Financial auditor and English professor clash, hate each other, but can‘t keep their hands of each other. Enemies to lovers spicy Shakespeare rom com. Steamy fast read, loved the vulnerability of the characters and their support systems. Fun, quick read. Hope it becomes a series. Out 5/27/25

The Love Haters follows Katie Vaughn and Tom "Hutch" Hutcheson. It is by far one of my favorite Katherine Center novels. It is not only a rom com, but also a story about self acceptance. It is still at its core a light hearted romance, with a few tropes in it, and a giant dog.The chemistry between her and Hutch is believable and I really enjoyed watching them fall in love.I genuinely thought this book was funny, cute, and enjoyed reading it.

Didn‘t read as much as January but enjoyed all of these.

Wrapped up January by finishing The Mountains Sings. Recommend it and also love using The StoryGraph for tracking

Some of my reads from 2024

Finished this audiobook today and the weather this morning was just eerily perfect for this read. Happy I got to finally read this

This book is for anyone that grew up with Charmed or Gilmore Girls. It is a good mix of the three gifted sisters living in a small cozy town. I think it is even better, cause its cast of characters are more diverse and it has more spice than those two tv shows it is reminiscent of. This story follows three sisters in their pursuit to keep their town safe from evil forces. Enter Lucien, a shadow coven leader with secret plans…

I got this as an ARC. It is friends to lovers with spice and cuteness. The characters Steph and Ollie are friends that had a one night stand, they end up both in Paris and sexy times ensue. Even though this is book 3 in a series, it can be read as a stand alone. I had not read this author and really enjoyed her writing. Realistic, fun and cute.

My August reads

So this took me forever to finish. It is a slow story and I would pause it read/listen to two other books and then get back to it. I can definitely quit books, but something would not let me do that with this one. After several months I finally finished and can say it is such a beautiful and sad story. Definitely worth the time.

#book2book I mailed all my books yesterday. I was able to confirm with mostly everyone. @Soubhiville let me know if you received my email. @kspenmoll I emailed you using the iCloud email let me know if you got it.

If you are into epic romances #romantasy I totally recommend the legends of thezmar saga. I‘m in book three and it‘s pretty fun, steamy, and has a pretty cool female characters.

#book2book this is my nonfiction random acquired batch

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First batch of books

This was so freaking cute. It was funny and endearing and just believable.

I finished it, but it was not one of my favorites. I like Tessa, but I don‘t like all her couples.

Collage made with Storygraph.
These were all fun reads, some were dark some were cute. My two personalities 😂

I loved Nasir Pedrad as the narrator. She does a really good job of bringing out this main character. I was not sure which way this was going to go. So I was pleasantly surprised with the positive ending.

My morning, coffee, toddler, and book

Ok, so definitely some white lotus vibes. Horrible people, you know someone is going to die. You don‘t know who you till 3/4s in. I hated every one but enjoyed the ride.

This really hit home, can relate. Loved the authors sense of humor and love when an author reads their audiobook.

Made “Oreo” cookies from this book, while listening to Solito

Haven‘t finished this, but it is giving me all the feels. Listening to the author tell his story of crossing the border as a kid is heartbreaking

Thank you @Graciouswarriorprincess ! This was just what I needed for a rainy Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day. Hope your holidays are joyful! #jolabokaflodswap thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing. #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

I got to watch this earlier this week and thought it was really cute, i love Emilia Clarke and thought she was endearing in this. #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

So I read this earlier in the week, had not had time to post as much this week. This was cute and quick. I do like that this author has a lot of books with diverse couples. #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

Watched this in the morning while I was putting laundry away. Omg, what a bad movie. I‘ll watch anything with a dog in it, but man was this poorly developed. #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

Really enjoyed this. It was a nice switch of pace for me, I‘ve been reading a lot of lighthearted stuff and needed a little spook. This was also part of my tbr for this month. #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

A few days ago I received my #jolabokaflod swap package. So excited for Christmas Eve @MaleficentBookDragon

Starting the week with a Xmas movie #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

After finishing Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, I proceeded to request books 2 and 3 in the series. #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

#wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer #christmastreecontest This year not only did we have a puppy to think about, but we are also taking care of my mother-in-law‘s cat. Hence, we decided to skip the tree. Since I still want some holiday cheer, I got this small one from Trader Joe‘s for our coffee table.

My #jolabokaflodswap is going out tomorrow. So excited to celebrate Christmas Eve with books and chocolate. #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @MaleficentBookDragon @StayCurious

Watching great British bake-off holiday edition with the Derry girls #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

Ok so I believe I have 83 points so far in the #wintergames #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

Started reading last night, almost done. Quick cute read. #wintergames2020 #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

Watching a Xmas episode of the office. Moroccan Xmas party turns intervention for Meredith. #wintergames2020 #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

Started my morning with some #wintergames 2020 holiday romance #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious

Yesterday, I went to my local bookstore to try and find presents and books for the book exchange and ended up buying books for myself and redeeming a free audiobook in the process.

Had a good day of baking while listening to this audiobook. Also baked 2 loaves of bread. Cant express how much finding Penny Reid and Smartypants Romance has helped me through the pandemic.

#wintergames2020 #rednosedreindeer this is my tbr pile for December I have a few audiobooks too that I‘m looking forward to

This was an awesome spooky read. It was so creepy at times. Totally digging it.

Im so excited to have started this.

My morning reading before starting the day.

I wanted to like this more. I wasn‘t sold on the couple.

Another audiobook session with Ash getting up close and cuddly #catsoflitsy