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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Book Titles That Describe Me/My Life
This topic was really tough for me but I managed to find enough book titles to describe me and my life, although I’ll probably come across better ones immediately after posting this and then I’ll be kicking myself for not thinking of those! 😂 I also reserve the right to add to/change this list or make a new list some time in the future because my life and I are definitely still changing too!
Top Ten Book Titles That Describe Me/My Life
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong – I used to read tarot and numerology professionally.
The Piano Student by Lea Singer – I’m currently learning to play the piano!
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin – I mean, my husband has no idea how many hidden books I’m keeping secret from him. Shhh!!
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris – So my written English is pretty good, but my speech and accent can be iffy, especially when I’m overly excited or nervous.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin – I procrastinate a lot! But I’m trying not to as much!
Songs for Other People’s Weddings by David Levithan – I used to be a wedding singer and I also performed for corporate events and in pubs.
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung – I’m an introvert and need my quiet time! I’m sure many of you relate.
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson – I identify as a happy person, even when I’m not happy, in which case I make myself happy by force of will!
Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem – I have a family history of cancer and diabetes and have survived both myself. Probably a longer story here but for another time.
Rising Strong by Brené Brown – I’m stronger now after having survived my illnesses, and I continue to get up after every fall. I wanted to end the list strong too!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Books About/Set In Places on My Bucket List
I’m in so much trouble! My plan for this week’s list was to list a few books for places on my bucket list, as per instructions, and I had a few different places in mind like, I wanted to visit the Colosseum in Rome, the Great Wall of China, Niagara Falls, and so on… Well, I started with Rome and did my search for books featuring Rome, and ended up with SO MANY NEW BOOKS ON MY TBR!
What’s worse, some of them are series! What’s even worse, some of them are LONG RUNNING SERIES with seven or more books!
So obviously I stopped searching for any other books featuring my other bucket list places because I cannot afford this! You’ll have to make do with just books about Rome!
Top Ten Books Set in Rome
From the Ashes by Melissa Addey – The author has written another series, The Forbidden City, set in China that I’m also interested in and have on my TBR. There are four books in this series.
SPQR by Mary Beard – This is nonfiction and seems to be very highly recommended. I’ve already put in a request for it from my library.
Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr – This is a memoir that I’m interested in because I have another book by the author on my TBR as well, All The Light We Cannot See.
The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough – The author of The Thorn Birds, with such high ratings for these books on Goodreads, and seven books in the series!
Under the Eagle by Simon Scarrow – 25 freaking books in the series! To be fair, I already had this book on my TBR for a while, but I’d forgotten about it and I didn’t know there were 25 books in the series!
Pompeii by Robert Harris – Thank the gods this is a standalone! It might be the only standalone on this list, other than the nonfics!
The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis – 13 books in this series. Not as bad as 25 but still painful on my purse!
Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn – It’s Kate Quinn and I’d been wanting to read more of her books. I didn’t know she wrote historical fiction about Rome, but I am so here for it! Four books in this series.
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff – This is the first of eight books in a series. They were apparently not written as a series but they are categorized as one, so we’ll see.
The Light Bearer by Donna Gillespie – So this is the only book on the list I’ve read and loved. It’s one of my all-time favorite books and I reread it all the time and recommend it to everyone I can because it’s criminally underrated. It’s also a duology but I haven’t read the second book. If you’re a fan of historical fiction set in Rome and haven’t read any of these books, I highly recommend you read this one!
Have you read any of these authors? What did you think of them? Would you read any of their books?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Buzzwords or Phrases That Make Me Want to Read (or Avoid) a Book
I am a sucker for “found family” tropes. If a book has a found family element, I’m probably going to read it, and I’m probably going to cry. If you’re thinking it’s because I have some deep-seated family trauma, you’d be right, but it really doesn’t take a psychologist to tell me that’s why I crave stories about happy found families. Even so, if anyone is looking to adopt an adult woman in her 40s, I’m available. Just saying.😂😭😂
Top Ten Books with Found Family
Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers – All the books in the Wayfarer series are amazing! They’re all different stories featuring different characters, but the connections these characters make with each other are so heartwarming, especially considering how they are all different species and come from different cultures. The whole series is just such a gorgeous look into how well different people can get along if we come into our relationships with the intent to understand each other.
Fred, the Vampire Accountant series by Drew Hayes – This series gets better as we get deeper. We meet so many different characters, and we get more and more attached to each one of them as we go. Fred is our unlikely hero, and he’s the one who connects everyone and creates those bonds. It’s wonderful to see.
Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman – Carl and Donut are the best found family duo, but there are so many other characters we meet in this series that become a part of their family as well, and I love every single one of them. You start out not taking this series seriously, but it gets really deep and emotional the more you get into it, while still keeping a sense of humor. There are parts where I literally laugh at one paragraph, and cry at the very next. The next book in the series is coming out soon and I’m planning to reread it all over again.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman – I love that the MC was such a grouchy but relatable character. I love how the story progressed, and how all his neighbors loved and cared for him despite his best efforts to discourage them. I watched the movie adaptation with Tom Hanks and ugly cried, and then I read the book and ugly cried all over again even though I already knew the story.
Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery – This series probably ignited my love for found family stories. It’s one of my favorite childhood stories, and I still love it today. I love that Anne found love with Matthew and Marilla, and they found love with her. And Anne just kept creating found families all over the place with every next book. This series is pure magic.
Fairy Tale by Stephen King – Stephen King has a surprisingly strong theme of found family in a lot of his stories; The Body, It, The Institute, Joyland, Mr. Mercedes, Dolores Claiborne… just to name a few of the recent ones I remember. I chose to feature Fairy Tale today just because of the dog. I would die for Radar.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune – I was resistant to reading this book at first because of the hype at the time, but I’m so glad I did because I loved it. I loved how adorable all the kids were, how distinct each of their personalities, and I also loved the adults and the way they were not too old to learn new things. The magic, the whimsy, the love for each other, my heart melts all over again thinking about it.
Rook and Rose series by M.A. Carrick – This series has higher stakes compared to some of the other ones on this list, but the found family story is just as sweet and heartwarming. There’s so much richness to the world-building and magic system, and so much thought and nuance to the characters and their motivations. I love how the found family find each other here, the way they learn to love and trust each other, everything that they go through together… It’s one of my favorite stories.
The Wild Robot series by Peter Brown – I didn’t know this was a book when I first watched the animation, but I loved it already even then. Then I saw that it’s not just one book but a series. I read them all, and I love that even a robot could have a found family, that they would love so much and be loved so much. Oh no, I’m tearing up just thinking about it!
The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells – Well, here’s another robot with found family. Murderbot is a little more stoic than the Wild Robot, but no less lovable, kind, and caring, even if it doesn’t realize that about itself. It warms my heart because if Murderbot has family who loves it, there must be hope for me, right?!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Books on My Spring 2026 to-Read List
Some of these books have been on my TBR for years! I’ve featured a couple of them on several TBR lists over the last few years and it’s just embarrassing at this point, but I feel like I’m going to keep featuring them and purposely embarrass myself until I read them, as a motivation for me to finally read them! Hopefully it works? 😅
Top Ten Books on My Spring 2026 TBR
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich – I’ve become a fan of the author ever since I read The Sentence and I’ve been wanting to read more of her books. This one has been on my TBR since it came out in 2024 but I haven’t gotten around to it for some reason. I’ve borrowed it multiple times from the library but kept returning it unread. I ended up purchasing the audiobook so I could listen at my convenience but I haven’t started it yet. Hopefully sometime soon!
In The Woods by Tana French – I came across it while researching Irish authors for last week’s Top Ten Tuesday and I’m very excited about it because it really sounds like the kind of book I’d love, and if so, there are a whole bunch of other books by the author I’d probably read too!
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett – This would be a reread, but I didn’t finish the series the first time I read it, and my intention is to reread to finish the whole series.
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood – This would aso be a reread. I read this book years ago and loved it, but it’s been a while and I think I’ll get a lot more out of it this time around.
Educated by Tara Westover – This book was overhyped at one point which made me hesitant to read it, but it’s been a while and people are still consistently talking about how good it is. So I’ll give it a try.
Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell – This is relatively new on my TBR but it sounds so good and I love a good monster romance!
The Glass Château by Stephen P. Kiernan – I have loved all of the author’s books and I have featured him and his books many times on my blog. I’ve also featured this book on many of my TBR lists but just haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. This is the one book I hope I will have read by the time the next TBR list feature comes around!
Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane – I don’t understand the holdup for me reading this book either. It’s been on my TBR a long time and I just need to get to it.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett – This would be another reread. I loved this book when I read it so many years ago and I’ve just been craving the vibes. I’ve also been meaning to read other books from the author, but somehow just never did.
