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WWW Wednesday – July 9, 2025

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words.

The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?


I want to get to so many books this summer that I am overwhelming myself. I need to slow down, and not worry about the future- just enjoy the books I am currently reading.

The last eBook I read was Falling For Them by Calista Jayne. This book was sitting on my Kindle for a few years, so I quickly blew through it. Not a fan. Will not continue the series. At the writing up of this post, I will have just started reading Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell. I plan to read The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards next. My current and next eBooks are complimentary of Edelweiss.

The last audiobook I listened to was Good Neighbors by Chad Zunker. I am a fan of his books… although this short story I found through Prime Reading was just alright. It could of been a little bit longer and it would of been better. I am now listening to We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer. I requested it through my library and have been on the waiting list for months. It was finally my turn to borrow it. I am halfway through it right now and it’s holding my interest. The next audiobook I plan to listen to is King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby- I was sent an audiobook widget from Macmillan. I keep hearing amazing things about this book on TikTok and I wanna listen to what all the hype is about!

I am trying to read more physical books, and this summer I want to get quite a few in (doubt it’s happening at this point). I am about to finish French Kiss by James Patterson & Richard DiLallo. I am currently, slowly, getting through Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson. I’ve heard good things about the book, but it’s pacing is too slow for me. I am pushing through it and hope to be done with it by next week. I plan to reread Sail by James Patterson next. It’s been YEARS since I read it (and don’t remember the plot one bit) but this book has been calling me to reread it so I am gonna this summer.

Q: How is your summer reading going so far?

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Review: Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea

Title: Don’t Believe It
Author: Charlie Donlea
Narrator: Nina Alvamar 
Format: Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes
Rating: 3 stars
Publication Date: May 29, 2018

Challenges: Audiobook, Beat The Backlist, COYER, Library Love, Read For The Stars, Virtual Mount

Review: Not my favorite Charlie Donlea book, but it was good all the same. A lot of legal and medical jargon so I sort of did tune those parts out. I figured that Grace did not kill her boyfriend, but I did not guess who actually killed him. And I did not care for the ending. 

I borrowed this audiobook from Libby.

Library Love 2025 Mid Year Check In

I track my Library Love challenge in three places, all on Google Spreadsheets. I have one sheet specifically for the library, then I have two reading tracker sheets that have a Library Books tab and just re-input the information to keep the sheet stats looking nice. I am a lunatic when it comes to spreadsheets apparently, and I don’t care, haha!

This is my main library tracking sheet!

Not the best photo because I had to zoom out

It looks like I normally save around $1000 a year at the library, and this year is tracking to be the same.

Library Stats and Savings for January 2025
Library Stats and Savings for February 2025
Library Stats and Savings for March 2025
Library Stats and Savings for April 2025
Library Stats and Savings For May 2025
Library Stats and Savings For June 2025

If you cannot tell, I love my library!

Monthly Wrap Up: June 2025

Good morning, readers! My reading started off great this month, and then a huge reading slump hit me. I was so busy getting everything ready for my daughter graduation high school so I was absolutely not in a reading mood! Once graduation stuff was over I did a mini vacation to my parents house in North Carolina and my reading picked back up.

If you’re not following me on Storygraph, you should! This is my page. I stopped using Goodreads last year and I do not miss it one bit. I actually forgot it exists, haha!

Books Acquired In June 2025

Good morning readers! These are all of the books that I acquired/received/borrowed onto my shelves, virtual and/or physical, for the entire month of June:

Two First Reads choices for June, and I used a gift card to get the latest book in the Zodiac Queen series.

I was sent a widget on King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby. It will be my first listen in July! And my first S.A. Cosby book too!

I requested The Locked Ward and Girl In The Creek and was sent the ALC’s just the other day.

When I went to visit my parents in North Carolina, I always go to the local used bookstore called Pauper’s Books & More. They let you turn in gently used books for store credit, and with that credit I got the three books pictured above.

Acquired: 15

Total spent this month: $0.00

Total spent this year: $0.00

WWW Wednesday – June 25, 2025

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words.

The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?


My summer reading was ON FIRE at the beginning of the month, and pretty much TANKED for the rest of June!

