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23/07/2023
- Kate O'Keeffe 02/07/2023

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02/07/2023

Happy Sunday book lovers! Truer words have never been spoken. I’m I right?

Happy Friday friends! Another day, another book review! 😃 

Full of quirky characters and full of charm, this cozy mystery was just what I needed to read, during a very stressful week. 

This is my first read by this author, and it definitely won’t be my last. It was funny, heartwarming, and definitely binge worthy. You want to know who’s the culprit, so you read on as fast as you can, and in the end everything comes nicely together. 

This is a story written in several different point of views, and it all worked. It was funny, silly, heartwarming, suspenseful, and fun. If you like quirky characters that grab onto your ❤️, this is the book for you. Vera Wong 👵🏼will be a character I won’t forget.

✨Synopsis ✨
Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady, who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to. 

Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand, a flash drive. Vera doesn’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops, she sort of . . . swipes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron. Why? Because Vera is sure she would do a better job than the police possibly could. Vera knows the killer will be back for the flash drive; all she has to do is watch the increasing number of customers at her shop and figure out which one among them is the killer. 

What Vera does not expect is to form friendships with her customers and start to care for each and every one of them. Who’s the killer???

❓Have you read any of Jesse Q. Susanto’s books? Which one do you recommend I read next? 
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If you’re ever in the mood for a cozy mystery check this book out. Super funny. Click to read my review!

Happy Friday friends! Another day, another book review! 😃 Full of quirky characters and full of charm, this cozy mystery was just what I needed to read, during a very stressful week. This is my first read by this author, and it definitely won’t be my last. It was funny, heartwarming, and definitely binge worthy. You want to know who’s the culprit, so you read on as fast as you can, and in the end everything comes nicely together. This is a story written in several different point of views, and it all worked. It was funny, silly, heartwarming, suspenseful, and fun. If you like quirky characters that grab onto your ❤️, this is the book for you. Vera Wong 👵🏼will be a character I won’t forget. ✨Synopsis ✨ Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady, who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to. Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand, a flash drive. Vera doesn’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops, she sort of . . . swipes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron. Why? Because Vera is sure she would do a better job than the police possibly could. Vera knows the killer will be back for the flash drive; all she has to do is watch the increasing number of customers at her shop and figure out which one among them is the killer. What Vera does not expect is to form friendships with her customers and start to care for each and every one of them. Who’s the killer??? ❓Have you read any of Jesse Q. Susanto’s books? Which one do you recommend I read next? . . . . . . . . #verawongsunsolicitedadviceformurderers #jesseqsutanto #jesseqsutantonovel #bookreview #bookstagram #newbookstagrammer #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookish #bookrecs #bookrec #booksbooksbooks #booksbooksandmorebooks #bookworm #goodreads #reader #mystery #cozymystery #cozymysteries #mysterythriller #fictionbooks #bookrecommendations

WOW friends. THIS BOOK. I felt it in my soul! I finished it some days ago and since then, I’ve been sitting on my thoughts, wondering if I could even come close to writing something good enough to do this book justice. 

I have to be honest, I expected it to be good. I was super pumped when the book was announced, and I rushed to get it the same day it was released, yet somehow 😱 I only just got around to reading it, and I totally regret not devouring it on the same day.

I thought it was so powerful and so beautifully written. Heartbreaking and wonderful all at once🥰. It is absolutely everything I hoped it would be, and a little bit more. I just love when this happens!!

Captivating, and full of passion, this book captures a couples journey from how they completely fell apart, to how they found their way back to each other. So much raw emotion wrapped up in this second chance romance 💘.

This story deals with very heavy subjects, but they were handled with such care, and executed perfectly in my opinion. I literally went on a roller coaster of emotions, and fell in love with the characters 😍. My love for this book will last forever, just like Yasmen’s and Josiah’s ❤️❤️❤️.

