In Danielle Trussoni’s June release The Puzzle Master, a football injury left Mike Brink acquired savant syndrome. The injury left him able to solve puzzles differently than ordinary people and gained him fame around the world. When an author serving time for murder sends him a partially completed puzzle, Brink is too intrigued to refuse…
June 2023 Book of the Month
What better way to come back from a holiday weekend than with Book of the Month books dropping! I’m very pleased with this month’s picks, and while I’ve only read 1 so far, I’m part way through a second one, and basically all of these were on my June most Anticipated List. Not to mention…
June 2023 BOTM Predictions
A little late with predictions this month but better late than never, right? As with my May predictions, there are a few confirmed picks already and while I’m adding them to my prediction list along with my other hopefuls, I won’t call them out, so I don’t spoil anyone’s fun! If you do want to…
June 2023 Most Anticipated
While summer doesn’t officially start until June 21st, summer break is upon us as we enter June. Not that that matters when you’re an adult, but it does mean beach trips, lake trips, pool days, and sunny days are about to fill everyone’s time. I’ll be the first to admit to being an extreme mood…
Fourth Wing
Honestly this book wasn’t even on my radar until I started seeing it everywhere on Instagram. I generally wait until the hype of books calms down, but I couldn’t help myself in this case. Let me tell you, it was totally worth rearranging my reading plan and THE HYPE IS REAL! But beware, book 2…
Love, Theoretically
I love a book, especially romances that focus on women in STEM. I’ve spent my entire career in the Technology arena, and I generally am the only female on my teams. I’ve been lucky to have always worked with a great group of engineers who treat me as an equal, but I know this isn’t…
Bear with Me Now
Bear With Me Now, is a cute read. While half the story takes place in New York City, the other half takes place in the wilderness and I highly enjoyed all of Darcy’s wilderness facts! However, for being a light romance, this has some fairly heavy topics such as mental health, death, and addicts. Shepard…
The Wishing Game
Lucy is struggling. Her only wish is to foster and adopt one of her students, Christopher. But as a teacher’s aide, she’s barely making ends meet and with no permanent home she has to face giving up her dream of adopting him. When award winning and Lucy’s favorite childhood author, Jack Masterson puts on a…
The Last Word
Emma Carpenter is in self-prescribed isolation. House sitting on a remote beach in Washington State, she spends her days reading cheap Kindle ebook thrillers. She never posts reviews but when she reads a truly awful book, she can’t help but post a one-star review. When the author response demanding her to take her review down,…
May 2023 Book of the Month
May picks are in! I’m not surprised by most of these, but I wouldn’t say I’m overly excited for this month. We did get 9 new books this month, with four being from repeat authors and two debut authors. We also ended up with two historical fictions, three contemporary fiction, 1 thriller, 2 romances, and…