The last eBook I read was When We Were Friends by Jane Green. I am trying to get through some of my First Reads backlog. You can check out my Storygraph review here. At the writing up of this post, I started reading Stranded by Sarah Goodwin, a book I borrowed from my library on Libby. It was recommended to me by a friend and it’s holding my interest right from the get-go. I plan to read Sun Burned by Katherine Wood next. The bright summer cover screams July to me lol. And I am also trying to get my NetGalley ratio up higher. (I am so close to 80% woohoo!)

The last audiobook I listened to was Angels & Demons, but I ended up DNFing it. I wanted to reread the series in anticipation of the newest book in the series coming out in the fall, but with the crazyness of life in June I just put the book aside and moved on. Now at the writing up of this post I got about thirty minutes in to Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea. This one was also recommended to me by a friend, and since Donlea books always hit I borrowed it from my library! The next audiobook I plan to listen to is King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby- I was sent an audiobook widget from Macmillan. I keep hearing amazing things about this book on TikTok and I wanna listen to what all the hype is about!

I am trying to read more physical books, and this summer I want to get quite a few in. The last physical book I read was back in March lol (The House Hunt by C.M. Ewan)! I started Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson and made good progress into the story the other day. It should be finished by the end of the month. I plan to reread Sail by James Patterson next. It’s been YEARS since I read it (and don’t remember the plot one bit) but this book has been calling me to reread it so I am gonna this summer.

Q: How is your summer reading going so far?

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Review: You Are Fatally Invited

Title: You Are Fatally Invited
Author: Ande Pliego
Narrator:  Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Alejandro Ruiz , Victoria Villarreal, Feodor Chin , William Damron, John Lee , Dawn Harvey , Jeremy Carlisle Parker 
Format: eBook / Audiobook
Length: 363 pages / 11 hours 02 minutes
Rating: 3.5 stars
Publication Date: February 11, 2025

Challenges: Audiobook, COYER, Library Love, NetGalley

Review: This story has definite And Then There Were None vibes (and even a very small Clue (the movie) reference early on), so while it absolutely started off slow… it got more interesting once the characters were being killed off. I guessed the murderer incorrectly, and did not see any of the twist coming. I like how each character had a different personality and it felt like a real writing retreat (minus the murders lol).

I enjoyed each narrator and am glad they gave each characters chapter their own narrator. It helped keep the story flowing.

Note: I gave this one 3.5 on Storygraph, but will mark it as 4 stars on NetGalley because they do not use half stars. 

I received a complimentary e-copy. Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC. I borrowed the audiobook through my local library to immerse myself into the story.

WWW Wednesday – June 4, 2025

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words.

The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?


If you cannot tell, I have LOTS of summer reading plans!

The last eBook I read was The Devil’s Kiss by Gemma James. I will not be continuing the series, and you can check out my Storygraph review as to why that is so. At the writing up of this post, I am halfway through The Safari by Jacyln Goldis. I plan to read Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers on my Kindle Paperwhite next. I am trying to keep up with my ARCs and NetGalley’s.

The last audiobook I listened to was The Perfect Sister, a NetGalley backlogged book that I ended up borrowing the audiobook through the library. Now at the writing up of this post I am listening to The Vacation by John Marrs. I may DNF it since I am confused as to what is going on and the story is not keeping me engaged at all. We will see how I feel in another hour of listening. The next audiobook I plan to listen to is The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten, a Macmillan Audio Influencer ARC.

I am trying to read more physical books, and this summer I want to get quite a few in. The last physical book I read was back in March lol (The House Hunt by C.M. Ewan)! I am going to start Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson today when I get home from work. Then I plan to reread Swimsuit by James Patterson. It’s been YEARS since I read it (and don’t remember the plot one bit) and since I need a book with a swimsuit on the cover for a challenge I am doing, bingo, haha!

Q: Do you have any summer reading plans or goals?

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Review: So Happy Together by Olivia Worley

Title: So Happy Together
Author: Olivia Worley
Narrator: Michelle H. Lee
Format: eBook / Audiobook
Length: 304 pages / 8 hours 47 minutes
Rating: 3 stars
Publication Date: June 3, 2025

Challenges: Audiobook, Backlog Board of Books, COYER, NetGalley, Read For The Stars

Review: This book kept my interest, as Jane is pretty much a stalker girl obsessed with her ex boyfriend Colin. You could see exactly where the plot is heading for most of the book, so it was sort of annoying. The characters are in the mid 20s but I feel like they act immature at times. I did not mind the narrator, Michelle H. Lee. This is the first time I am hearing her voice, and it fits the story perfect. This is a good thriller book and most readers will probably enjoy it. I gave it an average three stars because it just felt average to me.

