My obsession with Jane Austen knows no bounds. Honestly, if you put a book in front of me and suggest that it has “Mr. Darcy vibes” chances are I’m going to read it. Heck, if the name Jane Austen is anywhere in the book, I’m probably going to read it. Hence my choice of What … Continue reading Romance, Mysteries, and small English villages
And here we are, back on my Pride and Prejudice variation kick. By now I have read so much of these it a wonder my appetite for it hasn’t diminished. It’s fascinating to me how many ways authors can read the original text and imagine ways to change it just a little to create a … Continue reading Pride & Prejudice with a new twist.
The groundhog lied. Not that's out of the way, let's get to this weeks review. A popular idiom is “Never meet your heroes”. Everyone has a comfort person, fictional or nonfictional. And audio books have become a reliable source for this. There’s something soothing about hearing your favorite person reading to you, especially if the book is good … Continue reading Audio readers are the new fandom.
My reading relationship with Alexis Hall is odd. There are books of his that I absolutely adore and others that I’m meh on. And then there are the books that I started meh on and ended up falling in love with. One of Hall’s superpowers, I think, is the ability to both make side characters … Continue reading 10 Little Things
I usually don’t review these types of romance novels. The boy meets a girl in an out of the way place, they fall in love, there’s an issue, then they get together and there’s a HEA. There are so many other review blogs, some that I follow, who do this so much better than I could. … Continue reading Ranching is the same everywhere.
Happy 2024 friends! I hope everyone had a safe and pleasant new year and is ready to start off the New Year right. Here at Mouse's Reading Nook, I've been reading a lot of books and and have upped my reading goal this year to 90 books. Fingers crossed I make and exceed it. So let's start … Continue reading A New Year and a new Pride & Prejudice retelling
Did you ever have a Christmas or, any holiday for that matter, that was so bad that you just wished you could start the day over?Maelyn Jones has. After waking up from a disastrous evening that went the complete opposite of what she'd been hoping for, Mae wished for a complete do-over. And got it. … Continue reading Groundhog’s Day but only for Christmas.
It’s December which means it’s time for holiday themed books! This week’s review is double your pleasure. (I’m a child of the 80’s, I’ve waited decades to use that!) A sweet twin swap between sisters. A Holiday Swap, if you will. Which is the title of this book by Maggie Knox. Identical twins Charlie and … Continue reading Double the confusion, double the fun.
We’re down to days before the entire holiday season kicks off in its full out swing of Christmas songs, decorative lights, so many trees and sales everywhere. And here at the reading nook, we’re no different. There are cookies to bake, presents to buy and books to read. And since you’re all not here to … Continue reading The Holidays, they are a-comin’
It's November friend! Time for cooler weather and warmer food. Let's get into our first review for the month. Back in 2019, when I was first getting into LGBTQ+ romances (yes, I know, I’m behind. That’s a talk for another time), I ended up at an anime convention in Tulsa Oklahoma and found two women … Continue reading Even Vampires get Distracted.
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