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Green Book Covers (In honor of St. Patrick’s Day today!)
I wasn’t feeling the green book covers so I decided to feature Irish authors instead in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. I don’t pay enough attention to where authors usually come from, or even story settings – something I’d like to remedy – so I was surprised to learn about some of these authors’ roots. The first five books are ones I’ve already read, and the next five are books on my TBR I haven’t read yet. Looking forward to see what everyone else has on their list today! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Top Ten Books by Irish Authors
Normal People by Sally Rooney – I enjoyed this book but didn’t love it. I feel like the author is a “journey, not destination” type of storyteller, which I appreciate sometimes, but maybe I needed a little more with this book. I can recognize the author’s mastery while also acknowledging that I may not be the best audience for her work.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde – This is one of my favorite classics. I have read it several times and I always love how creepy and chilling it is. I also really liked the 2009 film adaptation.
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern – I read this book a long time ago and don’t remember much but I’m pretty sure I ugly cried.
Room by Emma Donoghue – I know I ugly cried with this one. I read it for a book club years ago, and I remember thinking about the book and the discussions we got out of it for a long time after that.
Dracula by Bram Stoker – I only read this book recently but I loved it and now understand why it has such an everlasting hold on popular culture and media. It’s just a really good story with really interesting characters and so much tension.
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell – I was very interested in this book but there was so much hype around it that I just kept putting it off. I’m still interested though, and will probably read it eventually.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce – This has been on my TBR forever but I just haven’t gotten around to it. One day, hopefully soon!
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift – I was very surprised to find that I haven’t read this book because I remember reading it when I was a child, but I realized that I was reading an adapted, abridged, children’s version, so it’s still on my TBR.
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes – One of my friends spoke very highly of this author, and then I found this book in a little free library some years ago. It’s been on my shelf a while, and I keep meaning to read it soon.
In The Woods by Tana French – I’m familiar with this author’s name but have somehow never read any of her books. I came across this book while researching authors for this list and it sounds like something I’d enjoy so it’s on the TBR now!
Have you read any of these authors? What did you think of them? Would you read any of their books?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers
I never realized how few books I’ve read with ordinal numbers until I tried looking for books for this prompt, so I decided to do books beginning with the letter G for my alphabetical prompts instead. I did add a single book with an ordinal number; it’s the only one I’ve read that I can think of! I’m looking forward to finding some good ordinal number books on everyone else’s lists that I can add to the TBR.
Top Ten Books Beginning with G
Grass by Sheri S. Tepper – One of my favorite scifi books by one of my favorite scifi authors. It’s about humans who have migrated to a planet of grass that’s already inhabited by other species. I desperately need to reread this one, it’s been a while.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry – I’ve enjoyed many of Emily Henry’s books and this was the latest one. The premise is similar to TJR’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, but the vibes are a lot more lighthearted and I loved it.
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo – My favorite Malaysian author writing about Malaysian Chinese folklore. I cannot recommend this book enough! I reminds me so much of my own family’s history and culture, and it’s just a really good story in and of itself.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell – One of the most popular classics of all time, and one of my favorite books still. I no longer see it as a romance because of how problematic it is now that we know better, but I do still see it as a very important cultural and historical snapshot of the times.
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson – I read this so long ago I honestly cannot remember a single detail about it except that it made an impression on me. This means it’s time to reread!
Gerald’s Game by Stephen King – This was one of the first King books I read and I was completely drawn in by the psychological horror. I remember feeling such awe at the way King tells the story because nothing tangible happens for hours except in the MC’s head, but you can just feel the horror from the way he writes it.
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck – This book was in my father’s library and I read it when I was too young to fully appreciate it. I think it’s time to reread it in my adulthood, I’m pretty sure I’ll get a lot more out of it now.
The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe – This is young adult but I loved the story and the MC. The author has written several young adult books with really interesting female main characters and I just love them. This was the first one I read, and there’s also a sequel that I haven’t read yet.
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown – I’ve probably mentioned a few times now that I’m a huge fan of the author, and I loved this book. I love all her books. They make me feel like I could be a better person, so there’s hope for me yet!
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir – My token book featuring an ordinal number. I listened to it on audio and missed a lot of details so I didn’t want to read the sequel until I reread on print and understand what’s happening a little more.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Genre Freebie
I decided to go with “portal fantasy” for today’s genre freebie. Portal fantasy is when people from the “real world” suddenly find themselves transported into an alternate reality, a fantasy world, via some sort of portal like a book or a wardrobe. Some of these are well-known and loved, and others less so, but I realized I enjoy portal fantasy a lot. What other books have you read and loved that fall into the portal fantasy genre? Please share them with me!
