This was the first book I’ve read by Emma Rous, and if her earlier book is as good as this one, I definitely want to go back and read that one, too. Told in dual timelines, we learn the story of Raven Hall, an old, isolated manor. In 1988, Beth Soames is left with the Averells (after her family is killed in a car accident) to be a companion for their daughter, Nina. However, when … Read More “The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous” »
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This was a dark story primarily centered around sexual assault so trigger warning if that applies. Owen Pick is a loser by most people’s definition. He’s in his thirties, has never had a romantic relationship, and lives in his aunt’s spare bedroom. (He’s not even allowed in the living room.) And while he starts out with a job as a teacher, he’s accused of sexual misconduct by two of his students, and put on leave. … Read More “Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell” »
This was a fun, mostly light-hearted rom-com novel about a romance writer with a severe case of writer’s block. January Andrews – happily-ever-after-themed author – inherits a beach house from her late father next door to whom she discovers is her college nemesis, Gus Everett, who is now well-known for his literary fiction books. Both of them are not only overwhelmed by their falling-apart personal lives, but they are also struggling working on their next … Read More “Beach Read by Emily Henry” »
After jumping ahead to book three with completely different main characters, I had a lot of fun returning to the Scottish Highlands and Nina’s ever-moving bookstore in the second book of Jenny Colgan’s Scottish Bookshop series. Zoe, a single mother with a 4-year-old son, Hari, with elective mutism, has a low-paying job, no place to live, and no help from her son’s father. However, when her son’s paternal aunt, Surinder, finds out about Huri, she … Read More “The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan” »
Reading middle grade fiction, especially in the fantasy genre, is so much fun and this one doesn’t fail to entertain. The first book in a promised duology, The Nightmare Thief is set in a small town in the United States, where several of the locals have “small magic,” including Maren’s grandmother, Lishta, who owns a dream store, selling dreams (and even nightmares) to people with problems to fix. There is only one very important, make-it-or-break-it … Read More “The Nightmare Thief by Nicole Lesperance” »