Book 27/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsIf your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.Joy Delaney and husband Stan have done well. Four wonderful grown-up children. A family business to envy. The golden years of … Continue reading Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Book 26/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI was really conflicted about buying, and reading, The Tales of Beedle the Bard because J.K. Rowling is a massive transphobe and I am not normally one to separate the artist from the art. But it’s from the world of Harry Potter and out of the 3 books … Continue reading The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Book 25/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsWhen they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever.Twenty-five … Continue reading Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

Book 24/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI got married in 2024 so you knowww book 24 of my reading challenge is going to be a romance novel 😌Before I Let Go is a second chance romance novel centered on and around Yasmen and Josiah Wade. Their love was supposed to last forever. But when … Continue reading Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Book 23/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAnother reread 😅I first read Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything in 2015 and rated it 5 stars. I turned 37 on August 3rd and am currently on a journey to ‘Eat. Pray. Love.’ my way into 38 as that will be a special age because … Continue reading Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert

Book 22/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThis was my fourth Gabrielle Zevin read. The first, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, was a 5 star read that I devoured in a day. The second, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, was a 4 star read. The third, Elsewhere, was a 2 star read that left … Continue reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Book 21/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is my second Angie Thomas read, the first being her debut The Hate U Give that I read for book 21/30 of my 2022 reading challenge. And since I love a full circle moment, I decided to read On the Come Up for book 21/30 of my … Continue reading On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Book 20/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThe Nest is the story of four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. I may have rated it 3 stars, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would 😅The Plumb siblings – Leo, Melody, Jack … Continue reading The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Book 19/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsLouise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she … Continue reading Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

Book 18/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsBea Schumacher is a stylish plus-size fashion blogger who enjoys indulging in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze. But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show and after she drunk rants about it online, she receives a call … Continue reading One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London