The Nobodies by Liza Palmer
Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Oof. I don’t know what to say. I think this book was supposed to be about the death or journalism and impostor syndrome. However, it jumped all around and I maybe went am I supposed to care about this or no? And then it had a weird ending and then love and I maybe went ah well at least I am done. I loved so many of Liza […]
Good Enough to Eat by Stacey Ballis
All in all a disappointment. I was expecting to read a romance/chick lit type book and it was all over the place. The hero in this one (Nate) really sucked. And the heroine (Melanie) wasn’t great either. Other reviewers complained about the constant speech making by everyone involved and I have to agree. Real people do not speak like this. Ballis definitely knows her way around a stove though. The recipes that she included sounded awesome and were honestly the only reason why I gave […]
The One Who's Not the One by Keris Stainton
I honestly don’t know what to say. I liked the character Cat and her friendship with Kelly and how much she loved her, Kelly’s son, and Kelly’s husband. That said, the whole book revolves about her getting feelings for her ex’s brother. If that part had been cut out I would have loved it. Cat is a former stand up comic who quit after her ex-boyfriend Sam (also a comic) moved to Australia 5 years ago and never came back. Cat we find out has […]
Tis the Season to be Single by Laura Ziepe
This is a very strong 3.5 star book. It could have been higher if one of the story-lines (Grace’s) had been a bit tighter and actually full of tension. Most of her story-line was self-inflicted and I thought her hiding what she was up to was beyond ridiculous. I really loved Amber and Rachel’s storyline. I always get a kick out of romance novels set during holiday events so this one was a nice pick me up due to the winter blues that I have […]
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
I ended up reading another book by Center and wanted to revisit her other books. I honestly liked this one, but didn’t really need the romance for the main character (Margaret). Also I am not a fan of male characters ignoring it when a female character tells you what their name is and they refuse to use it. I swear I have seen this happen in other romance books and I want everyone to just stop putting that in there. The love story to me […]
Astor Place Vintage by Stephanie Lehmann
This book is told from the viewpoints of two women, Amanda and Olive, who live 100 years apart. Olive is in 1907 New York while Amanda is the modern 2007 character. The premise sounded intriguing – Amanda is a vintage clothing shop owner who discovers a journal in an old muff. Olive is the author of said journal, who has to struggle to survive on her own after the death of her father leaves her nearly destitute. I’ve read several books by Lauren Willig that […]
