Category: Book Review

2025 Book Review General fiction

Humour and Heart: Anne Tyler’s Three Days in June Book Review #AnneTyler @PenguinRandomUK

posted by: thathappyreader

January 28, 2025

Three Days in June is a humorous and heartfelt story about a socially awkward mother of the bride navigating unexpected challenges and family secrets in...

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2025 Library Love Challenge Book Review Historical fiction Women's fiction

Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams Review: Love, Loss, and Redemption in Two Eras @authorbeatriz @PRHAudio

posted by: thathappyreader

January 23, 2025

Husbands & Lovers is a dual timeline novel that follows a single mother in contemporary New England and a Hungarian refugee in 1950s Cairo as...

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2025 2025 Audiobook Challenge 5 star read Book Review General fiction Romance

Review: The Favorites by Layne Fargo – Passion, Scandal, and the Drive to Win #LayneFargo @PRHAudio

posted by: thathappyreader

January 16, 2025

The Favorites is an intense, multi-decade story set in the cutthroat world of figure skating, blending drama, passion, and suspense with a captivating romance and...

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2024 2024 Audiobook Challenge Book Review Mysteries & Thrillers

Review of Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney: A Dark, Atmospheric Thriller @alicewriterland @MacmillanAudio

posted by: thathappyreader

January 14, 2025

In Beautiful Ugly, an author’s search for answers about his missing wife leads him to a remote Scottish island where reality twists into darkness. Acknowledgments:...

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2024 Book Review General fiction Humour Women's fiction

Review of “Widows Waive the Rules” by Julia Jarman: A Delightful At Sea Mystery @JuliaJarman @BoldwoodBooks

posted by: thathappyreader

January 9, 2025

In Widows Waive the Rules, three widowed friends embark on a transatlantic cruise filled with mystery, unexpected connections, and a touch of romance. Acknowledgments: Thank...

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20 Books of Christmas 2024 2024 2024 Audiobook Challenge Book Review General fiction Romance

A Review of Emma Tallon’s Snow Going Back: A Laugh-Out-Loud Romantic Escape @EmmaEsj @Dreamscapeaudio

posted by: thathappyreader

December 19, 2024

In Snow Going Back, a runaway bride-to-be finds herself snowed in with a frustrating yet irresistible stranger in Boston, where holiday chaos and unexpected romance...

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20 Books of Christmas 2024 2024 2024 Library Challenge Book Review Romance

Heartwarming Festive Romance: A Review of Christmas at Spruce Hill Farm by Kathryn Springer

posted by: thathappyreader

December 17, 2024

A heartwarming festive tale set on a snowy Christmas tree farm, Christmas at Spruce Hill Farm by Kathryn Springer beautifully weaves themes of resilience, relationships,...

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2024 2024 Audiobook Challenge 2024 Library Challenge Book Review Romantic comedy

Laugh-Out-Loud Romance: A Review of Sophie Cousens’ Is She Really Going Out With Him? @SophieCous @PRHAudio

posted by: thathappyreader

December 12, 2024

Is She Really Going Out With Him? blends humour and heart as a divorcée navigates seven offline dates chosen by her children to save her...

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2024 2024 Audiobook Challenge 5 star read Book Review Romantic comedy

Review of Know Your Newlywed by Hillary Nussbaum and Heather Taylor: A Delightfully Immersive Audiobook @hbnuss @heatherAtaylor @SimonAudio

posted by: thathappyreader

December 10, 2024

Know Your Newlywed combines a sweet love story, gameshow excitement, and a stellar audiobook production to create something truly special. Acknowledgments: Thank you to Simon...

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