Recently (and by recently I mean in June and July because it took me that long to get this blog post up) I gave myself a fun summer reading challenge… read a whole bunch of books about mermaids all in a row. Really, it came about when I realized that I had accumulated a number… Continue reading LiteraryJo Reads About Mermaids
Published: August 9th, 2018 Genre: Romantic Comedy My Rating 5/5 Stars Today’s the day! For those of you who have spent much time on bookstagram or in the book blogging world, you probably know exactly what I’m talking about — today is the day for the release of R.S. Grey’s latest romantic comedy! I am… Continue reading NOT SO NICE GUY BY R.S. GREY
Published: February 2018 by Harper Genre: True Crime My Rating: 5/5 Stars I’ll preface this by saying that I’ve never been much of a true crime fan. And by that I mean I have never before read any true crime nor had any interest… because I’m a big ol’ scaredy cat. So the fact that… Continue reading I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK BY MICHELLE MCNAMARA
Published: February 6th, 2018 Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating: 4/5 Stars When I got this book in my Book of the Month box, I had heard a lot of good things and was excited to read it. But despite by 2018 New Year’s Resolution to read my Book of the Month picks in the same… Continue reading AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE BY TAYARI JONES
Published April 10th, 2018 Genre: Contemporary Romance My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars First, let me say thank you to Gallery Books for sending me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! Although I’ve been hearing about the writing duo Christina Lauren for a while now, this was my first experience with… Continue reading LOVE AND OTHER WORDS BY CHRISTINA LAUREN
Published July 17th, 2018 by Flatiron Books Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating 4/5 Stars You might remember my obsession last summer with The Resurrection of Joan Ashby…it was pretty intense. From the very beginning of that incredible novel I was enchanted and I gushed about on Instagram, in real life to anyone who would listen, and… Continue reading THE FAMILY TABOR BY CHERISE WOLAS
Published: May 1, 2018 by Little A Genre: Memoir My Rating: 5/5 Stars First of all, let me say thank you to the author, Cinelle Barnes, for reaching out to me and offering me a copy of this book, as well as the sweetest smelling candle to go with it! I’m so glad for all… Continue reading MONSOON MANSION BY CINELLE BARNES
