Tag: contemporary fiction
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Book Review: The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

Julie Clark does not disappoint! She has a knack for writing flawed yet lovable characters. Together, Meg and Kat make an unlikely yet powerful duo…
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Book Review: Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave

What lovely escapism! This book hasn’t been on my radar, but when I scrolled past it and saw Laura Dave’s name, I had to give it a go. I loved The Last Thing He Told Me, and though different genres, I ended up loving this, too…
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Book Review: Crematorium by Marilyn Benner Sowyak

While the plot of this thriller was in constant motion, there were too many other things going on at the same time that made so much get lost in the jumble…
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Book Review: Red Rain by Lara Bernhardt

Another beautiful book by Lara Bernhardt. Poignant and eye-opening, this story takes you into the rural parts of India where women are taught to be ashamed of their nature and shunned if they dare to fall out of line…
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Book Review: Dear Yesterday by Lindsey Ray Redd

What a sweet story! This was something kind of different for me. I saw the cover while scrolling through Instagram and looked up the summary and I knew I had to give it a chance…
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Book Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry

I’m not a huge romance reader, but there’s something about Emily Henry’s book that I really love…
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Book Review: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

An enjoyable and lighthearted mystery. The books in the genre I typically read tend to lean toward the darker side so I wasn’t sure if I’d like a murder story with a quirky air surrounding it…
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Book Review: Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Alice Feeney is a master of suspense. I didn’t think there would be any topping Rock, Paper, Scissors but Daisy Darker surpassed my expectations (which were high to begin with)…
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Book Review: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

I’ve seen Lucy Foley’s books all over the place. I’ve had The Hunting Party sitting on my shelf, but The Paris Apartment is the first of hers I’m finally reading…
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Book Review: Shadow of the Taj by Lara Bernhardt

Wow… this was the heaviest book I’ve read in a while. It was almost too much for me at times but I am so glad I stuck with it…