Book 15/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI was apprehensive going into this because my first (and previously only) Sarah Dessen book (That Summer) was a hard 1 star read 🥴 Lucky for me my apprehension was not validated as Dreamland was a decent 3 star read.Ever since she started going out with Rogerson Biscoe, … Continue reading Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

Book 14/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThe Silent Patient was my second of six 5 star reads in 2021 and to this day I am still blown away by that incredible twist 🤯 I went into The Maidens wary that it might not be as good as the author’s debut novel judging by the … Continue reading The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

Book 13/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI was Enchanted to start my fifth Taylor Jenkins Reid read for book 13 (because me 🤝 Taylor Swift 🤝 triskaidekaphilia 👯‍♀️) of my 2024 reading challenge on April 19th aka THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT 🤍 release day because, just like Carrie Soto, Taylor Swift Is Back!!! We … Continue reading Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Book 12/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAuburn Reed is determined to rebuild her shattered life and she has no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she does not expect to become deeply attracted to the studio’s enigmatic artist, Owen Gentry. For once, Auburn … Continue reading Confess by Colleen Hoover

Book 11/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThis was an easy-to-read take on the classic fairytale, and I loved that the FMC was called Valerie as I can count on one hand the number of times I have read a book with a character, main or side, that has the same name as me.That said, … Continue reading Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

Book 10/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAt the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the … Continue reading The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Book 9/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsWe are only three months into 2024 yet this is my fourth romance read of the year, so clearly I am going a little heavy on the genre 😅 but don’t blame me as I am fully in my newlywed era 👰‍♀️Part of Your World is the story … Continue reading Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Book 8/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsAfter the EPICNESS that was Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom, I was beyond eager to read Leigh Bardugo's coming-of-age story about Diana, Princess of the Amazons. I started reading Wonder Woman: Warbringer for book 8 on International Women's Day, aka my late mum’s birthday, and best believe … Continue reading Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

Book 7/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsI added Normal People to my Want to Read shelf on Goodreads in January 2021 and, 3 years later, I was quite excited to read my first Sally Rooney book. So imagine how disappointed I am that it started off strong but ended up being an unremarkable 2 … Continue reading Normal People by Sally Rooney

Book 6/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI had wanted to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for some time because that title is quite something 😅 Throw in a rating of 4.19 on Goodreads from ~ 750k reviewers and that definitely sweetens the pot 🤓January 1946: London is emerging from the … Continue reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows