Review of The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner When I first received The Keeper of Stars, I felt a cocktail of exhilaration and dread. Here was a book from Buck Turner himself, and as someone who’s notoriously particular about ARCs, I braced myself for the possibility of having to write a critical review. But …
Book Review: If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin From the moment I stumbled across If He Had Been with Me, I felt an undeniable pull—a blend of nostalgia and curiosity that drew me into the world crafted by Laura Nowlin. The story, which has found a massive audience on BookTok as a …
A Dive into Nate Bargatze’s “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind” When I first picked up Nate Bargatze’s debut collection, Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind, I felt a pull—not just from the eye-catching title, but from the promise of a different kind of narrative. In a world drenched in complexity …
Review of Rich Justice (Jason Rich, #3) by Jason Rich There’s something undeniably captivating about entering the world of Jason Rich’s Rich Justice. Perhaps it’s the thrill of courtroom drama or the tangled web of morality and crime that unfolds before you. In this third installment of the series, Jason Rich dives deep into a …
Review of Marked (The Boys of Bishop Mountain #1) by Rachael Brownell: A Jumble of Tropes with Mixed Results Dear Readers, When I stumbled across Marked by Rachael Brownell, the promise of a steamy billionaire romance mixed with military action and a dash of second chance love caught my eye. As someone who enjoys a …
Book Review: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave When I first stumbled upon The Last Thing He Told Me, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, I was drawn by the intriguing premise: the sudden disappearance of a husband, leaving behind a note urging his wife to “Protect her.” What a stark command! …