Category: Adult Fiction

Adult Fiction, Romance

Sugar and Spice by Debbie Macomber

Michelle

Ages 18+

sugar and spice

Jayne is a 27-year-old virgin children’s librarian who’s looking for a date for her upcoming high school reunion. She is shy and reads all kinds of books including one called How to Get A Man Interested In You.  She’s still single and needs a date for the reunion so she isn’t made fun of just like she was in high school. 

She met a guy at an art gallery recently but isn’t quite sure she’ll recognize him the next time she sees him because she wasn’t wearing her glasses the first time they met. 

Now, being a glasses-wearing children’s librarian myself I can relate quite a bit to Jayne. However, this character makes me mad because she is ashamed of who she is! I love my job and I love the fact that I always have my nose in a book. Should I socialize more? Sure. But curling up with a book is just about my favorite thing to do. 

Sugar and Spice is so cliche it’s crazy and it just bothers me to no end. I love Debbie Macomber’s books but this one just infuriated me. I loved the story, it’s just that this character needs to get her stuff together and read a book on confidence. 

Adult Fiction, Tear Jerkers

The Secret Language of Sisters by Luanne Rice

Michelle

Ages 18+

secret language of sisters

Roo’s life is changed forever when she responds to a text while driving. She is in a bad car accident and ends up paralyzed in the hospital. To her family, she seems like she’s in a coma, but she has locked-in syndrome, which means that she can see, hear, and understand everything around her, but no one knows it. Roo’s sister Tilly is the one who sent that fateful text, and she now must deal with the guilt and consequences of her actions.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

Sunbaked by Junie Coffey

Michelle

Ages 18+

sunbaked

Nina Spark has just moved to Pineapple Cay, and things are going really well for her as she settles into her cottage on the beach. However, Barry Bassett, a local man, has his eye on her cottage and plans to tear it down so he can put up condos. Then Barry’s wife Tiffany goes missing, and Nina is the prime suspect. Nina has to figure out who is really behind the disappearance of Tiffany Bassett before she ultimately takes the blame!

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

The Perils of a Literary Life by Jennifer Weeks

Michelle

Ages 18+

perils of a literary life

This book is perfect for anyone who loves literature, and explores what happens when you lose your grip on reality. Alice meets William, her neighbor’s nephew, and is immediately attracted to him. The two of them become great friends, but Alice is madly in love with him and believes they’re soulmates. Alice loses her grip on reality and this novel explores the impact of literature on the psyche.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

Camino Beach by Amanda Callendrier

Michelle

Ages 18+

camino beach

High school friends Sarah, Jack and Kristen embark on a journey to find and reconnect their old friend Roxanne. She was the kind of girl who got into loads of trouble back in the day, and disappeared right before graduation. Sarah isn’t so sure she wants to track Roxanne down, however, because she betrayed Roxanne, and she fears that is what ultimately lead to her disappearance.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

The Last Piece of My Heart by Paige Toon

Michelle

Ages 18+

last piece of my heart

Bridget is a travel journalist whose dream it is to turn her blog into a novel. She writes about relationships, and her blog has been successful thus far. However, her book has been rejected by every publisher she’s submitted to. Just when she’s about to give up hope, she takes an alternative route and agrees to finish a best selling novel whose author, Nicole Dupre, has recently died. She is happy to have the job, although under sad circumstances, but as Bridget gets to know Nicole’s family, her prerogative begins to change.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews, Romance, Series

Bridges by Maria Murnane

Michelle

Ages 18+

bridges

In the second book in the Daphne White series, Daphne is hit with an unbelievable piece of news: her world-traveler friend Skylar, who has vowed never to get married, is engaged! As Daphne heads to New York to celebrate with Skylar and their friend KC, and she should be in high spirits. However, she has just finished writing a novel and all she has received for her work is a bunch of publishing company rejection letters. Will she ever catch a break? And Daphne’s not the only one with a secret; it turns out KC has been hiding something as well. Dive into Maria Murnane’s latest book and let the secrets unravel!

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Romance

Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham

Michelle

Ages 18+

cocktails

Sophie Kinsella, the author of the best selling Shopaholic series, writes as Madeleine Wickham in this rom-com of a novel. Roxanne, Maggie and Candice are three colleagues and friends who work for The Londoner, a popular fashion magazine. Every month, the girls meet at Manhattan Bar in London for a night of fun and chitchat. They talk about almost everything. Each girl has a secret, however, that they are unwilling to spill. Read Cocktails for Three to find out how their lives unravel and their secrets are ultimately revealed.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Michelle

beartownAges 18+

Beartown is a tiny community situated in the forest, and it is known for their ice rink and hockey team. The semi-final match should have been an exciting time, but instead, the result is a girl who is a victim of violence. Now the town must come together and fight back. Will they see victory or will this be the end of Beartown for good?

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.