The Dinner Guest Book Review

“But love changes over time, and in those final moments when I knew he was dying, well, I must confess that through the horror and the blood and the shock, the love I felt for him wasn’t quite as profound as I would have expected.  Even after everything that had happened.” Charlie This quote is

Mother May I Book Review

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson “Some things were too broken and too torn to ever again be mended.” Bree I kept seeing so many great reviews for this book so I really wanted to dig in and see for myself if it lived up to the hype. Conclusion? It does! Bree is introduced as

When The Stars Go Dark Book Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Synopsis from the book:Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When overwhelming tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. She lived there as a child with her

The End of Her Book Review

It makes her wonder if love is just an illusion, one that disappears when reality gets too dark. Stephanie from “The End of Me” I was riveted by this book. The ending was not what I was expecting/hoping/planning. There were so many awesome possibilities hanging out there, so I must admit I was a little

In Five Years Book Review

“But I was wrong. I wasn’t the strong one, she was. Because this is what it feels like – to take a risk, to step out of line, to make decisions not based on fact but on feeling. Dannie from In Five Years My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  I need a minute.  Ok a few minutes.  Time

The Push Book Review

  WOW!!!!!!! A mother’s heart breaks a million ways in her lifetime. Blythe – from The Push Synopsis: Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had. But in the thick of motherhood’s exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is

Anxious People Book Review

Anxious People by Fredrik BackmanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Backman has done it again. This book was everything I was hoping it would be. His ability to interject humor into heavy subjects is nothing less than masterful. His characters come to life and I just want to hug them, slap sense into them, pinch

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Book Review

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was totally transported A 4.7 for me. I felt like I was actually a part of Old Hollywood. I could picture exactly how the characters looked and what their voices sounded like.I loved the character development and interactions.

Why this blog?

I wanted to start a blog to combine 3 of my favorite things, reading, wine and dogs. So I figured, why not personalize my little corner of the internet to combine the 3 and discuss books I’ve read, heard about and want to read while sipping a Cabernet and snuggling with my furry pack? I