Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Publication Date: January 1, 2000 Date Read: November 22, 2008 Goodreads Synopsis: Natalie and Tom have been best friends forever, but Tom wants them to be much more.... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday Book Review: 7/6/23 The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: July 31, 2012 Dead Read: February 28, 2016 Goodreads Synopsis: Paris Breathtakingly beautiful, the City of Light seduces the senses, its cobbled streets thrumming with possibility. For American... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday Book Review: 6/28/23 The Boyfriend of the Month Club by Maria Geraci
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Berkley Books Publication Date: December 7, 2010 Date Read: December 11, 2010 Synopsis: This sexy, funny new novel asks: Can a woman find a modern-day Mr. Darcy in Daytona Beach? At... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday Book Review 6/15/23: Austenland by Shannon Hale
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: May 29, 2007 Date Read: September 14, 2012 Favorite Quote: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a thirty-something woman in possession of a satisfying career and... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of May 2023: A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
“Everyone needs things that serve no greater purpose than to make them happy.”― Kelley Armstrong, A Stitch in Time Goodreads Synopsis: Thorne Manor has always been haunted… and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt's house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her... Continue Reading →
Throw Back Thursday Book Review: The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
Welcome to my weekly post where I share some of the great books I read before starting Nicole's Nook. Today's book: The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich Publication Date: May 16, 2017 Date Read: April 15, 2018 My Star Rating: 4 Stars Favorite Quote: “I don't exist to teach her a lesson, and it irks... Continue Reading →
Throw Back Thursday Book Review: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
This is week two of my new blog feature where I review books I read prior to starting the blog. Today's Book: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie Publication date: January 1, 2004 Date Read: May 8, 2009 My Rating: 5 Stars Favorite Quote: “Your cat just got cat hair on me." “It’s only fair,” Min... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of February 2023: The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
“This was just a season, and there's beauty in all seasons. Even if you are looking forward to the next one.” Abby Jimenez, The Happy Ever After Playlist Goodreads Synopsis: Two years after losing her fiancé, Sloan Monroe still can't seem to get her life back on track. But one trouble-making pup with a "take me... Continue Reading →
Favorite Read of October 2022: Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
Words matter, in fact. They're not pointless, as you've suggested. If they were pointless, then they couldn't start revolutions and they wouldn't change history. If they were just words, we wouldn't write songs or listen to them. We wouldn't beg to be read to as kids. If they were just words, then stories wouldn't have... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of August 2022
“Libraries are like a net, there to catch those of us in danger of falling through the cracks.” Freya Sampson, The Last Chance Library Goodreads Synopsis June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships... Continue Reading →