Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen | Classic Book Review
Title: Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Published Date: Original 1813
Genre: Romance, Classic, Literary
Source: Library
Rating: ★ ★ ★
Summary:
Its hero, the handsome and wealthy Mr. Darcy, infuriates Elizabeth—and women readers around the world—with his rude arrogance, but all fall in love with him anyway.
A comedy of manners, romance, and neighborhood drama—it’s all there and…
Keep Your Friends Close by Cynthia Murphy | ARC Mystery Book Review
Title: Keep Your Friends Close
Author: Cynthia Murphy
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published Date: September 2025
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, YA
Source: Netgalley
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5
Goodreads Summary:
Chloe Roberts is on top of the world at Morton Academy. She’s a shoo-in for Head Girl and the lead spot in the school’s secret society: Jewel and Bone. But then her best friend, Nikhita Patel,…
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams | Non-Fiction Book Review
Title: Careless People
Author: Sarah Wynn-Williams
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published Date: Mach 2025
Genre: Non-Fiction, Tech
Source: Library
Summary:
From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a…
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid | Mini-Romance Book Review
Title: Heated Rivalry
Author: Rachel Reid
Publisher: Carina Press
Published Date: 2023
Genre: Romance, Sports
Source: Library
Rating: ★ ★ ★
Summary:
Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game.
Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.
Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is…
With Love From Harlem by ReShonda Tate | ARC Historical Fiction Book Review
Title: With Love From Harlem
Author: ReShonda Tate
Publisher: William Morrow
Published Date: January 27th, 2026
Genre: Historical Fiction
Source: Netgalley, William Morrow
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Summary:
Harlem, 1943. At just twenty-three, Hazel Scott is a woman on fire. A jazz prodigy, a glamorous film star, and a fierce advocate for civil rights, she’s breaking barriers and refusing to play…
Five Nights at Freddy's Tales from the Pizza Plex Volume 1.
Title: Five Nights at Freddy’s Tales from the Pizza Plex Volume 1.
Author: Scott Cawthon
Publisher: Graphix
Published Date: March 4th, 2025
Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror
Source: Library
Rating: ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
Have you ever ignored your conscience and done something you really knew you shouldn’t…? Maya can’t resist the temptation to explore an under construction section of Freddy…
2025 was simultaneously the longest and shortest year ever for me. Now with 2025 finally over, lets look back at my goals and see my stats for last year. My original 2025 Goals post!
Reading Goals
Read 150 books
24 non-fiction
12 classics
Read 30 books that I own
Get my Netgalley percentage up to 60. It is currently at 49%.
How I did
Read 115 books meaning I did not reach this goal but…
The Crown of Moonlight by Martina Boone | ARC Book Review
Title: The Crown of Moonlight
Author: Martina Boone
Publisher: Mayfair Publishing
Published Date: November 11th, 2025
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Source: Author
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5
Goodreads Summary:
Five crowns. Two reluctant lovers.One throne—and a doorway—between them.
Flora Domhnall is determined to protect her people and keep her Highland clan neutral in a war between immortals. Then she…
At War With Ourselves by H.R. McMaster | Non-Fiction Book Review
Title: At War with Ourselves
Author: H.R. McMaster
Publisher: Harper
Published Date: August 27th, 2024
Genre: Non-Fiction, Political
Source: Library
Goodreads Summary:
At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U.S. foreign policy at a critical moment in history. McMaster entered an administration beset by conflict and the hyper…
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste | Middle Grade Horror Book Review
Title: The Jumbies
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Published Date: April 28th, 2015
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Source: Library
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
The start of an exciting series filled with Caribbean folklore and daring adventure.
Corinne La Mer claims she isn’t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not…
Joy To The Girls by Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick | ARC Romance Book Review
Title: Joy to the Girls
Authors: Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published Date: September 30th, 2025
Genre: Romance, Teens, LGBTQIA+
Source: Netgalley and Simon & Schuster
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5
Goodreads Summary:
Getting the girl was easy, but can Alex and Molly keep each other when they’re both keeping secrets? Find out in this cozy…
The Scandalous Hamiltons by Bill Shaffer | Non-Fiction Book Review
Title: The Scandalous Hamiltons
Author: Bill Shaffer
Publisher: Kensington
Published Date: July 26, 2022
Genre: Non-Fiction, History
Source: Library
Goodreads Summary:
An Alexander Hamilton heir, a beautiful female con artist, an abandoned baby, and the shocking courtroom drama that was splashed across front pages from coast to coast—this is the fascinating true story behind one of the…
My Not So Great French Escape by Cliff Burke | Middle Grade Monday | Book Review
Title: My Not So Great French Escape
Author: Cliff Burke
Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books
Published Date: April 25th, 2023
Genre: Fiction
Source: Library
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
When Rylan’s best friend ditches him for the cool kids, Rylan thinks a summer spent working on a French farm will be the perfect chance to reconnect. But he doesn’t count on his long-lost…
Finding Mr. Purrfect by Codi Gary | Romance Book Review
Title: Finding Mr. Purrfect
Author: Codi Gary
Publisher: Forever
Published Date: January 16th, 2024
Genre: Romance
Source: Library
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
Full of cats, coffee, and charm, this laugh-out-loud, fake-dating romance between a brilliant baker and a charismatic commitment-phobe is the perfect treat for fans of Lyssa Kay Adams and Jasmine Guillory.
Charity Simmons…
Title: The Dead House
Author: Dawn Kurtagich
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published Date: September 15th, 2015
Genre: YA, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Page Count: 432
Format: Kindle
My Rating: ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
Three students: dead.
Carly Johnson: vanished without a trace.
Two decades have passed since an inferno swept through Elmbridge High, claiming the lives of three…
A Well Trained Wife by Tia Levings | Non-Fiction Book Review
Title: A Well Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
Author: Tia Levings
Publisher: St. Martins Press
Published Date: August 6th, 2024
Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoirs
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
The instant New York Times bestseller:
“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. Maybe it was up to…
All I want for Christmas is the Girl in Charge by Chelsea Bobulski | Book Review
Title: All I want for Christmas is the Girl in Charge
Author: Chelsea Bobulski
Publisher: Wise Wolf Books
Published Date: November 10th, 2021
Genre: Christmas, Contemporary
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Book Summary:
It’s the holiday season in this young-adult contemporary romance, and all Beckett Hawthorne wants is to make his way across the country and try to find some…