I recently grabbed No Exit by Taylor Adams from one of my favorite BOTM Swap groups on Facebook. It was categorized as a thriller, and I was warned it was gory: aka, it had my name written all over it. At this point in my life, I’m almost exclusively leaning towards this genre. Long gone…
An Unapologetic Review of Luckiest Girl Alive
I’ve had Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll in my TBR pile for at least 4 years. I tried to start it on two separate occasions, and both times I was like “ugh, this bitch is too much of a perfectionist” and TifAni Fanelli annoyed me. But I decided to pick it back up and…
An Unapologetic Review of The Push
As you probably already know, I am obsessed with my Book of the Month subscription. My addiction has gotten infinitely “worse” (I would say “more devoted,” my husband would disagree with this word choice) since I discovered the Facebook groups dedicated to buying, selling, and swapping book selections. So, I get one book every month…
An Unapologetic Review of Pretty Little Wife
Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane was one of the first books I purchased from Book of the Month club. I love a good thriller/mystery. And this was another one flying and my social media feeds as a hot new read. As someone who (still, somehow, someday) still hopes to publish my own novel(s), I…
An Unapologetic Review of The House in the Cerulean Sea
A book-loving friend recently posted that she was reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, and when I read the synopsis, this quickly became my most anticipated book of 2020. It sounded like the perfect blend of Harry Potter meets Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,with some 1984 and Umbrella Academy thrown…
Pandemic Parenting: March 2020 vs. Now
On Friday March 13th 2020, when the world announced it was shutting down for what we thought was a “hot minute” due to the epidemic turned pandemic, I’m not going to lie to you: I was excited. It felt like a little family staycation. Hubs and I would get to work from home, the kids…
An Unapologetic Review of The Girl with the Louding Voice
As you probably already know (because I never shut up about it), I am a semi-new but very enthusiastic member of the Book of the Month club. I’ve loved reading for as long as I can remember: I have vivid memories of the Book Fair coming to the library of St. Eleanor School, and being…
An Unapologetic Review of In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Okay, before we dive into the review of this delightfully festive, light and airy Christmasy novel, I wanted to share something I learned about the author: or, as I learned, authors. Christina Lauren is actually the pen name for longtime best buds and writing partners, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. They’ve written several other books…
An Unapologetic Review of Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
Fact: I am an Elin Hilderbrand fangirl. When a new Elin book is released, I either have an advanced copy already ordered or run to the book store within 24 hours to pick it up. Another fact: I have read every book she’s ever written. So naturally, I knew the final book in the Paradise…
Why Don’t We Talk About This S&%*?
Dudes and dudettes, truth bomb: I have not felt much like writing the last 2 weeks. Life has come at me from all angles, and most days, after momming and working, it takes every ounce of the energy I have left to cobble together something edible and semi-healthy for dinner. I am typically an open…