Book Reviews

September 17, 2025

The Heartbreak Hotel, Ellen O’Clover (Review by Aura Johnson)

Rating: 5.0/5 Stars After being unceremoniously dumped by her superstar boyfriend for a girl he told her not to worry about, Louisa is a little lost […]
September 16, 2025

The Late-Night Witches, Auralee Wallace (Review by Melissa Frye)

Rating: 3.8/5 Stars “The Late Night Witches” by Auralee Wallace is a fantasy set in Prince Edward Island in the weeks leading up to Halloween. The […]
September 16, 2025

Fun at Parties, Jamie Harrow (Review by Kristin Kurek)

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Quinn, a famous online cycling instructor, is trying to stay positive. After a bad breakup, her ex-boyfriend is recorded saying hurtful things about […]
September 15, 2025

The Botanist’s Assistant, Peggy Townsend (Review by Rachel Taran)

Rating: 4.0/5 Stars You might not expect a murder mystery to be light and fun but The Botanist’s Assistant is exactly that. From the lively cast of characters […]
September 14, 2025

A Northern Light in Provence, Elizabeth Birkelund (Review by Shanna Thornsbury)

Rating: 5.0/5 Stars Excuse me while I gush about this beautifully written novel. To begin with, the cover, a classic Provence scene is beautiful while the […]
September 13, 2025

Intemperance, Sonora Jha (Review by Kristin Kurek)

Rating: 4.0/5 Stars Intemperance caught my attention right away when it was described as a feminist folktale. There could not be a more apt description for […]
September 11, 2025

Dust Storm, Maggie Gates (Review by Sara D’Onofrio)

Rating: 4.0/5 Okay, I ended up going with a 4 out of 5, but it took me a little to decide! There were elements of this […]
September 10, 2025

Lucky Break, Jaclyn Westlake (Review by Shanna Thornsbury)

Rating: 3.4/5 Stars Lucky Break is a cozy, feel-good novel that offers a mix of small-town charm, personal reinvention, and gentle mystery. Eliza, who thinks she […]
September 9, 2025

Next Time Will Be Our Turn, Jesse Q. Sutanto (Review by Karina Kaushal)

Rating: 5.0/5 Stars True to Jesse Q. Sutanto style, this book was rich with culture. It was so informative about Chindo (Chinese-Indonesian) culture and as an […]
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