Clementine’s aunt always told her, her apartment was magical, but Clementine always imagined it was just another story. That is until, while grieving the loss of her aunt, she finds a strange man standing in her late aunt’s kitchen. He’s the perfect man for Clementine and exactly what she would normally fall for, but she…
Category: Summer 2023
August 2023 Book of the Month
Another month and another patch of books to pick from! This month we get to choose from 6 main picks and an additional 4 add-ons. There are a couple of repeat authors in the mix but I’m sad to not see more debut authors. I’m all for repeat authors, especially since I love the authors…
August 2023 | BOTM Predictions
August has so many great books coming out that I had a tough time narrowing down what I’d like to see as picks. I do have two confirmed picks and in order to avoid spoilers I won’t call them out. But if you’d like to know them, message me a=on Instagram @speakingof.books. While I have…
Augst 2023 Most Anticipated
I seriously need authors to start writing slower or for the publishing companies to not publish a single thing for the next 796 months. My ‘to be read’ list is jam packed, and with so many books in August coming out, I am just never going to catch up. If I only get to read…
July 2023 BOTM Predictions
There are so many interesting books coming out in July and quite a few repeat BOTM authors that have books coming out and that have just come out. We already know at least two previous BOTM authors books are available as add-ons, but I know we’re all anxious to see which main picks will be…
I Did It For You
14 years old Greer Dunning’s older sister, Eliza, was murdered. Since then, Greer and her parents are barely living as they wrestle with the ‘why’ of the murder. Greer, now living in Chicago, hasn’t been home since she left Ludlow after high school but when two teens are murdered the exact same way Eliza was,…
Dark Corners
A note before I get into my review: while this is technically the second in a series, this can absolutely be read as a standalone. There are a few references to The Night Swim, and both stories feature Rachel Krall, but the stories themselves are separate. Honestly, I didn’t even realize this was technically a…
July 2023 Most Anticipated
Summer has officially started, and ya’ll is it hot in Texas. We’ve had way too many 100+ days so far and July has not even started! The only thing this hot weather makes me want to do is sit in the pool with a cold drink and a fast-paced book! Shocking, right? During the hotter…
Bad Summer People
It’s summer time on Fire Island, where New York’s elite spend the summer season. From memorial til labor day, they descend upon the island to get away from their busy lives. With a routine of cocktail parties and tennis matches, the islanders quiet summer turns chaotic when a body is discovered. Who on the island…
A Little Ray of Sunshine
Welp Kristan Higgins did it again, she made me cry, and I’m pretty upset by it. People told me this one would be lighter, so I read it on my flight up to New York last week. It’s a good thing I had a window seat and nobody next to be because I was bawling…