Stories Reviews – Reading & Writing Blog

February 21, 2025

Malibu Rising

Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2021 Malibu Rising is a stand-alone novel that is part of what I’ve heard called the Mick Riva universe:…

February 11, 2025

The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, 2022 Okay. Let me first preface my negativity by saying I did enjoy this novel! I read it in three…

February 5, 2025

Lasher, Anne Rice, 1993 Anne Rice, queen of dark whimsy. Amazing. Full Recap: (Spoilers) From where we left off in The Witching Hour (book…

January 25, 2025

The Assassin’s Blade, Sarah J Maas, 2014 Before I get into it! The Throne of Glass series’ reading order is reader’s choice, and the…

December 30, 2024

Lovelight Farms, B.K. Borison, 2021 So this is the life I’d like to live. I’m 42 pages in, and I’ve smiled no less than…

December 20, 2024

Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton, 1911 People say this is Edith’s best novel?? Have people read The Age of Innocence? I did [years ago] and…

December 1, 2024

The Midnight Library, Matt Haig, 2020 The story starts with the worst (and last) day of Nora Seed’s life. She’s 35 years old, living…

October 20, 2024

The Beach At Summerly, Beatriz Williams, 2023 A poised and literary historical fiction romance. It’s been a while since I’ve had the peace and…

October 4, 2024

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, 1891 This is one of those novels I didn’t love until I read an analysis on (and,…

September 21, 2024

Crown of Midnight, Sarah J Maas, 2013 Let it first be noted that the reading order for the Throne of Glass series is highly…