Review: Remain - Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan - October 2025 I'll admit it when I heard Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan were collaborating on a book, my inner teenage self did a little happy dance. I grew up devouring Sparks' tearjerkers (yes, I ugly-cried through A Walk to Remember), and I'm absolutely obsessed with Shyamalan's deliciously twisted films. The idea of combining Sparks' emotional gut-punches with Shyamalan's mind-bending reveals? Sounds great right,  Or so I thought. Remain had so much potential, but ultimately landed somewhere in the middle for me a solid, average read that never quite reached the heights I'd hoped for. The story opens with Tate watching his sister Sylvia die, but not before she does something completely bizarre: she breathes into his mouth. Gross? Yes. Weird? Absolutely. But this is how Tate inherits the ability to see ghosts, which naturally sends him spiraling into a mental breakdown. After some time in ...

Review: Write Me For You - Tillie Cole - July 2025 I've learned to strategically plan my Tillie Cole reading sessions. This book? It required the fortress of my bedroom, door closed, tissues within reach. Because while I'm not typically a crier when it comes to books, Cole has this uncanny ability to crack open my chest and reach straight for my heart. Twice in this story, I found myself with tears streaming down my face—not delicate, single-tear moments, but full waterworks. Write Me For You transported me back to my eleven-year-old self, sprawled across my bed in the late '90s, devouring Lurlene McDaniel novels and learning that young adult fiction could break your heart in the most beautiful ways. Tillie Cole has crafted a story that carries that same bittersweet ache, but with her own signature touch. We meet June Scott, a young woman whose cancer refuses to respond to treatment. Enrolling in an experimental drug trial at a ranch, she encounters Jesse, Chris, and Emm...

Review: Echoes from a Missing Generation - Christina Suzann Nelson - August 2025 There's something deeply unsettling about family mysteries—those gaps in our histories that leave us wondering who we really are and where we come from. Christina Suzann Nelson's Echoes from a Missing Generation captures this feeling with remarkable precision, weaving a story that feels both intimately personal and universally relatable. As someone whose own family carries unspoken stories from the Vietnam era, I found myself completely absorbed in Kenzie Danes's quest to uncover the truth about her missing grandfather, Bristol. The dual timeline structure—alternating between 1970 and the present day. Clara, Bristol's young wife is left behind with nothing but questions and community whispers. Her sections of the novel ache with the feelings of the characters whose lives were shaped by a war they couldn't control. The modern-day mystery, driven by court reporter Kenzie's determin...

Review: The Problem With Falling - Book #3 Problems Series - Brittainy Cherry - January 2025 One of my favorite authors is Brittainy Cherry, I just love her romances as they have tragedy, trauma, and a bit of grit to them but at the same time, they have true love, happiness, and good feelings. This has to be my favorite book of the first three, which was Willow's story. Willow has always been on the run and escaping her hometown as she is known as either the girl whose mum died giving birth to her or the girl who was in an accident that resulted in two deaths and her best friend Anna paralyzed whereas Willow walked away without a scratch. When she is invited to one of her crafting friend's wedding anniversary party and offered a place to stay, she jumps at the chance and lands in a small town called Westin Lake and rooming with Theo - her friend Molly's grandson. Theo was raised by his grandparents, hates people, and has a stutter when he gets nervous. He and Willow could...

Review: Never Forget You - Fiona Lucas - September 2022 I was left in two minds after reading this book as it was one of my favorite tropes and one of those soulmates/true love, once-in-a-lifetime love stories but at the same time, I had picked it up as the back seemed like it would be emotional and the book boasted an emotional journey which I had hinted possible crying in spots and that was what I happened to be in the mood for. Unfortunately, this book didn't make me cry or tear up but it was a #meetcute romance love story, one of those once-in-a-lifetime love reads where despite obstacles and time passing, you know that these two people are just supposed to be together. The book starts with Lilli and Ben who meet each other in London in a secret garden and spend the next 3 hours together. Ben wishes he could stay longer, but for the next year, he is about to embark on his big trip around the world. The pair make a goal to meet each other at the church, a year from now. One year...

Review: Beautiful Ties - Book #4 Beautiful Series - Alicia Rae - March 2014 I have been trying to be more determined in my reading by getting rid of books that have been sitting on the Kindle for quite a lengthy time. This one was an older read as you can see it was published almost ten years ago. Beautiful Ties by Alicia Rae was one of those sweet romance love stories with a little bit of tears as this book is just filled with pure love and heart. The book starts at one of the most romantic types of settings, a wedding - Abbey's big brother Kyle is getting married to Lily. At the wedding, Lily's cousin Jason catches the attention of Abbey. The thing though is that Abbey is sick of one-night stand bad boys and Jason looks like one of those guys. She also has a long-standing rule of not dating someone she works with and Jason is about to begin work with Kyle and Abbey. Jason isn't going to give up on pursuing Abbey though and will pull out all the stops to show her he isn...