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Recent Reviews
If you adore Colleen Hoover-style romance novels, stop reading my review and head straight to your library to pick this one up …
I am here to say this book is SoOoO Millennial coded, and I LOVE IT FOR THAT REASON …
This is a moody & atmospheric thriller told through alternating timelines, switching between the Outer Banks & a small college in South Carolina …
After reading this book, I’ve come to the conclusion that Jessa Hasting’s books are just incredibly polarizing! …
I am a sucker for a celeb/normal person romance so this was right up my alley …
What is there left for me to say about Ali Hazelwood? I love EVERYTHING she does …
This author describes her writing style as “cinematic storytelling,” and I wouldn’t have been able to define that term until I read one of her books …
A cute love story between two well-adjusted adults who go to therapy! …
All that said, this is a totally sexy, tension-filled, angsty, hot, dark, addictive romance novel …
This story of family drama, obscene wealth, and dark secrets had me hooked from the beginning …
To me, the perfect thriller keeps me guessing until the very end, and this did exactly that! …
I can’t tell if this book was just MEH or if this is a case of expectations being too high …
This super sweet romance is festive and filled to the brim with LOVE …
A badass FBI agent goes home for the holidays upon learning her sister is (unknowingly?) marrying a crime lord …
Sometimes, when I’m knee-deep in a holiday romance, it’s nice to escape the genre for a beat and try something different; this story fits the bill …
Fake Dating! Enemies to lovers! A cabin in Vermont! What a fun and festive read …
This book is really a love letter to New York & gelato …
A short & funny holiday mystery written in a super unique way …
Take a Hallmark movie, make it steamy, and you get this HGTV-inspired romance! …
In How I Met Your Mother (a show I LOVE to rewatch, although Ted can be so whiny at times but I just adore Marshall), Robin tells Ted, “If you have chemistry, you only need one other thing - timing …
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Hey, I’m Katie.
I am an avid reader who loves a beach read. Whether it’s a steamy romance, a creepy thriller, or a fascinating auto-biography, I love getting lost in a book. Treat this page as an escape into the wonderful world of books (and beauty & fashion, too!).
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I love to review steamy books that are heavy on the romance and light on the plot. ;)
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I think my favorite thing about this thriller was the pacing …