And just like that, the first month of 2026 is done. Meanwhile, I’m still slipping up and writing 2025 on paperwork. January was a whirlwind of a month. After a low-key New Years with my mother, I was feeling pretty good about what this year has in store […]
I finished December with 20 ARCs left to be read. January was a doozy here in New York. The weather was colder than I remember it being in a long time, and we got more snow than I’ve seen in years. Mom and I were prepared for the […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Just before I knock on the door of […]
Impostor Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. There’s a killer inside all of us… After an elite criminal profiling unit is shut down amidst a storm of scandal and mismanagement, only […]
A Very Novel Murder Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opening a detective agency above her beloved bookstore seems like the perfect business plan—until Annie Murray’s first case involves a suspicious death […]
The Ex Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A dark past. A fresh start. A new nightmare waiting to begin. Willow McAllister is desperate to start over. Quiet town. Blank slate. No […]
What Boys Learn Thank you to NetGalley and Recorded Books for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother’s worst nightmare—that her child is capable of terrible violence—when her teenage son becomes a […]
Wow, 2025 felt like it was the longest year ever, and I am not sad that it’s over. It was a year of big changes for me, and this year is going to include some more changes, hopefully one of those is going to be a huge one. […]
My Husband’s Wife Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, […]
No One Knew Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. For a detective and an FBI agent, two seemingly disparate murder investigations collide with a twist in an explosive novel of suspense by […]
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