Top Ten Portal Fantasy Books
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan – The MC is sick and unwell in real life and finds herself transported into one of her favorite books as a villain. It was one of my favorite surprises; I didn’t expect to love this book as much as I did but I’m obsessed and eagerly waiting the next one.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster – This book probably doesn’t need an intro since I only read it because so many of you gushed about it! I’m so glad you did because I loved it and I kind of feel like rereading it now.
Oz: The Complete Collection by L. Frank Baum – Dorothy goes from the real world into Oz via hurricane. Not really the portal I would choose to go through if I had a choice, but I love the Oz stories and was surprised that Dorothy is only a small part of the whole collection!
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende – This is one of my favorite books (and I loved the movies too!) but it’s been a while since I read it. I’m mixing up a lot of the book details with the movie details so it makes sense that I should just go ahead and reread it and rewatch the movies soon!
Fairy Tale by Stephen King – If King wrote it and it fits the prompt, it sits on the list! This is one of my favorite King books, but I love so many King books I don’t know if being my “favorite” King book carries weight anymore. This one is fantasy, not horror, has found family and a dog, and is just really good.
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn – I’ve been wanting to read more of Kate Quinn and this is on my TBR. It’s probably the most recently released book on the list and I’m very excited about it, because it’s about a hidden library where you can go inside your favorite books and visit those worlds!
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke – In the same vein, this one is also about being transported into a book world. Full disclosure, I’ve only watched the movie but I love the idea and I’ve been thinking that I should probably read the book.
Her Majesty’s Wizard by Christopher Stasheff – I loved this book as a child. It’s a series of 8 books but I’ve only read up to book 4 because I didn’t know there were more at the time! In the first book, the “wizard” is just a normal guy from the real world who gets transported into a world with a rhyming magical system, and he becomes a powerful wizard in that world just because he’s good with rhymes. I love it and I’m going to reread it all over again!
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher – I love Kingfisher and I loved this book. I found it so creepy but in a good way, and I jumped at shadows for a while, but it was worth it!
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis – I feel like this is another one that doesn’t need an intro because it’s probably one of the most popular portal fantasy and everyone knows about the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe. However, I realized suddenly as I was writing this, that this is another one of those stories you think you know because it’s so popular, but I’ve only read the first book and not any of the others! I need to rectify this.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Quotes From/About Books
I don’t normally remember quotes, but I’ve been adding some favorite quotes that stand out to me every time I review a book so that I can at least keep a record and remember them when I come back to the reviews. The list below are some of my favorites from my most recent reads.
Top Ten Favorite Book Quotes from Recent Reads
“The library belongs to everyone. The library, Janet used to say, is one of only a few places in the world that one doesn’t need to believe anything or buy anything to come inside.” – The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
“There’s no bitch on earth like a mother frightened for her kids.” – Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
“We all make mistakes. It’s how we deal with our mistakes that really define our character.” – Better Than Revenge by Kasie West
“There is no happy ending, theres just. . . happily living. As best you can.” – The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
“At the end of the day, at the end of the week, at the end of my life, I want to say I contributed more than I criticized.” – Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
“They ask something small of you. A thing you would prefer not to do, but is not so terrible. You think you are working your way up, but in fact they are changing you. Moulding you into what they think you should be, one compromise at a time.” – The Will of the Many by James Islington
“I lay it down as a general rule, Harriet, that if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him.” – Emma by Jane Austen
“Nobody can take care of you the way you need to take care of yourself. It’s your job to take care of yourself like that.” – The Wedding People by Alison Espach
“Don’t cheat your friendships. Don’t ask them to mean less to you than they do, or think they only have value if they’re a stop on the way to a real relationship. All relationships are real. Friendship can be as deep as the ocean. It’s all a kind of love, and love isn’t any one kind of thing.” – Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
“There is a crazy-wild delight that comes over you when you discover something new, something extraordinary. If you try to share that and people look at you blankly, it’s crushing. But if there’s someone else there to say really?! and take fire with enthusiasm alongside you – well, that will keep you going for a long time.” – Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
What are some of your favorite bookish quotes? Why do they resonate for you?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Books for Armchair Travelers (Submitted by Laurie C @ Bay State Reader’s Advisory)
I’ve traveled a bit when I was younger, mostly around the Asia and Australasia area, but it’s been a while since I traveled and there are still so many places in the world I’d love to see. In full honesty, I prefer to travel in comfort and would probably be too afraid, and frankly not in any shape, to do some of the extreme adventure traveling depicted in these books, so except for the food/travel books, I’m happy to experience them all through the pages of the books and leave them at that!
