, wow! I will miss these characters. First, I should preface this by saying 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 probably got me into urban fantasy, so this trilogy is kind of special to me. 

Seriously though, when I closed the book, I sat there thinking: how do I possibly put this into words? It is dark academia, police procedural, paranormal horror, urban fantasy, and friendship fiction, but it’s also intellectual, historical, and bookish.Bardugo takes Yale’s secret societies and their rituals and explores just how far they might go: to hell and back, in fact.

In 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁, the gang is all here: Alex, Darlington, Dawes, Turner, Mercy, and Tripp. Many of them aren’t the same since their last adventure. And Alex and Darlington made one mistake escaping hell: they left the door open. Now they need all their friends’ help cleaning up the demons. 

This was the conclusion I needed. Demons, vampires, ghosts, and Alex is the ultimate kickbutt woman. I loved that the emotional element was ratcheted up too; amazing that you can have all the feels in a fantasy book about demons. 

If you haven’t started this trilogy, I highly recommend you start at the beginning. It is such an intricate and layered read; you will be amazed. 

🎧I used one of my credits from @librofm to try the audiobook. And while I love audiobooks, I imagined Darlington with a bit sexier voice. It was still a great listen for when I had to multitask and didn’t want to stop reading.

Thank you @flatironbooks and @lbardugo for this gifted book. 

🎬 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱?

What to Read Wednesday | Fall TBR

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴡᴇᴅɴᴇꜱᴅᴀʏ

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I’m not a purist when it comes to seasonal reading, but I do love the fall vibes. So here are a few books I’m eyeing for my fall line-up.

Catching Feelings by Emily Charlotte 

Thank you @simonteen

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Fall into Place by Kristyn J. Miller

Thank you @youhadmeathea

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A Fall to Forgive You by Morgane Moncomble

Thank you @sourcebookscasa 

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To Vex & To Hex by Neena Noon

Thank you @youhadmeathea 

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A Thousand Little Goodbyes by Lucy Gilmore 

Thank you @sourcebookscasa 

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The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson 

Thank you @bookmarked 

📚 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁? 𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?

Book Review | It’s Not What You Think

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸

𝗕𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘣 𝘋𝘢𝘺!

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This book is aptly titled! I started thinking this might be a murder mystery based on a partner’s infidelity, and wow, the plot exploded into something much bigger and more sinister. 

The synopsis doesn’t reveal much, so I don’t want to spoil your read either. I can tell you Clare Mackintosh takes a domestic mystery, blends it with a police investigation, and weaves in timely, cultural, and societal issues happening today. And the characters, some, not all, have real shape. Not necessarily in deep backgrounds, but in hidden or psychological layers, grappling with ideologies or trying to traverse this world unscathed. I need that in a thriller.

The pace never lets you breathe, and you won’t be certain of people’s intentions, loyalties, or prejudices. It’s clever, it’s tense, and just when you think you have it figured out, it’s not what you think! 

🎧 Thank you @sourcebooks.audio for the gifted audio. The full cast of narrators did an excellent job, and it brought this twisty thriller to life. Hearing the characters added an even more emotional edge to this story about people’s intolerance and hatred.

Thank you @bookmarked for this gifted book.

⁉️ 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗢𝗩𝘀? 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿?

Book Review | The Forest Becomes Her

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿

𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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I’ve had this book on my shelf for a few months, but the beginning of fall felt like the perfect time for a story about protecting the land and the forest. When I was young, I played in the trees behind our house; now much has been cleared for subdivisions. This book brought back memories. 

Three women, at different stages of their lives and carrying different pain and trauma, are brought together to save the last ancient oak as the forest is cleared for development. 

I was taken by how the author used these women, of various ages and having suffered loss and pain, to connect and even commune with nature. It explores environmentalism without being preachy, but in a more mystical way. It utilizes magical realism and our relationship with nature to appeal to your senses. While you do have to use your imagination, the ending was surprisingly emotional, and it painted a beautiful picture of healing and growth. 

🌳 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱:

Generational Family Drama

Women Supporting Women

Eco – Fiction

Magical Realism

Healing and Growth 

🎧 Thank you @macmillan.audio for the gifted audiobook. Having Alexandra Ryan, Jennifer Blom, and Mia Hutchinson-Shaw narrate the three women made it feel more personal and allowed me to connect with each of them and their journeys. 

Thank you @stmartinspress for this gifted book. 

🌳 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲? 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂?

Book Review | The Phone Swap

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗽

𝗕𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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This is my third book by Lia Louis, and I always enjoy my time spent in her stories. What usually stands out in her books is the quirky but kind characters. I found that here in Milo, an actor, and Allie, a seabird scientist. 

This starts with a meet-cute or text-cute as Allie and Milo accidentally swap phones on a flight, which instantly sets up their awkward yet possibly romantic situation.

Okay, so miscommunication plays a part in their fallout, and I know some of you aren’t a fan. But what happens next is funny, emotional, adventurous, and you learn about baby puffins! I think it’s worth it. 

With supportive best friends and a scenic Arctic setting, you’ll be rooting for Milo and Allie, and you may be surprised by who set them up to fail in the first place.  

🎧 I grabbed the audiobook from @everand_us, and it was a great addition to the eBook. Do you use any audiobook services? 

Thank you @atriabooks for the gifted eBook. 

📱𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝘁? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻?