Book: The Hostage Author: A.F. Carter Thank you NetGalley and HighBridge Audio for an advanced audio copy. The hostage opens up with an exhilarating scene. Elizabeth is kidnapped and the first chapter is from her point of view while she struggles to assess her situation. Elizabeth is the daughter of a wealthy family but at... Continue Reading →

Book: The Millionaire's Wife Author: Shalini Boland Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for an advanced audio copy. The Millionaire's Wife had me on the edge of my seat from its brutal start all the way to its conclusion. The story follows Anna over the last decade of her life. It starts in the present... Continue Reading →

Book: The Summer I Turned Pretty Author: Jenny Han Kristen's Review: This series has been on my to be read list for over a year. Now that the show is out I just knew I needed to read it before watching it. The book is great. It follows a girl named Belly who spends every... Continue Reading →

Book: Aces Wild: A Heist Author: Amanda Dewitt Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for an advanced audio copy. Aces Wild is a fun story about lies, gambling, and friendship. The story follows Jack Shannon a 17-year-old that returns home to Las Vegas after his mom was arrested. Jack needs to find out what happened... Continue Reading →

Book: The Hawthorne Legacy Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Kristen's Review: I love this series! I am so invested in it and with each and every character. There was so much more to unravel in this second book. I am glad some questions that I had when the first book ended had gotten answered. Plus, it... Continue Reading →

Book: There's Something About Merry Author: Codi Hall Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an eARC in exchange for my honest review. This is the second book in the Mistletoe series. This story follows Merry, one of Nick’s sisters from her first book, Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist. Merry returns home to Mistletoe after... Continue Reading →

Book: Carrie Soto is Back Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Thanks to Netgalley and Random House/ Ballantine books for an eARC in exchange for my honest review. I know nothing about tennis, so I was a little concerned that I would feel lost while reading, but Taylor Jenkins Reid does not make you feel that way.... Continue Reading →

Book: Lucy Checks In Author: Dee Ernst Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martins Press for an eARC. This was such a fun, light hearted book. It follows Lucia, a hotel manager for a big hotel in NYC. Lucia needed a fresh start at age 49, so she took an opportunity to work as a manager... Continue Reading →

Book: Such a Good Mother Author: Helen Monks Takhar Thanks to Netgalley and Random House for an eARC Rosie O’Connell is a wife and a mother struggling to get by. She knows she doesn’t belong at the prestigious Woolf Academy but she is determined to put her son Charlie in the school. She will do... Continue Reading →

Book: Bookish People Author: Susan Coll Thank you to Harper Muse and Netgalley for an eARC I really wanted to love this book based off the cover alone. The cover is what drew me in first and then the description sounded good. However, I did have a hard time getting into this book. There was... Continue Reading →