I am SO HAPPY this is a series!!!
This has to be Kennedy Ryan’s best book yet. I’ve only read her Grip series, but I’m reading everything she puts out, period!👏🏻 
If you haven’t grabbed this one yet, get it, it’s phenomenal!!!🤩 
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Click here for my review of one of the best books I’ve read this year. Amazing job Kennedy Ryan! ❤️❤️❤️

WOW friends. THIS BOOK. I felt it in my soul! I finished it some days ago and since then, I’ve been sitting on my thoughts, wondering if I could even come close to writing something good enough to do this book justice. I have to be honest, I expected it to be good. I was super pumped when the book was announced, and I rushed to get it the same day it was released, yet somehow 😱 I only just got around to reading it, and I totally regret not devouring it on the same day. I thought it was so powerful and so beautifully written. Heartbreaking and wonderful all at once🥰. It is absolutely everything I hoped it would be, and a little bit more. I just love when this happens!! Captivating, and full of passion, this book captures a couples journey from how they completely fell apart, to how they found their way back to each other. So much raw emotion wrapped up in this second chance romance 💘. This story deals with very heavy subjects, but they were handled with such care, and executed perfectly in my opinion. I literally went on a roller coaster of emotions, and fell in love with the characters 😍. My love for this book will last forever, just like Yasmen’s and Josiah’s ❤️❤️❤️. I am SO HAPPY this is a series!!! This has to be Kennedy Ryan’s best book yet. I’ve only read her Grip series, but I’m reading everything she puts out, period!👏🏻 If you haven’t grabbed this one yet, get it, it’s phenomenal!!!🤩 . . . . . . . . #beforeiletgo #kennedyryan #romance #secondchanceromance #contemporaryromance #contemporaryromancereads #womensfiction #bookstagram #newbookstagrammer #bookworm #booklover #fivestarreads #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookreviews #booksbooksbooks #booksbooksandmorebooks #bibliophile #bibliophiles #booknerd #books #bookstagrammer #booksilove

This book is one I always recommend to people.  I don’t even remember where, or when exactly I picked it up, but once I read it, I was absolutely impressed, and taken by the story. I don’t have words to explain it, but one thing I can say is, that this book is truly AMAZING. Have you read it? If you haven’t, I think you definitely should. Solid 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What book sticks out in your memory, as one you always recommend to people? 

✨Description ✨
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.
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Click to read about a book I recommend to everyone!

This book is one I always recommend to people. I don’t even remember where, or when exactly I picked it up, but once I read it, I was absolutely impressed, and taken by the story. I don’t have words to explain it, but one thing I can say is, that this book is truly AMAZING. Have you read it? If you haven’t, I think you definitely should. Solid 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What book sticks out in your memory, as one you always recommend to people? ✨Description ✨ Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. . . . . . . . . #athousandsplendidsuns #khaledhosseini #bookstagram #newbookstagrammer #bookworm #booksofinstagram #historicalfiction #historicalfictionbooks #bookrecommendations #bookreview #bookreviews #bookreviewer #5starreads #readingrecommendations #booksbooksandmorebooks #booksbooksbooks @khosseini #readersofinstagram #reader #booklover #readmorebooks

This was an enjoyable read. It deals with love after loss, and grieving after su***de. It’s a journey of personal growth for Anna, who in my opinion was so brave to take on the journey that she did. I’m not sure I would have been able to take on the trip of a lifetime like she did, but it was entertaining to see her go through it, and eventually find love again. 
One thing that would have made me rate this book a little higher, would have been if the relationship between Anna and Keane, if their chemistry would have been more palpable. I felt it lacking throughout the book, and was hoping for more. Overall a light, easy read.

✨Description✨
Heartbroken by the loss of her fiancé, adventurous Anna finds a second chance at love with an Irish sailor.
After a reminder goes off for the Caribbean sailing trip Anna was supposed to take with her fiancé, she impulsively goes to sea in the sailboat he left her, intending to complete the voyage alone.
But after a treacherous night’s sail, she realizes she can’t do it by herself and hires Keane, a professional sailor, to help. Much like Anna, Keane is struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned. As romance rises with the tide, they discover that it’s never too late to chart a new course.
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Float Plan by Trish Doller mini review!

This was an enjoyable read. It deals with love after loss, and grieving after su***de. It’s a journey of personal growth for Anna, who in my opinion was so brave to take on the journey that she did. I’m not sure I would have been able to take on the trip of a lifetime like she did, but it was entertaining to see her go through it, and eventually find love again. One thing that would have made me rate this book a little higher, would have been if the relationship between Anna and Keane, if their chemistry would have been more palpable. I felt it lacking throughout the book, and was hoping for more. Overall a light, easy read. ✨Description✨ Heartbroken by the loss of her fiancé, adventurous Anna finds a second chance at love with an Irish sailor. After a reminder goes off for the Caribbean sailing trip Anna was supposed to take with her fiancé, she impulsively goes to sea in the sailboat he left her, intending to complete the voyage alone. But after a treacherous night’s sail, she realizes she can’t do it by herself and hires Keane, a professional sailor, to help. Much like Anna, Keane is struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned. As romance rises with the tide, they discover that it’s never too late to chart a new course. . . . . . . . . #floatplan #trishdoller #trishdollerbooks #bookstagram #newbookstagrammer #bookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #booksbooksandmorebooks #bookworm #fictionbooks #romcom #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookrecommendations

14/06/2023

Umm, can this be a reading couch? Yes please!

