In high school, I danced a lot. I was in the studio six days a week and also had singing lessons on one of those days. It was a lot, and it kept me busy. I enjoyed it but was lucky enough that my dance studio wasn't like Dance Moms. Sure, there were some not-great … Continue reading Book Review: The Real Deal
If you've been following me at all, you know I'm a big fan of Kelley Armstrong's. In fact, she's usually the writer I read to change it up and not read a light, funny romantic comedy (which is what I tend to pick up more than anything). When I saw that she was writing a … Continue reading Book Review: Finding Mr. Write
I have always loved the idea of being a screenwriter. I'm not really sure why because, contrary to writing this blog and my chosen career path, I don't really love writing all that much. I don't think I'm all that good at it. That being said, the thought of writing for TV fascinates me, and … Continue reading Book Review: The Rom-Commers
I watch a lot of reality television—almost a disgusting number of shows. And they're mostly competition shows, like The Amazing Race and Big Brother, or dating shows, like Love is Blind and The Ultimatum. So when I came across the premise for Christine Riccio's Attached at the Hip (Survivor mixed with The Bachelor?!), I was … Continue reading Book Review: Attached at the Hip
I love a series that doesn't start to lose steam once it's a few books in. So far, I've read Kelley Armstrong's A Rip Through Time as well as the second book in the series The Poisoner's Ring (and, actually, a novella that is book 2.5 in the series called Cocktails & Chloroform that I didn't review … Continue reading Book Review: Disturbing the Dead
If you've been following along with my reading journey, you've probably noticed that I read light romantic comedies or contemporary young adult stories more than anything. And yet, when I read the synopsis for The Ministry of Time, I was drawn in. Though I knew I should expect something outside of the box for me … Continue reading Book Review: The Ministry of Time
Mazey Eddings is a writer that I've been following for a little while now. Though I didn't read her entire "A Brush with Love" series, Late Bloomer will be the third book of hers that I read. I couldn't connect with Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake, but I really liked Lizzie's friend Indira, so I read … Continue reading Book Review: Late Bloomer
Sophie Gonzales is a writer whom I've followed a little bit since 2021. I haven't gone back to read her back catalogue, but I've requested anything new since then. She writes YA, which is a genre that I'm not sure is quite for me anymore (except maybe in the fantasy realm), but I'm going to … Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Guy Doesn’t Exist
The fourth book in the Finlay Donovan series is here and though I'm honestly not sure how many there are going to be, I've got to say that if loose ends don't start getting tied up, this reader might start losing her patience. Though the whole being-mistaken-for-a-contract-killer thing was funny for a while, now things … Continue reading Book Review: Finlay Donovan Rolls The Dice
In the third installment of Finlay Donovan's story, she is still trying to figure out who contract killer EasyClean is—and she has to figure it out fast before mob boss Feliks gets impatient and takes it out on her. Plus, we're finally getting a little more insight into her sidekick/nanny/accountant, Vero, which I'm excited about … Continue reading Book Review: Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun
The Modest Reader 