I made a tactical error with this book. While I originally picked this one up because of the cover (a clearly plus size main character? Sold!) I read the acknowledgements before writing the review. In that piece of writing, it became clear just how much of the author’s own life was put on the page. Big things. Life changing things. It made me look at the book differently. I really enjoyed Vera Stein is Fine … Continue reading Vera Stein is Fine by Julie Murphy
We are a few days past the halfway point of 2026 (we made it!) and I am asking an important, difficult question. What is your favorite book you’ve read so far this year? Rules: you may name 1 fiction and 1 nonfiction. That is the limit. Yes, I’m know. I’m terrible. Also: the book does not have to be a 2026 book! Any book you haven’t read before is a new book. Sarah: I’m the … Continue reading What is Your Favorite Book You’ve Read So Far This Year?
I read this book in snatched moments and stolen hours and I adored it. It features tropes that I’m not all that interested in: single dad, nanny x boss, and small town romance, but the writing is so immersive and rich that these didn’t feel like familiar tropes. They felt original and fresh. Like this was the first nanny on the planet to fall in love with her boss. THAT original. But I’m getting ahead … Continue reading Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
RECOMMENDED: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole is $1.99! We read this for my book club and we all agreed there wasn’t enough blacksmithing and sword-making. Carrie enjoyed this one and gave it an A-:
This is such a solid book – it’s tear-jerking, it’s inspiring, it’s sexy and romantic, it’s interesting (sword history!) and it’s funny. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
RECOMMENDED: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty is $1.99 for today only! Carrie squeed about this one:
I adored every part of this story – the stakes, the world-building, the language, the characters, and the action. I can’t wait to read more of it.
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn is $1.99! Quinn writes some great historical fiction and this one came out over the summer. We featured it on Hide Your Wallet. I can also understand if reading about McCarthyism feels a little too much right now.
A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone is $1.99! This is book three in the Christmas Notch holiday romance series. It also came out in September, so a relatively recent release.
