I know I am not alone when I say that Jill Shalvis is an auto-buy author for me. One of the reasons that is the case is because her books are consistently good, no matter how long the series has been going! Playing for Keeps is the seventh book in The Heartbreaker Bay series and […]
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City Of Ghosts By Victoria Schwab
City of Ghosts plays upon the idea that I have always sensed about old places…they are haunted! In Cassidy’s world, she is able to sense and see ghosts to the point that her BFF Jacob is actually a ghost. Her parents, one skeptic and one believer, play an appropriately background role while providing a little […]
Ex Libris Audio: Onyx & Ivory
I loved Mindee Arnett’s sci-fi duology, but for some reason I hadn’t gotten around to reading Onyx & Ivory. Well, that is a shame because I really enjoyed this audio book! I’ve always loved the disgraced heroine returns trope and this one was just that with some really sweet an emotional romance thrown in. Kate, […]
Blog Tour + Giveaway: The Reckoning of Noah Shaw
This book contains subjects relating to suicide, depression,and self-harm. Overall, I am just a big fan of this series and this world. I remember reading the first Mara Dyer book and it really grabbed my attention. Part of that reason, of course, was Noah. I wasn’t always sure how I felt about him because he […]
Ex Libris Audio: Two Dark Reigns
If you have not read books one and two, this review contains spoilers. I didn’t realize how much I missed Fennbirn Island until I was able to jump back in. At the end of book two, everyone fled and seemed to go different directions. Jules hid on […]
Ex Libris Audio: Little Fires Everywhere
There was a lot to think about when I finished this book, but most of all I was blown away by how accurately the author got to the heart of suburbia. In particular, the character of Elena Richardson. Elena is a character that will make you recoil because, at least in my mind, she is […]
Ex Libris Romance (82)
Oh how I love a good second chance romance! The Good Luck Charm was fun, emotional, and sexy (aka, everything I look for in a romance) and it charmed me. I think what made this particular second chance story stand out was the way that Lilah and Ethan had to really work through their own […]
Ex Libris Audio: My Oxford Year
I felt a tiny bit of trepidation when I saw My Oxford Year being compared to Me Before You, only because my immediate reaction was to protect my poor heart. However, while My Oxford Year definitely had some sadness to it, I found it to be an utterly romantic and ultimately uplifting story. As we […]
Ex Libris Romance (81)
I loved this book! It takes some conventional romance tropes and turns them into something inclusive and so very enjoyable. The hero, Alastair, is bisexual and very comfortable with his sexuality. When he becomes attracted to Charity, presenting herself as Robert, he does not beat himself up or try to talk himself out of the […]
Ex Libris Romance (80)
This series has become one of my historical romance obsessions! It centers around one family, siblings not related by blood, who manage to make their way in the classist society of 19th century England. Mick is not an entirely sympathetic character, as heroes go. He is ruthless in his business dealings and hat ruthlessness is […]