I have enjoyed the heart pounding reads of T.J. Newman and this one is no exception. Even thought the catastrophe event was caused by a plane falling partly into a nuclear power plant, I am glad it wasn't another story with passengers stuck in a plane. The story literally stars with a bang and doesn't light up from there.
It totally reminded me of the show 24 with the count down on how much time left they have to fix the break at the nuclear plant. I enjoyed the side story of the plane parts landing on the bridge and causing problems there. 

The downside to this story is that it's very surfaced without really knowing any of the characters. It was a story about saving the power plant and the kid stuck on the bridge. 

The narrator, Joe Morton, did a great job on the pacing and keeping the story super intense. 

Thank you @littlebrown @hachetteaudio for a copy of this book.

This was such a fun retelling of Jane Austen's P&P set in the summer at East Hamptons. Lizzy, a native of Hamptons, hates summer and all the crowd that comes with it. She meets Will and the hate is pretty instant with his attitude. I love how they kept running into each other and their enemies to lovers banter between them. 

The story has a great supporting cast of characters with Lizzy's family which plays a big part in the story and her growth journey. Will's friends were also a great element with their wealth and disparity between the wealthy and the locals. 

The previous characters from the first book also makes a small appearance in this book. 

Thank you @gallerybooks for a copy of this book.

Frey always writes books that gets me invested from the first chapter and this one is no different. Ben and Harper is the perfect couple that is active and happily in loved until he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. The story is about how Ben wants Harper finds her next love before he goes. I wasn't sure how the story would go when her a former fling, Ben, comes back to their lives. I was worried this going to be a love triangle and glad it wasn't that. The magical realism aspect added a good twists to the story and I liked that all 3 of them were still connected in the alt universe. 

The was an emotional read and I cried. I love the story dealt with dying, starting over and self discovery. I enjoyed Jennifer Jill Araya's narration and bringing out all the emotions of the story. 

Thank you @harpermusebooks for a copy of this book.

I knew this was going to be a challenging book with themes of trauma and bullying. Despite the difficult topics, I love the idea of healing and found family in the story. Gabriel finds Cecilia unconscious and is determined to by her side after that. My heart broke for both characters and what happened to them. I love how Gabriel uplifted her and his soccer teammates accepted her. Their chemistry was great and I love how gentle and patient he was with her. This story does end with a cliffhanger which always drives me bonkers. 

Ramona Master and Noah B. Perez did a great job with the narration and bringing all the feelings to life. 

Thank you @hambright_pr for a copy of the audiobook.

This book is set in the 60s when women was expected to be a good housewife and take care of the kids. Beverly was raised in politics with her father and married to a campaign manager. She walks into her husband's office and catches him cheating. Rather than letting it slide, she decides to divorce him. 

This story really portrayed the frustration of going through a divorce when women didn't have many rights and divorces were frowned upon. 

Once she takes up a job as a campaign manager of her husband's rival, things really gets interesting. The casts of characters all played such an important role in the story and I love the humor brought into the story.

What I found was that this story is so relevant in our current political situation where women's rights are being taken away. 

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.

This was a great debt from Mai Sennar about a story between Bonnie and Mansour and their relationship as well as their past. I really liked the historical aspect of Mansour's mom and aunt's story and their struggles. The story is told in multiple timelines and there a lot of characters and at times a little slow. The writing is very lyrical which fits the narrative so well and Julia Kwamya did a great job bringing the story to life. 

Thank you @sjplit @dreamscape_media for a copy of this book.

This premise was so intriguing and the title so catchy that I had to read it. The story is told by Dan, who is vacationing at a new resort and the sun explodes. Obviously if that really happened, we would all be dead but I digress. The story basically follows what happens to all the guests and how they start behaving. There is a lot of satirical content here to keep the story light and funny. I love the references to popular songs like Fight Song and made me laugh out loud. 

I did like how the story unfolded and all is explained. The narrator, Stephen R. Thorne did a great job with majority of the story. I have a hard time with male narrating with female voices and it always makes me cringe because they always sound like old ladies and it makes me imagine all the female characters 80 years old. 

Thank you @bookmarked @recordedbooks for a copy of this book.

Adorable dogs, big box retailer vs. small struggling pet store..count me in. This was such a cute story of Cora who is helping her grandpa with struggling pet store and Leo who is opening a giant dog store across from them. A perfect set up for enemies to lovers and I love the added anonymous forum where jokes were told. There was a lot of depth with the side characters with grandpa and Cora's friends and of course the dogs had so much personality too. This is a very slow burn story and their banter was so fun. Overall, a super fun read. 

Thank you @readforeverpub for a copy of this book.

Feeling very mixed about this story. Second chance romances are always a hit or miss for me. This one takes it to a whole different level with exes hooking up with different people was a bit much for me. I did enjoy the dual POV and the start of each chapter with the pairing and setup for the chapter. The story felt just a little repetitive as well. I did enjoy the ending and how they finally got their HEA. 

Emma Galvin and Max Meyers did a great job with the narration. Thank you @smpromance @macmillan.audio for a copy of this.

I am always a sucker for small town romances with forced proximity. LaRynn and Deacon had a summer fling years ago and is forced to work together to renovate a property owned by both their grandmothers. There's enemies vibes in the beginning and as they spend more time together, their feelings from the past bubbles up. This was a total slow burn and the tension, I was waiting impatiently for their moment. 

I wanted the characters to have a little more depth, they just felt very surfaced. I felt the same with the side characters. 

Thank you @smpromance for a copy of this book.