Fond of Fonts

A wilderness sequel to A Simple Wild , K.A. Tucker wows her reader's again with a heart-swelling romance between an unlikely duo: a Toronto city-girl and an Alaskan-bush pilot. Calla and Jonah were introduced as a quarreling duo in Tucker's first novel, brought together by Calla's terminally-ill father, Wren. Calla ventured into the Alaskan wilderness with hope to spend her father's last days on building a relationship with him that would stick with her well after his passing. Fortunately, it wasn't just Wren's memory that Calla clung to, but Jonah's as well. Wild at Heart  opens with Calla's decision upon returning to Alaska to reunite with Jonah, for good . Not as jarring as last time, but all the same, Calla has to upend her usual city-flare lifestyle and acclimate to the Alaskan wilderness: open acres, outhouses, and roaming, curious animals. How different could things be? For most of the novel, Calla attempts (or so it seems) to morph herself i...

This was a quick weekend read! Suspenseful thrillers are a must-read in my TBR pile, but I wasn't expecting this one to be haunting compared to others. This story takes place in a small town (I'm assuming). The main character, Jo, lives next door to the Marwick House--a haunted establishment with it's own gruesome story. Jo's been living next door for about four years and there has not been a single tenant/family who have stayed for longer than two. Jo's seen a number of odd things occur in the house next door, obviously from a distance, but her new neighbor, Anna, causes her to get up-close and personal with the houses' history. Anna is a recluse young woman just like Jo who is running from a man who ruined her past. Jo finds it fitting to befriend Anna, seeing as she's similar to Jo--a young woman with a broken past, living alone, attempting to live her life as comfortably (and alone) as possible. When Jo has a presence around Anna's house, thing...

I'll never pass up a chance to read another Ruth Ware novel and once again, this choice didn't disappoint. Ruth Ware has a writing style that both lures the reader into the setting of the story and keeps them there throughout the pages. It's difficult to have to ever set a Ware novel down, but when it happens, minutes are counted down until the reader can reunite with it once more. The Lying Game follows main character, Isa, and her three friends, Fatima, Thea, and Kate. All four ladies went to boarding school together for a short amount of time, wreaking havoc by smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and lying to others for points among each other. All four girls underwent a tragic accident in which their relationship between each of them changed for years to come. Lying and secrets became a constant lifestyle choice for each of them. Over a decade later, this story takes place in which all four women come together in a time of need--when their secret is uncovered and ...

Katie Cotugno's How to Love was a classic love story circled around a couple who was figuring themselves out both individually, as a duo, and among all of those who surrounded them. Reena and Sawyer were the unconventional high school sweetheart couple. She had a crush for years and he decided to notice her at an inopportune time, which ended up sparking something real between the two of them. Desire overcame the relationship, realizations became apparent, and true colors were shown. Reena ended up pregnant from Sawyer and he skipped town before she got the chance to let him know, thus causing her plans for the future to bite the dust. Sawyer's lifestyle at the time of the realization for Reena wasn't the best and he left in hopes to either figure things out or fall apart altogether. This storyline is based around the "before" of Reena's pregnancy discovery and the "after" when Sawyer returns to the small town they've grown up in together after ...

I have been on a serious suspense/thriller kick and The Wife Between Us  didn't disappoint! Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen seemed to combine the psychological turmoil introduced in  Gone Girl   and transformed it into a new story line all their own. Despite having just referenced another book in order to compare the genre of this novel, I don't intend to dispute the original concept these women have created.  The novel is broken up into three different sections that all follow the enticing love story between an ex-wife, Vanessa, a young fiancee, Nellie, and their ex-husband/fiancee, Richard. Introduced firstly as a bitter, forgotten ex-wife, Vanessa's story sends the reader into a swirling rabbit hole between all three characters, and by the time Part I finishes, the reader is consumed with an enormous amount of questions, pushing them to turn the page for more answers. I was impressed by Hendricks' and Pakkanen's capability to keep the pace of the story at...

Kendare Blake's Three Dark Crowns series was unreal. I finally purchased the first novel at Target after consistently picking it up whenever I visited the book section for months on end. I was enticed with the cover and knew there was something about this book that I'd enjoy. YA fantasy is one of my favorite genres and I had been skeptical about where to start my next investment in a series. I'm glad I went with this one. I bought the rest of the series shortly after purchasing the first novel and couldn't keep my hands off the rest of the series. Blake's series introduces three young triplet queens who have to ultimately eliminate one another in order for one to become the Queen Crowned. Mirabella, the eldest, is an elemental--an individual who can control one of the four elements of the Earth, however, Mirabella has a strong ability in all four elements, making her the ultimate candidate to overcome the other two queens. Arsinoe, the middle child, is a natura...

This sequel to Kendare Blake's "Three Dark Crowns" first installment did not disappoint! All three sisters continue their quest towards obtaining the crown, all while undergoing life altering changes. Youngest Katherine develops a strong sense of confidence that can only be connected to help from unspeakable individuals. Arsinoe discovers her query related to her inept magical ability is due to assuming she had one in particular , when she had another all along! Mirabella enhances her magical capabilities further, while also questioning her willingness towards attacking her younger sisters in order to achieve her status as a future queen, or better yet--as a survivor! All three queens move this story line along with more suspense, action, and twists than the first novel in the series. In addition to the overall development of this novel, unexpected occurrences produced a HUGE plot twist at the end in my opinion, and entirely influenced my decision to continue further w...