Love shows up when you least expect it.

When this book popped up on my Book of the Month Club, I passed by it a few times debating between Ready or Not by Cara Bastone and another book. Eventually, I chose this one thinking, well, maybe it’ll be an interesting read later on. It was supposed to end up at the bottom of … Continue reading Love shows up when you least expect it.

The Kiddifying of Romance Covers

Remember bodice rippers? The romance novels we used to sneak from our mother’s room or the library, furtively shuffling away to our bedroom or a quiet part of the library to read like it was forbidden. The covers that were oh so tempting; Some flaxen beauty in a low-cut period gown that was half falling … Continue reading The Kiddifying of Romance Covers

Romance, Mysteries, and small English villages

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

Pride & Prejudice with a new twist.

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.

Audio readers are the new fandom.

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.

10 Little Things

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

Ranching is the same everywhere.

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.

A New Year and a new Pride & Prejudice retelling

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

Groundhog’s Day but only for Christmas.

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.