| Book #, Information & Link | Mini Book Review |
Book #1 of 2025:
Powerless by Elsie Silver
(Chestnut Springs 3) | Childhood friends who’ve been secretly in love with each other and a runaway bride situation meet our friends in Chestnut Springs. Still loving this series and I’ll be so sad when I run out of Elsie Silver books to read. If you enjoy a bit of an angsty romance with some extra spicy bits, you’ll love this series! |
Book #2 of 2025:
Reckless by Elsie Silver
(Chestnut Springs 4) | Book 4 in the Chestnut Springs series and this one had me in tears within the first 1/3 of the story. I absolutely loved Winter and Theo’s story. I can’t really my favorite parts without spoilers, so let’s just stick with it was absolutely swoony. |
Book #3 of 2025:
Hopeless by Elsie Silver
(Chestnut Springs 5) | Ahhh the end of the Chestnut Springs books and I’m not ready! I’m so happy we finally got to Beau’s story and that by the end of this books we not only got his Happily Ever After, but were able to enjoy the after of the Happily Ever Afters for the rest of the characters I’ve grown to love over the series. Wonderful series and it gave me all the warm fuzzies. |
Book #4 of 2025:
Hate Hex by Gina LaManna | Trixie has spent a lifetime repressing her magic, until one night, she meets a grumpy, devilishly handsome vampire in a dark alley, and she accidentally activates her powers. After Trixie puts a teeny, tiny hex on her new nemesis, Dom retaliates in a big way. It’s all clever enchantments and witty curses, until Dominic’s brother suddenly returns, hellbent on revenge. A nice little paranormal romance to shake things up! I enjoy this author and other books in her connected series. This was a fun stand-alone book and is currently free on Kindle Unlimited. |
Book #5 of 2025:
Fourth Wing (The Emperean Book 1) by Rebecca Yarros | I hardly ever do it and definitely not this quickly, but with the 3rd book in the series coming out this month I decided to do a re-read of the first two. I actually enjoyed it more upon the second reading, knowing some of the twists and recognizing the breadcrumbs dropped along the way. It is a very satisfying book with interesting world building. Of course, I hate a cliffhanger ending (which is why I wanted to throw the second book at the wall when I realized I caught up to real time). With that being said, on to (or back to) book 2! |
Book #6 of 2025:
Iron Flame (The Emperean Book 2) by Rebecca Yarros | The second book of my re-read to get ready for the newly released third book. Once again I enjoyed a second look and seeing all the clues scattered around that I overlooked the first time. With that being said, knowing about some of the difficult parts made me dread getting through them all over again. With the shocking cliffhanger, I’m so happy that I can start the next book now! |
| Book #7 of 2025: Onyx Storm (The Emperean Book 3) by Rebecca Yarros | The third book in the series and I’m so glad I re-read the first two before jumping into this one. This one was a book of growth, for all of the main characters we have grown to love over the series. There were some battles that left me hanging on the edge of my seat and some pretty hilarious moments that had me giggling. This was the best in the series so far, even though I hate yet another cliff hanger that makes me want to throw my book at the wall. This is also the first time in quite a while when I’ve read a popular book series as it has come out and I am loving all the social media reactions content surrounding this book! |
Book #8 of 2025:
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez | Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll date each other and break up. This is not a sweet and sappy beach read. It was so freaking good and OHMYGOD the feelings. I was either in love with Justin or ready to sob my face off. Absolute perfection. Highly recommend and currently free on Kindle Unlimited! |
Book #9 of 2025:
Part Of Your World
By Abby Jimenez | Once I finished Just for the Summer (and loved it), I realized it was actually the second book in the series. So, obviously I had to go and read this one, since it was book 1. Loved this opposites attract love story and the peeks of characters from the other book. In fact, I went back and re-read the end of the other book too so now I’m ALL caught up. A great little series and I highly recommend it. And apparently I read the third book in the series last year. |
Book #10 of 2025:
Ink of Copper by E.M. Meyers | Celebrating her recent divorce, Ellie Whitmore books a cruise to the Greek Isles where she meets Evander. Thrust into a mythical world, Ellie soon finds nothing is as it seems as she struggles to control the one thing she fears most. This Olympian-centered retelling of The Odyssey is a lot. It’s got a ton of Ancient Greek characters and super long and pops back and forth between times and people. While I did enjoy it, I do feel like a couple more rounds of editing would have been helpful. For Ancient Greece lovers, it’s like a grown up Percy Jackson adventure. |
Book #11 of 2025:
