Books to Read Before Visiting Italy (or Just to Feel Like You Are)

Dreaming of an Italian summer? From Positano and Florence to Rome, Venice, and Sicily, these books will transport you across Italy—whether you’re actually packing a suitcase or just pouring yourself a spritz at home.

Ranking 5 Hockey Romance Series: From Good to Pucking Great

I grew up watching hockey with my dad, so naturally, hockey romance has become one of my favorite corners of the sports romance world. After reading my way through some of the genre’s biggest series, I’m ranking five of them from good to absolutely pucking great.

Book Club Inspo: “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke

Love a themed book club but don’t have hours to spend preparing? Here’s how we brought Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke to life with an easy potluck, homemade butter, and plenty of discussion questions guaranteed to get everyone talking.

My End-of-Summer TBR: 6 Books I Can’t Wait to Read

Normally I build a new TBR every month, but this year I’m trying something different. Here are the six books I’m most excited to read as summer winds down—from messy contemporary fiction and British thrillers to magical realism and a legendary pirate queen.

An Ode to Dungeon Crawler Carl: Why Everyone Should Read This Series

If you’ve heard people raving about Dungeon Crawler Carl and wondered whether it’s actually worth reading, the answer is yes—and I’m prepared to spend several hundred words convincing you. Here’s why Matt Dinniman’s wildly entertaining LitRPG series became one of my all-time favorites (plus my ranking of every book).

9 Coastal Northeast Summer Books That Feel Like Vacation

From Nantucket weddings and Maine beach houses to Hamptons mansions and New York summers, these books capture everything I love about a coastal Northeast summer. If you’re craving seafood, salty air, family drama, and charming seaside towns, this list is for you.

Recent Book-to-Film Adaptations I Actually Liked

I don’t even watch movies…which makes it all the more surprising that these recent book-to-screen adaptations completely won me over. If you’re wondering which ones are actually worth watching, I’ve got a few recommendations.

My Favorite Audiobooks

On a more positive note from my last post (sometimes, we just need to let the rage out, you know?), I wanted to chat about my favorite audiobooks today! Audiobooks have really been having their moment recently, mostly because they enable us to consume content (a story) and entertain ourselves while doing something like runningContinue reading “My Favorite Audiobooks”

My Least Favorite Literary Characters

In some books, there are characters that make me so utterly infuriated that I want to scream every time their name appears on the page. Half of the time, they’re not even villainous characters, just ones who repulse me on a fundamental level because of their personalities. Much like our lord and savior, Mr. FitzwilliamContinue reading “My Least Favorite Literary Characters”