What about you? Have you traveled a lot? Do you prefer traveling in comfort or do you enjoy extreme adventures?
Top Ten Books for Armchair Travelers
A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain – My favorite part of traveling has always been about trying new foods. I also love Anthony Bourdain and there’s nothing I would love more than to get to know the world and different foods through his perspective!
Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop – In the same vein, I love Sichuan food and I’ve heard that Fuchsia Dunlop is the go-to person to learn more about the Sichuan food and culture.
The Wager by David Grann – Once upon a time I wanted to be a marine biologist, but that never happened because I have a very big, healthy fear of the sea. I can’t get rid of my fascination for it though, so I’m always drawn to stories of sea adventures and braver adventurers than me.
Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi – The fact that she was 18 years old, and sailed the world alone for two years(!) makes me want to read her story and live vicariously through her. I have so much respect for people who can do this but I would never!
Ice Ghosts by Paul Watson – I read The Terror by Dan Simmons last year and loved it but it was a fictional account of the Franklin Expedition and I have so many questions! Then I saw this book on Aj @ Read All The Things! listed as one of their best books of 2025 and I knew I had to read it!
The Last Place on Earth by Roland Huntford – My friend saw me reading The Terror last year and recommended this book to me. It’s not related to the Franklin Expedition, but it is about brave explorers doing incredible things.
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson – After all the harrowing adventure stories, I think this one might be a little more my speed. I love the idea of walking through the woods, but honestly, the Appalachian Trial sounds challenging to me and the most I’m probably going to do is walk on my treadmill while reading this book!
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner – I love the idea; the author travels the world looking for the happiest places and asking questions about what makes people happy.
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux – Traveling through Asia by train sounds like something I could possibly do, but I’m thinking it’s a good idea for me to read about it before doing it in real life! Although things have probably changed since the book was written in 1975.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed – Another hiking story that I’ll read without taking a step out of the comfort of my own home! I haven’t read this book but I know it was hyped up and very popular at one point. I’m curious and have had it on my TBR for a while.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Love/Valentine’s Freebie
I decided to feature some of my favorite authors for romance for this week’s topic. These are authors with more than a few books I’ve read and loved, and who I’m still interested in reading. I love some more than others, and they all have different writing styles, but I get a lot of joy out of reading them! Do you have any go-to romance authors? Please share your recommendations, I’m always looking for more!
Ten Of My Go-To Romance Authors
Taylor Jenkins Reid – She doesn’t write the typical Happy Ever After romances, but her books do often revolve around BIG LOVE and always give me a ton of feels. Her stories live rent free in my heart!
Mhairi McFarlane – Also not your typical romance writer, but her books are so valuable to me and give so much insight into the topic of love and human nature.
Beth O’Leary – I loved some of her books more than others, but even the not-so-good ones are good for light entertainment and for that reason I continue to read them.
Jennifer E. Smith – She writes young adult romance, but I started reading them years ago so her books are kind of “grandfathered” into my reading lists whenever I need a nostalgic pick-me-up.
Ashley Poston – She’s a new favorite! I’ve read two books and loved them, and I’ve already borrowed more from the library! I especially love the magical realism element to her stories, and the vibes!
Emily Henry – I also love some of her books more than others, but all of them always feel like safe go-tos for comfort reads, and so I keep going back to them.
Kasie West – Another author “grandfathered” in from my younger days. I still love her books and I think they’re relevant and lovely regardless of audience age.
Katherine Center – She might be one of the most consistently good romance writers with consistently good stories. Her books have such a wonderful balance of light-heartedness and profundity that I think is not appreciated nearly enough.
Christina Lauren – Their books are delightful snacks for me. They don’t keep me full for long, but sometimes all you want is a snack to satisfy a craving, and their books fill that role for me.
Tessa Dare – I love historical romance but haven’t read many recently because I don’t like some of the outdated ideas that come with them. I get it, it’s true to the time, but still. Tessa Dare manages to write wonderful historical romance that feature feminist ideas and I love them!
Have you read any of these authors? What did you think of them? Would you read any of their books?
