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what I’m reading: a fellowship of bakers & magic by j. penner.

book reviews, books and reading · May 9, 2026

Arleta Starstone is a human living in a fantasy world filled with elves, orcs, dwarves, and other magical beings. She may not have magic herself, but everything she bakes feels magical. When she discovers that she has been entered into the prestigious Langheim Baking Battle, Arleta begins to wonder Read the Post

what I’m reading: cold zero by brad thor.

book reviews, books and reading · May 1, 2026

When Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777 crash-lands in the Arctic, a small group of survivors is left stranded in one of the most unforgiving places on earth. Among them is CIA operative Kasey Sheridan, tasked with escorting a Chinese scientist to the United States, along with the groundbreaking piece Read the Post

what I’m reading: it had to be you by eliza jane brazier.

book reviews, books and reading · April 24, 2026

When Eva and Jonathan meet and hook up on a night train from Florence to Paris, they don’t think they’ll see each other ever again. But six months later, they cross paths again in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Coincidence? Not really. Eva is a contract killer hired to assassinate Jonathan, and Read the Post

what I’m reading: the littlest library by poppy alexander.

book reviews, books and reading · April 14, 2026

After her grandmother’s death and the loss of her job at the library, Jess is forced to start over. A series of events leads her to the charming village of Middlemass, where she buys a quaint cottage that comes with an abandoned phone box on the property. Jess transforms the phone box into a tiny Read the Post

what I’m reading: the fox hunt by caitlin breeze.

book reviews, books and reading · April 3, 2026

When Emma Curran wins a prestigious fellowship at her university, she is thrust into the glittering world of the elite. There, she meets and falls for Jasper Balfour, the charismatic leader of a secret society whose rituals hide something far darker beneath their privilege. When the group stages a Read the Post

what I’m reading: reykjavik by ragnar jónasson.

book reviews, books and reading · March 20, 2026

In 1956, a teenage girl working on a small island off the coast of Reykjavík goes missing. The investigation leads nowhere, and the case eventually goes cold. Thirty years later, during the city’s 200th anniversary celebrations, a journalist reopens the case in the hopes of finally uncovering what Read the Post

what I’m reading: books & bewitchment by isla jewell.

book reviews, books and reading · February 27, 2026

After losing her job and turning down her boyfriend’s proposal, Rhea Wolfe learns that the grandmother she never knew has died and left her an inheritance. That inheritance turns out to be a rundown video store in the small town of Arcadia Falls, as well as the revelation that Rhea herself has Read the Post

what I’m reading: whiteout by r. s. burnett.

book reviews, books and reading · February 20, 2026

Glaciologist Rachael Beckett is on a research expedition in Antarctica when disaster strikes. After losing contact with her base camp and failing to get a signal on her satellite phone, she realizes she’s completely cut off from the rest of her team. It’s the depths of winter, a storm is raging Read the Post

what I’m reading: beartown by fredrik backman.

book reviews, books and reading · February 13, 2026

In the struggling town of Beartown, hockey is everything. The town’s junior hockey team is the best it has been in years, and a championship win could finally put Beartown on the map and revive the struggling town. But when a serious accusation is made against the team’s star player, both the future Read the Post

what I’m reading: brie careful what you wish for by linda reilly.

book reviews, books and reading · February 9, 2026

Brie Careful What You Wish For is the latest installment in the Grilled Cheese Mysteries, a cozy mystery series centered on grilled cheese restaurant owner Carly Hale, and the alarming number of dead bodies that keep turning up in her small town of Balsam Dell. This time around, Ross Baxter, a local Read the Post

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Hi friends, I’m Shanna, a book lover currently living in the Seattle area! I run on lattes, eat way too many grilled cheeses, and have a never-ending to be read list. Come join me on my reading adventures!

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