review library
here you’ll find all my reviews from my instagram @beachreadsandbubbly
Hardly Strangers
This fun, sexy, & quick read packs more of an emotional punch than I was expecting…
The Boyfriend
This is a super quick, impossible-to-put-down thriller that was creepy in the perfect way for spooky season but not so creepy that I couldn’t sleep at night…
The Pumpkin Spice Café
If I don’t immediately become a coffee shop owner in an idyllic small town in New England where all the townspeople are either lovable meddlers or hot farmers, I will freak out …
Four Weekends and a Funeral
Came for the romance and stayed for the honest portrayal of BRCA1, what it means to be a carrier, and the toll a double mastectomy has on a woman …
Tangled Up In You
This is a modern retelling of Disney’s Tangled, written by one of my favorite romcom authors, Christina Lauren…
One Perfect Couple
This is one of those won’t-keep-you-up-at-night thrillers that I am always looking for …
Leather & Lark
Should I have read this dark & murdery book when my body is still flooded with postpartum hormones?…
The Guncle Abroad
I LOVED The Guncle and was so excited to catch up with the Patrick, Maisie, and Grant again in this sequel!…
Very Bad Company
If you have a corporate job and your idea of fun is not reading about fictional people with corporate jobs, I would not read this. LOL! …
You Know What You Did
I find it so hard to review a thriller because I don’t want to give anything away! …
Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark
What is there to say about The Magnolia Parks universe that I haven’t said already? …
Only If You're Lucky
This is a moody & atmospheric thriller told through alternating timelines, switching between the Outer Banks & a small college in South Carolina …
Bend Toward the Sun
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 …
Canadian Boyfriend
A cute love story between two well-adjusted adults who go to therapy! …
Hey, I’m Katie.
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