Genre: Coming of Age

Review: The Last Bathing Beaut..

Posted September 1, 2020 by Alana in Book Reviews, Historic Fiction / 0 Comments

A beautifully penned glimpse into the 1950s, readers are first introduced to Betty on her wedding day in a prologue that makes it clear the impending nuptials are anything but a typical celebration. This was a far more emotional read than expected for me. Amy Sue Nathan is a new author to me but I am absolutely going to be reading her backlist. I typically don’t care for books that use POVs to catapult readers from past into the present […]

Book Review: Don’t You F..

Posted January 10, 2020 by Alana in Book Reviews, Chick Lit, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Women's Fiction / 0 Comments

Mhairi McFarlane was a new to me author last year, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I will be revisiting her work time and time again. I’m not one to include content warnings, at least not specifics, but be warned there are some heavier scenes/memories that might be uncomfortable for some readers. What we need to do is chat about our amusing female lead, Georgina. Georgina is a bit of a mess, and I love […]