An online journal of my reading life
This was my first Talia Hibbert book. I know from my paranormal romance research that Talia Hibbert is more known for her steamy novels with hunky bros on the cover. But the one thing that really drew me to Talia Hibbert is her effort to create diverse romance stories. Not only does she cover diverse [...]
Good Morrow, gentle fellows! I woke up this morning looking over my Goodreads when I noticed I didn't write a review for Well Met. How could I make such an error? It probably was vacation brain taking over trying to pack and figure out what reads to take with me. But I'm back from vacation [...]
When I first picked up this book, I was excited about the premise. A bunch of dudes that put together a romance book club? I'm all about it. Gavin is the second basemen of the Nashville Legends and he just got the worst news of his life; his wife, Thea, wants a divorce. As his [...]
"Remember, remember the Fifth of November..." Happy Guy Fawkes Day! So a few weeks back, I might have teased that November was going to be a big month for publishing. I mean, many months are a big month for publishing, but this November 5th is the mother lode of highly anticipated reads we've been dying [...]
After a night of Halloween candy and watching scary movies, it's finally the end of October. And that means another wrap up of my reading month. I read nine books this month. I feel like I need to re-name my wrap ups to "books Simone spent a month yammering about because they're so good." Because [...]
Once upon a time there was a sea filled with endless possibilities, sweeping sagas, and stories; so many stories. But one day something happened to the sea leaving it stuck with stories but no endings. People thought this to be a scary change in the sea of possibility and decided to close the doors to [...]
Look, something new! No, I'm actually excited today because I get to share my first tea review with you all. Recently, Plum Deluxe reached out to me asking if they could send me some tea. Gratefully, I said "sure" and picked out a couple of their teas to sample. One of my all-time favorite beverages [...]