Rebel Homemaker by Drew Barrymore | In her first lifestyle and cookbook, Drew shares recipes, stories from her life, and personal photos that show how she lives a healthy, delicious, and joyful life through her own rebellious brand of homemaking. A mix of stories and recipes and I found the stories more engaging. I especially liked her 30 meal memories, which makes me want to write down meals I have had that have stuck with me. Like the filet mignon served at our wedding reception that we ate in the happy fog of getting married in front of our friends and family. It was delicious. |
Book #12 of 2025:
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison | A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle–inspired love story. I absolutely loved the Lovelight Farms series, so when this book came out I immediately had it on my Must Read list. I love the Baltimore setting and the slow burn of our main couple. The author not only writes love stories well, but her spicy scenes are believable AND hot. Loved the book and can’t wait for the rest of this new series. |
Book #13 of 2025:
The New Rules of Menopause | Dr. Stephanie Faubion from the Mayo Clinic brings her expertise on current treatments and research together with an honest, real-world approach to help people understand how the rules of their bodies are changing – and what they can do about it. No new info here, but a good overview and refresher for those approaching peri. I find it fascinating that GenX is going through peri now and not silently suffering but TALKING about it. |
Book #14 of 2025:
Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom | Delia doesn’t believe magic exists, however, when she accidentally breaks a hex and restores her family’s powers, she’s forced to accept a new reality: she is a witch. Just when Max thinks he’s done keeping an eye on the bumbling Merriweather women, now he must help his neighbors learn to control their magic before they out witches everywhere. A cute little RomCom in the vein of Practical Magic with just a small amount of spice. A fun and quick read and a nice stand-alone magical romance. |
Book #15 of 2025:
The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez | Currently a free book for February for Prime members and I recommend you RUN to download it! You guys, I LOVED this couple so much. And their best friends. And the romance. And the part I can’t talk about because I don’t want to ruin it. I was laughing out loud. I was cheering. So, so good! |
Book #16 of 2025:
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez | Yup, another re-read. After reading the 2 other Part of Your World series books out of order, I figured I might as well re-visit the 3rd book in the series. Especially because it was one of my favorite books of 2023. In this one we have a misunderstanding/enemies to lovers/pretend boyfriend/crazy family spectacular. It’s laugh out loud funny, so incredibly sweet and has parts that absolutely caused me to cry. Again. |
Book #17 of 2025:
Zero Stars Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer | A man and his girlfriend find themselves trapped on an island resort after the sun explodes. And that’s what happens on the first 2 pages. There is class wars, quickly dropping temperatures and the chaos of trying to make it off the island alive. I thought it was entertaining, funny, honestly a little sad at how shitty people can be to each other. |
Book #18 of 2025:
Wild Side (Rose Hill book 3) | I love Elsie Silver and her connected series, especially the Rose Hill series! This latest book is a wonderful, perfect, sexy, hilarious addition and I enjoyed every chapter. If you haven’t tried her yet, I highly recommend her books (and this one is currently free on Kindle Unlimited!) |
Book #19 of 2025:
Right Where We Left Us by Jenni Devon | Described as “Perfect for fans of Lucy Score, Right Where We Left Us is a searing and unforgettable romance.” And nope. They need to get Lucy Score’s name out of their damn mouth. This is an absolute DNR for me because I got about 100 pages in and gave up. It was so wordy and overblown and full of every cliche. And just annoying and irritating, rather than romantic. Add this to the nope pile. |
Book #20 of 2025:
Right Man, Right Time by Megan Quinn | A college girl finds herself in a fake relationship with a professional hockey player ten years older than her, but as they become fast friends and start staying the night together, the lines between fake and real start to blur. I cannot for the life of me figure out why this book is so highly starred on Amazon. I’ve enjoyed Megan Quinn’s books before, but this one is just kind of terrible. It feels kind of immature, like a high schooler is writing a romance and just throws a lot of abrupt spicy scenes into it. I mean, did the author really write this book, or was it a lonely man with AI…? |
Book #21 of 2025:
Will they or Won’t They by Ava Wilder | As the stars of the hit paranormal TV show Intangible, Lilah and Shane spent years pining for each other onscreen . . . until Lilah ditched the show at the end of season five in hopes of becoming a movie star. With no such luck, she’s back to film the much-hyped ninth and final season. But coming back means facing one of the biggest reasons she left: Shane. If you love enemies to lovers and second chance love, this is the book for you. A slow burn and a fun look at ‘behind the scenes’ of a TV hit. |
| Book #22 of 2025: | …Coming soon… |
