Book 51/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThis was saved from being a 2 star read for two reasons:1. Sebastian Devereux, the Duke of Montgomery2. The chapters with his POVBringing Down the Duke is set in England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among … Continue reading Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

Book 50/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars'Tis is the sequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning Angela's Ashes: A Memoir of a Childhood and ‘tis with a heavy heart I say ‘twas no Angela’s Ashes 🥴I read Angela’s Ashes in 2017 and absolutely loved it! It was a 5 star read and in my Goodreads review … Continue reading ‘Tis by Frank McCourt

Book 49/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI was verrrryyy excited for Malibu Rising as it was my fourth TJR read 🤓 Of the other three, two were 5 star reads (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & the Six) and one was a 4 star read (One True Loves) 🤩Malibu Rising … Continue reading Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Book 48/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThe Inheritance Games trilogy started off really strong, hence I rated The Inheritance Games 4 stars. Unfortunately for me it got progressively worse with The Hawthorne Legacy being an average 3 star read and The Final Gambit being a flaccid 2 star read 🥴Picking up where The Hawthorne … Continue reading The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Book 47/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThe Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than … Continue reading The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Book 46/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsThis was the first of four books I read on my Hot Girl Summer 🤩🥳💃🌞🏖️🍹🌊😎 and it was the perfect fast-paced, entertaining escape to kick off my 11-night solo vacation at the Coast (five nights in Malindi, two in Mombasa and four in Diani).The Inheritance Games is centered … Continue reading The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Book 45/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsMy second 1 star read of the year 😭😭I had previously gone 535 days without reading a 1 star book until I read Exit West by Mohsin Hamid in April. Four months later here I am with the second 1 star read of my 2023 reading challenge and … Continue reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Book 44/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsLast year I read Ali Hazelwood’s debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, for book 44/30 because book 44 is ALWAYS a romance one, IYKYK 😌 It was my final book of the year (and a MAJOR 5 star read 🤩), and here I am this year reading her second … Continue reading Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Book 43/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsFIVE FAXIN STARS 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟This was my TENTH!!!!!!!!!! 5 star read of my 2023 reading challenge and:1. I LOVE THAT FOR ME 💅🤓2. Oh, I don't know, you got me good, you got me really good (Olivia Rodrigo voice) with this one Fredrik Backman.It took me 3 days … Continue reading Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

Book 42/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThis was adapted into a miniseries by Apple TV+ in 2020 starring Chris Evans (who got married the weekend before I started reading this 🥲) and I ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY LOVED IT!!! 13/10 would recommend 🤩 and so I went into this hoping the book is just as good as, … Continue reading Defending Jacob by William Landay