Book 8/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsAround the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is … Continue reading Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Book 7/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsMeet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the … Continue reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Book 5/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsAlice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, … Continue reading Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Book 4/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI started reading a romance novel for book 4 (IYKYK 😌) of my reading challenge on Valentine’s Day because Val’s Day 🥰Macy is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new paediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep … Continue reading Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Book 3/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsOne thing about me, I will ALWAYS find a way to inject Taylor Swift into a conversation and this review is no exception. Track five on Taylor’s seventh studio album, Lover, is called The Archer. For those who do not know, track fives have a big reputation among … Continue reading The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

Book 2/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsLwile is getting her groove back this year (liwe Lwile liwalo), so I decided to kick things off by reading about how Stella got hers back 😊Stella Payne is forty-two, divorced, a high-powered investment analyst, mother of eleven-year-old Quincy - and she does it all. In fact, if … Continue reading How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan

Book 1/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsCould a superstar singer also be a cold-hearted killer?It’s a trial that has electrified the world. Not only because the defendant is Maggie Bradford, the woman whose songs have captured hearts across the globe. And not only because the victim is Will Shepherd, the internationally admired athlete. But … Continue reading Hide and Seek by James Patterson

Book 40/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI started the year saying “I Do” on January 4th and so it felt right to end my 2024 reading challenge with this early Taylor Jenkins Reid read about what happens After I Do.After I Do is the story of a couple caught up in an old game—and … Continue reading After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Book 39/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsIt’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions.But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in … Continue reading In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Book 38/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsHarriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college, except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t. They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends. Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage … Continue reading Happy Place by Emily Henry