Summer is a good time for some fun with book titles. While you slather your body parts with sunscreen, let's insert some body parts into book titles. Change one word in a book title to a body part to make a fun new title. Here are some of mine: Lady Chatterley’s Liver The Armpit and the … [Read more]
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Each year, my spouse and I pick out five books for each other to read. The Wedding People was on my 2026 list, so here we are! A great recommendation. Five stars. It's almost like she knows me. I know this was a monster book in 2024, so you probably already know about it. If you are one of the … [Read more]
Patchwork by Kate Evans
I try to read a graphic novel every once in awhile to expand my literary tastes. This year, I saw Patchwork (2025) by Kate Evans on NPR's Books We Love List and knew that I needed to read it. I love Jane Austen, and Pride and Prejudice has been my favorite book since I first read it back in college. … [Read more]
Daggerbound (Swordheart, #2) by T. Kingfisher
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC. It hasn't affected the contents of my review. Honestly, there is a character in here that I was obsessed with IMMEDIATELY and had they been present throughout the narrative, this was going to get five stars. However, they were not, so I … [Read more]
World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon by Olivia Dade
The thing that struck me pretty early in World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon, was that there was no internal barrier to a relationship between Gwen and Hugh, it was all external. Hugh and Gwen met once just before the most humiliating moment of Gwen’s life. But as soon as Gwen walks … [Read more]
Knot Mine (The Oakley-Verse #1) by Alice La Roux
CBR18 Book Bingo: Middle - Zale stays in the middle, never causing problems but ignoring what he wants for the sake of popularity and fitting in. Shiloh is whatever the opposite is of “the life of the party.” He snaps at people before they can tear him down. It doesn’t help that his … [Read more]