A sunflower couch?? Omg! 😍

Ok you guys, it’s official! I’m reading everything Ali Brady ever comes out with! ✨😍✨
The Comeback Summer is truly a heartwarming, and thought provoking novel of self discovery, and personal growth. The story is unique, and super entertaining. I found both characters very relatable, and I rooted for them both throughout the story. This book was so skillfully written, you would never know this was written by two different people. The story felt real, the sisterhood relationship made me wish I had a sister so badly, and I was totally invested throughout. I found myself laughing out loud in certain parts, and shedding a tear in another. Truly, the depth this story reached was one I didn’t expect, but was very pleased, and surprised to find. The way the secrets were revealed as the story developed blew my mind. So well done! I really enjoyed it. If you haven’t preordered this one, I suggest you do! ❤️

I loved, and was super impressed by Ali Brady’s first novel, The Beach Trap ( I suggest you pick it up too-solid 5🌟star), so when I had the opportunity to participate in their ARC program for their second novel, I was thrilled! Thanks so much @alibradybooks for the opportunity to read this before its release on May 9, 2023. I cannot wait to read your next novel! 

✨Description:
Two sisters, Libby and Hannah need a miracle to save the PR agency they inherited from their grandmother, which is loosing all its clients, and they can’t help see close. Lou, an eccentric self help guru, comes in looking for a new PR agency, and the girls immediately think her business could be their chance to save the company, but it’s not that simple.  Whoever works with Lou must complete a twelve-week challenge as part of her “Crush Your Comfort Zone” program. They get one summer to crush their comfort zones, and save their grandmother’s legacy. 

The sisters take on the challenge and both start making good progress—until Hannah’s first love rolls into town, and Libby accidentally falls for a guy she’s supposed to be setting up with her sister! Things get even more complicated when secrets come to light, but you have to read to find out!
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#thecomebacksummer #alibradybooks #bookreview 14/06/2023

First physical author sent ARC review 🥰

Ok you guys, it’s official! I’m reading everything Ali Brady ever comes out with! ✨😍✨ The Comeback Summer is truly a heartwarming, and thought provoking novel of self discovery, and personal growth. The story is unique, and super entertaining. I found both characters very relatable, and I rooted for them both throughout the story. This book was so skillfully written, you would never know this was written by two different people. The story felt real, the sisterhood relationship made me wish I had a sister so badly, and I was totally invested throughout. I found myself laughing out loud in certain parts, and shedding a tear in another. Truly, the depth this story reached was one I didn’t expect, but was very pleased, and surprised to find. The way the secrets were revealed as the story developed blew my mind. So well done! I really enjoyed it. If you haven’t preordered this one, I suggest you do! ❤️ I loved, and was super impressed by Ali Brady’s first novel, The Beach Trap ( I suggest you pick it up too-solid 5🌟star), so when I had the opportunity to participate in their ARC program for their second novel, I was thrilled! Thanks so much @alibradybooks for the opportunity to read this before its release on May 9, 2023. I cannot wait to read your next novel! ✨Description: Two sisters, Libby and Hannah need a miracle to save the PR agency they inherited from their grandmother, which is loosing all its clients, and they can’t help see close. Lou, an eccentric self help guru, comes in looking for a new PR agency, and the girls immediately think her business could be their chance to save the company, but it’s not that simple. Whoever works with Lou must complete a twelve-week challenge as part of her “Crush Your Comfort Zone” program. They get one summer to crush their comfort zones, and save their grandmother’s legacy. 

The sisters take on the challenge and both start making good progress—until Hannah’s first love rolls into town, and Libby accidentally falls for a guy she’s supposed to be setting up with her sister! Things get even more complicated when secrets come to light, but you have to read to find out! . . . #thecomebacksummer #alibradybooks #bookreview

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