In Trish Doller’s romantic adult debut, Float Plan, we follow Anna’s journey of grief after her fiance’s death by suicide. After nearly a year of pain so deep she rarely leaves the house, Anna impulsively leaves on the sailboat voyage she was supposed to complete with Ben. While this is a romance, it’s not all … Read more
Finley Donovan is Killing It is a quirky mystery about a thirty-something divorced mom of two. She’s a writer with potential who just hasn’t had much success (yet). She’s got bills piling up, her ex-husband is engaged to the realtor who sold them their house. That same ex-husband also tried to seduce the only help … Read more
If Shipped isn’t already on your radar, I hope this Shipped book review will seal the deal for you! Witty banter? Fabulous writing? Incredible tension? Enemies-to-lovers? Tropical destination? Confident, competent female MC? YUP. Shipped checks ALL the boxes for the BEST kind of rom-com out there. I still can’t believe this is a DEBUT from … Read more
“Buck”-le up for Black Buck! This story is like nothing I’ve ever read before, but WHAT. 👏 A. 👏 RIDE. 👏 (Yes, you’ll be literally clapping your hands in the first few pages.) I went into it pretty blindly, and while it did take awhile for the story to really draw me in, once it … Read more
This was our second buddy read for our ARC-reading Bookstagram book club–lovearctually, and once again, it didn’t disappoint. (You can see my review for our inaugural read here.) I’ve read SO many good YA books that I probably never would have picked up on my own thanks to some buddy read encouragement. View this post … Read more
“Fake it till ya make it!” they say. Well whoever “they” are… they probably don’t have crippling social anxiety like Everly Dean. Find out how she tackles those inner demons in Ten Rules For Faking It. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Darrah (@checkyourshelves) Lots of fakin’ it happening in this photo. … Read more
Is your reading a bit obsessive this year? Um, same. If you’re like me and just can’t stop adding to your already too long TBR, here are six more suggestions for what to read in November 2020. What to Read in November 2020-Book Club Faves Several are buddy reads for my favorite Bookstagram buddy read … Read more
I’m still toying around with how exactly to approach book reviews here. This month I’m going with what I read in October and therefore they’re my book recommendations for November 2020. I’ve been reading like double the amount of books I typically do, so it’s been hard to keep up with actually reviewing all the … Read more
Connecting With Life. Just the book title alone gives you pause to reflect a bit, huh? This Connecting with Life book (Kindle version) is a nonfiction read I received as an ARC from Netgalley. I started into it a few times, but didn’t sit down and finish until this month. (Thanks to a little push … Read more
This week my husband and I broke out a family photobook from five years ago. Our baby recently turned three, so isn’t included in the album, but our five and seven-year-olds are so tiny! It instantly took us down memory lane. We thought about all those feelings we were going through at the time. What … Read more