pickFrom the cover, you‘d think this is a fluffy summer read, or at least I did! But it‘s more mystery, with secrets and betrayals, and very light on romance. It was good though! Not what I was expecting, but it kept me turning the pages!
#bookspinbingo
#read2025
#pop25 - a book by the oldest author in my TBR pile
My #botm box arrived yesterday! The tagged book was my pick for June, and since it‘s my birthday month, I got the Backman for free!
pickA bit lengthy, but Elizebeth Friedman‘s story is so interesting, I didn‘t mind! She was a pioneer in code breaking, but of course, at the time, her achievements and contributions were overshadowed by her husband (also a code breaker) or not recognized at all.
#pop25 - a book about an overlooked woman in history
pickI liked this one more than I thought I would! I thought Kya‘s story was pretty compelling.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop25 - a book where nature is the antagonist
Excited for this one! My pick for June for #fictionaltraveler!
pickSo cute! After a failed one night stand, Alexis, a shy school librarian, enters into a fake dating agreement with Texas gubernatorial candidate Logan, when a suggestive photo of them ends up online. I really liked both characters, and rooted for them!
#bookspinbingo - got another bingo!
#pop25 - book where the MC is a politician
pickI know this has gotten mixed reviews but I liked it. At an exclusive island resort for A-list celebrities, a place where they can party and unwind without the eyes of the press or randos on them, bodies are found, but who among them has been killed? Pretty much all the characters are awful, and they all have secrets, which slowly unfold as it‘s learned who has met their end.
#pop25 - book set at a luxury resort
#read2025
pickA cute and fluffy romance! I think Red was an awesome love interest, and with Chloe, I now understand more about chronic pain and how disabling it can be for those who suffer from it. The representation is important!
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#pop25 - book that features a character with chronic pain
pickSuch an adorable HF romance! The two MCs are just so likable and I rooted for them immediately. Don‘t want to say too much as the #LittensLoveRomance buddy read isn‘t quite finished. 🤫
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pickA cute modern #lgbtq+ YA retelling of Jane Austen‘s Emma! Very enjoyable, and it‘s a quick read.
#readordonate
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#read2025
pickEnjoyed this one! Got pretty twisty for about the last 1/4 of the book.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#read2025
pickOMG, this was so freaking good! I can‘t even!
#tbrtarot - make your own prompt {a book with a movie/tv series adaptation}
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pickThis is my first book by this author and I wasn‘t sure what to expect, but the creepiness was off the charts. It was a slow burn at the beginning but then it took a really dark turn!
#fictionaltraveler
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pickI loved everything about this book!!
#bookspinbingo - got a bingo!
#pop25 - a book with 2 or more books on the cover or “book” in the title
#read2025
pickThis was a really good book with lots of tension, but it‘s also pretty dark. Tons of trigger warnings! And there were some really good twists towards the end.
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month
pickThis is the first cozy I‘ve read that didn‘t involve an active murder investigation. It was enjoyable enough, though. To be fair, the title implies that seeds of murder are planted, and this is the first book in this series. Books 2 and 3 do have murder investigations so I‘ll give the next one a try. This one did have mysteries, and in the process of figuring them out, an old murder is solved. A soft pick!
#thematiccozies
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pickThis full cast production was fabulous! And AC really knew how to craft a mystery. I‘m always surprised and impressed when I read her books!
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pickAnother good installment in the series! This one lacked the tension and action of the previous books, however, through multiple POVs, we get to know the beloved characters better. But IMO, any time spent with Rhysand is time well spent. 🤣
#LittensLoveACOTAR
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#serieslove2025
pickReally enjoyed this domestic thriller…it got pretty twisty near the end! This was my first book by this author but it won‘t be my last.
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#pop25 - book that features a married couple who don‘t live together
#read2025
pickDidn‘t want to stop listening to this one! A hell of a twist at the end too!
#bookspinbingo - this was my #doublespin for this month!
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterY
#pop25 - a book with a title that starts with Y
pickI enjoyed this story of female gangsters in post-WWII England, but probably not enough to continue the series. Alice, the leader of the all-female The Forty Thieves, recruits Nell, an unwed mother-to-be, into her gang. After a betrayal that lands Nell in jail, she vows revenge on Alice.
#bookspinbingo
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterQ
Got 2 bingos in April! I kinda wish I could‘ve read a couple more books, but I can‘t really complain…still a good reading month!
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so-soThis was just okay for me. I was hoping a book about a cult would have more action!
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#pop25 - book about a cult
panEach chapter is a vignette of a staff member or a guest aboard a luxury spaceship hotel. So many characters to keep up with and really, not much happens. This is more character driven and I prefer plot driven! I‘m not really sure what the author was trying to say or what the point was.
#bookspinbingo
#pop25 - book about space tourism
pickRose is planning a wedding for a relative from St. Olaf, and when Dorothy‘s date to the wedding turns up dead, she becomes the prime suspect. This was just a good, silly time, and I loved it! I‘m not saying that the story was groundbreaking or anything, but I think the voices of the Girls were captured nicely. Lots of 80s nostalgia and references to things that actually happened on the show!
#bookspinbingo - free space
#read2025
I‘m always up for a Jane Austen retelling, and this one is an #lgbtq+ retelling of Emma. It‘s my pick for #readordonate for May!
This is my pick for #fictionaltraveler for May!
pickFamily secrets are revealed and new and old loves are found when a grandmother and granddaughter make a summer visit to the Italian island where their family is from. A decent read and the descriptions of the Italian settings will make you feel like you were there - or at least make you wish you were!
#fictionaltraveler
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My pick for May for #thematiccozies! It‘s the first in a series, and the MC (and amateur sleuth) starts her new job as head gardener of a wealthy gated community.
pickI couldn‘t take it anymore and I had to finish! I can‘t say too much because I read this with the #LittensLoveRomance group, but like the previous books in the series, this one is also an emotional roller coaster. The author has a great talent for writing tension and twists!
#serieslove2025
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pickI have finally read this! Obviously I‘m not the target audience for it, and I just never thought much about making it a priority. But it was delightful! I can see why it‘s so beloved.
And I am curious about which Hogwart‘s house I‘d be sorted into 🤔
#bookspinbingo - free space and got a bingo!
#pop25 - book I‘ve always avoided reading
so-soThis was just okay for me. It was character driven, so there‘s not much actually happening. I prefer plot driven stories!
#bookspinbingo
#read2025
pickI loved the 80s setting…brought back some memories for sure. This is a sad love story, but a really good one too.
#LittensLoveRomance
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pickAnother cute and steamy installment in the series! 🍓
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month
#serieslove2025
#read2025
A few months ago when I found out there was gonna be a Golden Girls cozy mystery, you better believe I preordered it! Can‘t wait to read it!
