Once in a Timeline ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Iman Hariri-Kia Romance • October 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up I love a good time loop book and this one sounded amazing. Plus I’d read The Most Famous Girl in the World and gave it four stars. My Thoughts Laia Grace starts her day by…

Back Where We Started ⭐⭐⭐✨ Becca Freeman Romance • October 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up I read The Christmas Orphan’s Club and loved it. My Thoughts I found this to be a mix of Every Summer After and Into the Blue. Katie and Drew were next-door neighbors and best friends…

The Claus Conspiracy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tamara Berry Mystery • October 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up I read Murder Runs in the Family. It was a fun and different cozy mystery so I knew I wanted to read this Christmas themed one. My Thoughts This book is a great example of when…

Trad Wife ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sarah Langan Horror • September 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up The third Trad Wife titled book I saw on Netgalley. The premise seemed more of a suspenseful horror. My Thoughts When I finished this book, I immediately thought this is now my favorite trad wife book I’ve…

Building 903 ⭐⭐⭐ Lois Lowry Middle Grade Dystopian • September 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up The Giver is one of my favorite middle grade books. Knowing Lois Lowry was dipping her toe back into dystopian waters I wanted to read this as soon as possible. My Thoughts Building 903 started…

A Map to Murder ⭐⭐⭐ Michelle Chouinard Cozy Mystery • September 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up This is book three in The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco Series. I’ve enjoyed the first two books and wanted to see what Capri was up to now. My Thoughts After her previous…

You’re the One That I Haunt ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Katie Jung Romance • September 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up I love a romance ghost story. Reminds me of Reese Witherspoon in Just Like Heaven My Thoughts Libby and Carter have been best friends for 15 years. During that time, Libby has loved…

I Hope this Email Finds You in Hell ⭐⭐⭐ Mackenzie Reed Paranormal Romance • September 2026 • Paperback Why I Picked This Up I was hoping for a mash up of The Office and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but with demons. My Thoughts When Brie goes back into the office to send a fax, she…

A Study in Sparkling ⭐⭐⭐ Jodi McAlister Romance • September 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up The cover had a woman reading a book. And the description said he owned a wine bar. My Thoughts When Fiona Fisher’s husband Matt left her, it was to go to his other secret family….

Dolly All the Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Annabel Monaghan Romance • May 2026 • Paperback Why I Picked This Up I had posted a fake dating video on TikTok and someone said this was a great choice. My Thoughts Dolly is 100% a control freak who always needs to have a plan and save everyone. I doubt…

The Whisper Man ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alex North Thriller • June 2019 • Book of the Month Why I Picked This Up I’ve owned this book for years, but picked it up because of the movie out on Netflix. My Thoughts I finally read The Whisper Man by Alex North, and it was better than I expected….

An Academic Affair ⭐⭐⭐✨ Jodi McAlister Romance • November 2025 • Kindle Why I Picked This Up I saw A Study in Sparkling on Netgalley and wanted to read this as it’s the first book. My Thoughts I know some people are not fans of enemies to lovers or fake marriages, but that person is…

Trad Wife ⭐⭐⭐ Saratoga Schaefer Horror • February 2026 • Paperback Why I Picked This Up I saw there were three books named Trad Wife coming out this year and thought why not read all three. My Thoughts Yikes! I’m not sure what I expected, but my quick blurb would be: woman wants a baby…

The Season of Light and Darkness ⭐⭐⭐ Jillian Cantor Young Adult • August 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up I’ve been missing YA dystopian fiction. This one sounded like Divergent meets The Handmaid’s Tale, so I was into it. My Thoughts Some of the lower-rated reviews said this book felt very…

The Women in White ⭐⭐⭐ Sarah Pekkanen Thriller • August 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up It sounded creepy, and I was hoping for fall creepy vibes. My Thoughts This is marketed as a thriller, and I honestly have a bone to pick with that. But first, a little backstory on…