I received two complimentary copies. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press Early Readers for allowing me to read this ARC and Macmillan Audio Influencer Program for sending me an ALC, which I used Netgalley to listen to.

Monthly Wrap Up: May 2025

Good morning, readers! My reading is going to be all over the place until the summer. Spring time with a Senior in high school is absolutely crazyness! I finished nine books, mostly audiobooks this month, but I am happy with getting a good amount of listening done.

My first five star read of the year happened this month. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides was awesome and completely had a hold of me! I did not see the ending coming, which is a huge plus for me.

If you’re not following me on Storygraph, you should! This is my page. I stopped using Goodreads last year and I do not miss it one bit. I actually forgot it exists, haha!

WWW Wednesday – May 14, 2025

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words.

The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?

For a challenge I am doing on Instagram I needed a cover with Sunglasses on it. I went to my Libby app and found The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson and borrowed it, since it had a cover with a Netflix sticker in the corner so I thought it had to be a good book (or at least popular enough to warrant a Netflix show). This one wasn’t a favorite of mine but it wasn’t a bad book either so I gave it three stars on Storygraph.

I am halfway through with Death Row by Freida McFadden, my Amazon First Reads choice for May.

I have the eBook and the audiobook for The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten thanks to SMP and Macmillan, respectfully. This book publishes in June so I want to definitely get to it this month and have my review posted before the pub date.

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Monthly Wrap Up: April 2025

I saw Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena while browsing through my library. I ended up not grabbing it off the shelf, but instead decided to borrow the audiobook through Libby. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I had borrowed The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson from the library. I fully immersed myself (eBook from Libby, physical book and audiobook from Hoopla), but mostly read the eBook. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A friend recommended I read The Affair by N.A. Cooper, so I borrowed the audiobook from Hoopla. ⭐⭐⭐

The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry I found on Amazon and used my No-Rush Rewards to pay for the entire price of the book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I wanted to start reading the Eddie Flynn series, so I started with The Defense, the first book in the series, from Hoopla. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Q: Have you read any of these? Any of them are on your TBR?

Review: Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay

Title: Parents Weekend
Author: Alex Finlay
Narrator: Brittany Pressley
Format: eBook / Audiobook
Length: 320 pages / 7 hours 24 minutes
Rating: 3 stars
Publication Date: May 6, 2025

Challenges: Audiobook, COYER, NetGalley, Read For The Stars

Review: I have listened to other Alex Finlay books and really liked them. I am also a big fan of Brittany Pressley as a narrator. But this story wasn’t holding my interest at times and I found my mind wandering a good amount. I wish the college students had more backstory at the beginning, because I honestly was not invested in their lives and did not emotionally care what happened to any of them by halfway through the book. I think other readers will enjoy the book, and it wasn’t a bad story, so this is why I gave it an average three stars rating.

I received two complimentary copies. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press Early Readers for allowing me to read this ARC and Macmillan Audio Influencer Program for sending me an ALC.

Stacking The Shelves #2

Anna at Macmillan Audio sent me a complimentary audiobook of Alex North’s new book, The Man Made of Smoke.

Storygraph says, “This book is ideal for readers who enjoy psychological thrillers exploring familial trauma and the lingering grip of past horrors, wrapped in a tense small-town mystery with emotional depth.”

This one publishes next week, so I need to get to listening!

Is this book on your TBR? Have you read any other Alex North books?

Proof of Price Spent: $0.00

Review: Dead Of Night by Lisa Gray

Title: Dead Of Night
Author: Lisa Gray
Format: eBook / Audiobook
Length: 267 pages / 7 hours 11 minutes
Rating: 4 stars

Challenges: Audiobook, COYER, NetGalley

Review: While I was not a fan of the narrator, I was hooked into the story. The plot is real simple, a writer vacations in a small town with a rental property whose previous renters disappeared. Of course the author has to investigate what happened and figure out why they disappeared. You also get the POV from Ruby, a young mom whose child is missing. The stories intertwine, and the plot twist at the end comes out of nowhere! Four stars!

Thank you to Thriller Book Lovers: The Pulse for allowing me to read this ARC, and listen to this ALC.

@thatlibrarygirl8