spaceonthebookcase's reviews
1122 reviews

Love Is Everywhere, Snoopy! by Tina Gallo, Charles M. Schulz

5.0

Using the whole Peanuts Cast, Love Is Everywhere, Snoopy gives examples of how to show love and what love can feel like. From listening to music even if it's not your favorite to sharing your things, love can take on a lot of different images. Great illustrations and easy to follow sentences. 

Thank you Simon Kids for the gifted copy. 

Chef's Kiss by Jeffrey Burton

5.0

The book opens up with a reference to Heaven, so this book may not appeal to those who don't practice religion. Otherwise there is a diverse group of children and adults, the illustrations are well done and the words match the theme. 

Thank you Simon Kids for the gifted copy. 

Love from Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz, Charles M. Schulz

5.0

Love from Snoopy is an easy to follow children's picture book with brightly decorated pages. Using Snoopy as an example, the book explains what love is and how it can feel. Love it! 

Thank you Simon Kids for the gifted copy. 

The Match by Sarah Adams

5.0

I can never read a Sarah Adams fast enough while also being super bummed when it's over. A comfort genre by a comfort author because I know exactly what I am going to get---a HEA with a lot of laughs along the way.

***Read Across the States: South Carolina

The Off Limits Rule by Sarah Adams

5.0

A brother's best friend meets forbid romance, I really enjoyed this book and was sad when it was over.

***Read Across the States: Tennessee

Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

5.0

As part of her punishment for a truly dangerous stunt, Riley is grounded for eight weeks. During that time she's expected to go to her dad's store after school and work. Riley, a theater kid, is thrust into the world of gaming. Nathan works at the store after school and isn't thrilled with having Riley around since it's clear she doesn't care about the store. When Riley hatches up a plan to get back at her ex, and help secure the girl Nathan has a crush on, things get complicated pretty quickly. 

My teenage daughter fell in love with this series so I jumped in too. It's a fast and easy read with fake dating and miscommunication tropes. It deals with heavy topics like resentment post divorce, coming of age and health emergency. Riley and Nathan have a large group of friends, and it was easy to become invested in their input and roles too. 

Overall I enjoyed the book, and would recommend it. 

***50 States Challenge: Ohio

The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

5.0

I have somehow managed to always read the second book in a Sarah Adams' series so I am working on her backlist. The Cheat Sheet is a PG-13 friends to lovers football romance with every clique you can imagine and I still continue to eat up every single word. When you need sugarly sweet and silly, this is where I turn to. I do Sarah's writing, I like her characters and I like her pacing. I read it in a single sitting.

***50 States Challenge: California

Red Clay by Charles B. Fancher

5.0

Charles B. Fancher knows how to write an epic story spanning generations that you simply never want to let go of. From the civil war era to the Jim Crow laws in Alabama, Felix has experienced a lot in his lifetime. Red Clay follows that journey from a young slave boy to his freedom, with everything that happens in between. 

I appreciated that the author began the story at Felix's funeral and then started the storytelling because it was the only thing that kept my heart in place throughout the book. With easily investable characters, I experienced a range of emotions while reading and listening to Red Clay. 

Red Clay will easily be in my top 10 list of the year, it's impactful in a way that is hard to describe. 

Thank you Blackstone Publishing for the gifted ARC.

Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff

5.0

How do you review a book that is absolute perfection? From the plot to the characters to the multiple storylines and everything in between, Last Twilight in Paris is a book that will forever live in my soul. Narrators Thérèse Plummer and Saskia Maarleveld brought so much life and depth to their roles that I struggled to press pause throughout the journey. The twist at the end, spectacular. I absolutely loved it!

Thank you Harlequin Audio for the gifted ALC and Park Row for the gifted ARC. 

***Read Across the World: France 

The Love Haters by Katherine Center

4.0

A charming slow burn enemies to lovers romance set in Key West, Florida. When Cole asks his underling, Katie, to take an assignment making a promotion video of the USCG, his reasons seem to be well intentioned. Unfortunately for Katie, it doesn't take long before she realizes they were anything but altruistic. 

Described as a bruting hater of love, Hutch had the chance at fame but shied away from it. As a rescue swimmer for the United States Coast Guard he is willing to put that aside for a recruitment video, but when he finds out Katie also wanted to do a "Day in the Life" feature things get a little twisted. This slow burn, enemies to lovers will keep you chomping at the bit as Katie and Hutch are surrounded by the best supporting characters. From witty and funny banter with her best friend Beatrice to Katie finding herself within a retirement community of old gals, there are a lot of laugh about in The Love Haters.  

I always enjoy Katherine Center's writing and consider her rom coms my ultimate summer go to. 

Thank you St. Martins Press for the gifted ARC. 

*50 States Challenge: Florida