The Reading Nook

Monday, March 2, 2026

You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews

 


 

I loved this creepy, suspenseful and visceral read. The author excelled at vivid description and taking the reader inside her character's psyches. There were many twists that I never saw coming. My loyalties constantly shifting between the two main characters. This book was brutal to read at times so it's definitely not for the faint of heart.


Thursday, February 19, 2026

The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey

 The Book of Guilt

I loved this engaging, heartbreaking and provocative work of speculative fiction! A cast of multifaceted and fascinating characters made we care about what happened to them. There were a lot of twists and turns throughout the later half of the book which I never saw coming.


Tuesday, February 17, 2026

In Time With You by Kristin Wyer

 

 

 

 book cover for In Time With You

 I loved this moving and suspenseful YA romance! The traditions that Nieve and Linden observed with Grandee added a new and fascinating layer to the narrative. Kristin Dwyer expertly wove a complex story that kept me engaged from the start. I won't say anything more in order to avoid spoilers.


Friday, February 13, 2026

Evercurse: Twisted Tales of Familiar Faces by Kayla Frederick

 

 I loved this very dark horror retelling of Rumplestiltskin. The main character is unsympathetic which made the story more intriguing than the original. It was fun to have the stakes be so high. Not for the faint of heart and impossible to put down.


Monday, February 9, 2026

When I Kill You by B.A. Paris

 

 


 

 

 

I loved this suspenseful, action-packed read. I felt a lot of sympathy for the main character because of all that she'd been through. Whenever I thought I'd figured out what was going on, I was wrong. The ending was shocking, because I never saw it coming. Meticulously crafted and well executed, this book was impossible to put down.


 

Sunday, January 18, 2026

 


 

 

 This story was engaging, harrowing, and at times very hard to read. Each chapter alternated between the points of view of a mother and her teenage son. It was very easy to care about the characters and feel sympathy for them. The author described everything in so much detail, that I felt like I was experiencing the situations right along with Peggy and her son Samson. This book was impossible to put down.


Saturday, January 17, 2026

Nightmare on Nightmare Street by R.L. Stine

 


 

 book cover for Nightmare on Nightmare Street

 Wow, this book was a really wild ride! This book reminded me of the Fear Street books I read growing up. I loved those books and I loved this one as well. To be honest, I was just as confused as the characters throughout the story. The ending was a very nice surprise because it explained everything. A book that'll keep you guessing right up to the end.