Review: Close Call - Book #3 Kate Green Series - Elise Hart Kipness - August 2025 You know those moments where life gets so hectic that even your beloved books start gathering dust on the nightstand? That was me  deep in a reading slump, work absolutely swamping me, wondering if I'd ever find a story that pulled me back in. Then a gorgeous PR box landed at my door from the wonderful Elise Hart Kipness, and just like that, the slump was over. Inside was Close Call, Book #3 in the Kate Green Series, and honestly, it felt like it had been sent at exactly the right moment. The story drops us straight into the electric world of the USTA Tennis Championship and if you know me, you know I am an absolute sucker for sports woven into a thriller. Tennis in books especially has a special place in my heart; fans of Carrie Soto is Back, you'll understand the vibe completely. There's something about the high stakes of competitive sport that pairs so naturally with tension-filled storyt...

Review: After We Were Stolen - Brooke Beyfuss - July 2022 A trope that I have always enjoyed is the story of cults and then missing children returned to their parents. In After We Were Stolen, we meet a cult known as Cloverlite. It is made up of a big family - Mum, Dad and their 12 children. Avery is one of the oldest at 17 years and the youngest Benjamin is 2-3 years old. This family has been taught that the outside world is dangerous and that there is a big event coming and have been raised to be survivalists. Avery disrespected the family and was sent to live outside in a tent, now after the newest baby died. She has been brought back inside as the family has a job for her, she is to become the new mother and procreate with an outsider to create the next generation of "The Family". Avery has always been closest to her brother Caleb and when there is a fire on the grounds, most of the family are killed. Caleb and Avery manage to escape and they eventually find their way t...