Between the Pages

SUMMARY Two completely different people. Isn't that how every adult-fiction love story starts. Optimistic, love-believing woman meets sulky, socially awkward, but deliciously handsome man. Woman changes man to be a little happier, and man changes woman to be a little more realistic. Yada yada yada. Not in this one, my friends. Not in this one.  January Andrews is a broke and broken romance writer that no longer believes in love after her father's recent death. In her eyes, he was always the perfect father and supporting husband, but she learns upon his demise that he had a long-term affair with another woman. Oddly enough, January decides to move into their house , her father and his mistress', in North Bear Shore Michigan for the summer hoping to sell it. Augustus Everett writes literary fiction books that always end in literally death and destruction. He and January could not be more different. OK, they do have two things in common: (1) They are both in North Bear Shore f...

  SUMMARY Until now, Nora Seed's life has been one big regret. Well, not actually. Nora has many regrets - not getting married - not continuing her teenaged band with her brother - not majoring in another field of study. From big to small, Nora Seed's regrets are more numerous than her friends. Nora Seed, after a particularly horrendous day (worse than the rest of her days), decides to end her life.  Upon overdosing, Nora Seed arrives in The Midnight Library, a place between life and death. Each book on the shelves holds a life Nora Seed could have had if she had made one decision, small or large, differently. Not every life is a more opportune one either. With the help of an old friend and mentor, Nora Seed tries hundreds of lives on for size. She's a rockstar, a pub owner, a winery-wife, a cancer patient, a glaciologist: Nora tries to sort out her perfect life. But things aren't always as they seem. Before her time runs out, will Nora find the best way to live? REVIEW...

   Hello readers! How is everyone? I am back with another Bookmark Place (boy, it has been a while, hasn't it?)! This Bookmark Place happens to be close to me (what, something is close to where I live?). Parnassus Books is my Shop Around the Corner (without Kathleen Kelly...eek - To all those that have not seen You've Got Mail,  humor me.). Owned by Ann Patchett (yes the New York Times and New Yorker columnist and award-winning author) and Karen Hayes, Parnassus is adequately named for the home in Greek mythology of literature, learning, and music.     Aside from being denied internships and jobs there during a pandemic (I mean, who wouldn't want me in their place of business?), Parnassus is a lovely place! I love that I can call it the independent book store that I frequent. Enjoy the rest of the pictures I took upon my visit yesterday. Next time you are in Nashville, definitely stop by. There is a great chance that I will be there.  Romance shelves...

Hello readers! Happy Sunday! I have not posted in a while (I am well aware.); however, I have been working on something really exciting. Introducing BOOKISH BEATS - a series of playlists for your next read. I have created some playlists, three so far, on Spotify that are themed by genre. Listening to music in the background while reading to set the mood makes reading more fun. While I understand that music with lyrics while reading can be distracting, these playlists can also be used to stay in the mood of and connect to your book.  Also, side note, I created the covers of the playlist! (Searching for the pictures was one of the best parts of creating the playlists!) My favorite genre: mystery reading. This playlist was the easiest to make (and I suspect will be the easiest to actually read to) because most of the music is instrumental. I feel that instrumental music (1) is vibey for mystery and (2) lyrics are simply not mysterious enough. I also included some creepy gramophone mus...

Hello friends!! It has been a WEEK. Sorry for the delay. I started my literary jobs this week! Here is a new review for you! SUMMARY    Josie Pie peaked in high school. And it is the WORST. Josie was a rising star. Sent to Broadway when she was barely seventeen. Josie moved to New York expecting greatness. She was confronted was the opposite. After her first audition (aka her first rejection), Josie's massive ego took a massive hit.     Rejection after rejection, Josie finds herself in Montana. Josie's time on the stage is traded for being a full-time nanny for a new-ish mother who is ALWAYS gone leaving her daughter, Mia, behind with Josie. Josie is not happy. Sure, Mia makes her laugh and Josie makes fairly good money but she misses the stage. Mises her friend, Nina. Mises her boyfriend, Justin (or not...? This is complicated, especially because Justin lives back in Arizona and attends high school whereas Josie left early and now lives elsewhere.).  ...

   If you have not read the American Royals series by Katharine McGee - GO NO FURTHER! This post is chocked FULL of spoilers (the 's' word is very taboo in the book community - my apologies for using it so willy-nilly in the past couple of posts). This post will include three sections. (1) The section where I unpack all the relationships I love and why I raced through other chapters to get to details about them. (2) The section where I discuss a relationship I HATE (hot take) and why it simply does not work. (3) My frustrations with the ending (in more detail and with specific reasons from the text also known as SPOILERS).  Welcome to episode #2 of the American Royals series on BTP: the spoiler-filled, dramatic episode (the probably more fun one though!).  Section 1: The BEST relationships Beatrice + Teddy    You've got a HUGE Beddy or Teatrice fan on your hands. While their relationship was painful at best in the first book (this was McGee's point), the se...