Book 6/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started my third Taylor Jenkins Reid read on the 3rd of the month and the numbers + calendar lover I am loves that for me 🤩😍🤓Furthermore, this is my second 5 star read of the year, the first being The Girl with the Louding Voice which … Continue reading Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Book 5/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThis was adapted into a TV show in 2022 by Apple TV+, and while the book is almost always better than the movie/TV show, I am quite sure The Shining Girls is one of the few AF exceptions to the rule.The Shining Girls is a story about a … Continue reading The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

Book 4/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsUp until Chapter 23 on page 378, this was a 2 star read. And then, enter the long-awaited smut in chapter 23 and it was sooo damn good that it elevated my rating to 3 stars.I need to start by saying that I am not a fan of … Continue reading The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Book 3/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsMy first 5 star read of 2023 🤩It took me 5 days to read The Girl with the Louding Voice and that is because I was admitted to hospital for surgery on the day I started reading it and finished it the night before I was discharged. If … Continue reading The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Book 2/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsTwo stars for book two 🥴🥴I have been a fan of James Patterson ever since I read (and watched the movie adaptations of) Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls 20+ years ago. Those two bangers set me on a course to read the entire Alex Cross … Continue reading The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Book 1/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI intentionally chose You and Me on Vacation for the inaugural read of my 2023 reading challenge as my fiancé and I would be on vacation at the time I was reading it. I know that’s a little a lot on the nose, but I have a lot … Continue reading You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

Book 44/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsMy 2022 reading challenge goal was to read 44 books and my plan for book 44 was a romance novel because:1. The number 4 is incredibly significant to my relationship 😌2. I’m super into saving the best for last and so I chose to close the year with … Continue reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Books 41, 42 & 43/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsWhew! The Forbidden Game trilogy was 750 pages of silliness and immaturity 🥴🥴🥴I enjoyed the four primary works in The Vampire Diaries series i.e. The Awakening & The Struggle and The Fury / Dark Reunion and in my review of The Fury / Dark Reunion, … Continue reading The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith

Book 40/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThis was my second Isabel Allende read, the first being The House of the Spirits which I rated 2 stars. I may have rated Daughter of Fortune 3 stars, but for the life of me I cannot tell you why I gave it one more star than THotS … Continue reading Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

Book 39/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars4 ½ stars.This was sooo good. So much so that I'm going to do something I rarely do which is give this an extra ½ star. I’ve mentioned a few times before that I’m not a believer in ½ stars when it comes to reviews, so this is … Continue reading Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight