Mixed-Upby Kami Garciaillustrated by Brittney Williamslettering by Comiccraft(post may contain affiliate links) Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia is a middle grade graphic novel about learning differences. Stella is entering fifth grade in the same class as her two best friends. To make things even better, their favorite tv show just announced a new guidebook and video… Continue reading Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia is a middle grade graphic novel about learning differences (4.5/5 stars)
Out on a Limbby Hannah Bonam-Youngnarrated by Victoria Connolly(post may contain affiliate links) Out on a Limb is a contemporary romance with great disability representation by Hannah Bonam-Young. Win strives to be as independent as possible, never wanting to be coddled for her limb difference. After a phenomenal one-night stand with a charming stranger at… Continue reading Out on a Limb is a contemporary romance with great disability representation by Hannah Bonam-Young (4.5/5 stars)
Finding Homeby Lauren Rowe(post may contain affiliate links) Finding Home by Lauren Rowe is a contemporary rockstar romance with suspense elements. I had a fun time reading this book. It felt like potato chip reading for me; e.g. I just kept wanting to read one more chapter. I ended up finishing the latter half of… Continue reading Finding Home by Lauren Rowe is a contemporary rockstar romance with suspense elements (4/5 stars)
The Thursday Murder ClubThursday Murder Club, #1by Richard Osman(post may contain affiliate links) The Thursday Murder Club is a cozy mystery with some emotional punch and the first book in the eponymous series by Richard Osman. I truly cannot believe that I slept on this series for so long. Friends who live in a retirement… Continue reading The Thursday Murder Club is a cozy mystery with some emotional punch and the first book in the eponymous series by Richard Osman (5/5 stars)
The Really Dead Wives of New Jerseyby Astrid Dahlnarrated by Mia Barron, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Emily Lawrence, Allyson Ryan, & Devon Sorvari(post may contain affiliate links) The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey is a queer contemporary mystery by "Astrid Dahl" (aka Anna Dorn, the author of Perfume & Pain). The book follows a group… Continue reading The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey is a queer contemporary mystery by Astrid Dahl (3.5/5 stars)
The Mafia Nanny, Vol. 1The Mafia Nanny, #1by SH00 & Violet Matter(post may contain affiliate links) The Mafia Nanny, Vol. 1 is a fun mafia romance graphic novel by SH00 and Violet Matter. I really enjoyed reading this graphic novel! I inhaled it in one sitting while cuddling on the couch with Catbus. Davina's entire… Continue reading The Mafia Nanny, Vol. 1 is a fun mafia romance graphic novel by SH00 and Violet Matter (4.5/5 stars)
First-Time CallerHeartstrings, #1by B.K. Borison(post may contain affiliate links) First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison is a contemporary romance inspired by Sleepless in Seattle and the first in her new Heartstrings series. Lucie is a single mother to a tween daughter who works as a mechanic. She and her childhood best friend, Grayson, had Maya while… Continue reading First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison is a contemporary romance inspired by Sleepless in Seattle (4.5/5 stars)
The Roommate MistakeCopper Valley Pounders Rugby, #2narrated by Kit Swann & Connor Craisby Pippa Grant(post may contain affiliate links) The Roommate Mistake is the second book in the Copper Valley Pounders rugby romcom series by Pippa Grant. I did not intent to inhale this book in one day, but that's absolutely what happened. Whoops! There… Continue reading The Roommate Mistake is the second book in the Copper Valley Pounders rugby romcom series by Pippa Grant (4.5/5 stars)
This Girl's a Killerby Emma C. Wellsnarrated by Stefanie Kay(post may contain affiliate links) This Girl's a Killer is a fun debut thriller from Emma C. Wells. Cordelia Black is many things: an ambitious pharma rep, a godmother, a best friend. But she's also a vigilante, a female Dexter who lives by her own code… Continue reading This Girl’s a Killer is a fun debut thriller from Emma C. Wells (4.5/5 stars)
How to Solve Your Own MurderCastle Knoll Files, #1by Kristen Perrin(post may contain affiliate links) How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin is a solid cozy mystery and the first in the Castle Knoll Files series. The hook for this series was really interesting to me! There are two timelines. In the present… Continue reading How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin is a solid cozy mystery and the first in the Castle Knoll Files series (4.25/5 stars)
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