Book Review

🧁🔮 Book Spotlight: Cutthroat Cupcakes by Cate Lawley Genre: Cozy Mystery • Paranormal • Light Fantasy • Humor ☕ Book Details & Rating Format: AudiobookSeries: Cursed Candy Mysteries #1Year Published: 2017Page Count: 262Rating: ☕☕☕½ (3.5 Coffees) 🥤 Coffee Pairing: “The Bewitched Blend” (Black Coffee with a Twist) A bold, no-nonsense black coffee—Bastian’s signature order—served with […]

📚 Book Spotlight: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister Genre: Mystery • Psychological Thriller • Domestic Suspense ☕ Book Details & Rating Format: AudiobookSeries: StandaloneYear Published: 2025Page Count: 332Rating: ☕☕☕☕ (4 Coffees!) 🥤 Coffee Pairing: Single-Origin Pour-Over (Black) Clean, simple, and unadorned — but layered with surprising depth the longer you sit with it. This […]

💀✨ Book Spotlight: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole MaehrerGenre: Fantasy • Romantic Comedy • Dark Humor • Enemies to Lovers ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: Physical BookSeries: Assistant to the Villain #1Year Published: 2023Page Count: 400Rating: ☕☕☕☕☕ (5 Coffees!) 🥤 Coffee Pairing:A dark roast cold brew with a sweet vanilla cold foam — […]

About the Book Hannah Brooks is a professional bodyguard—skilled, serious, and surprisingly unassuming. After a string of personal and professional blows, she’s ready for a low-key assignment. Instead, she’s tasked with protecting Jack Stapleton, a Hollywood heartthrob who’s retreated to his family’s Texas ranch after tragedy struck his life. Jack doesn’t want his family to […]

💐📚 Book Spotlight: Hello Stranger by Katherine CenterGenre: Romance • Contemporary Fiction • Women’s Fiction ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: Audiobook/PhysicalStandaloneYear Published: 2023Rating: ☕☕☕☕ (4 Coffees!) 🥤 Coffee Pairing: Caramel Iced Latte — sweet, comforting, and a little blurry around the edges (just like Sadie’s new reality). About the Book After an unexpected medical emergency, […]

About the Book Katie Vaughn’s life is unraveling: layoffs loom, heartbreak stings, and her confidence is shaken. Then comes the unexpected career opportunity to profile a famed Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Tom “Hutch” Hutcheson—despite never having learned to swim herself. As she fumbles through lies, swim lessons, and competing loyalties, Katie finds herself entangled in […]

💕 Book Spotlight: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Genre: Romance • Contemporary Fiction • Comedy • Feel-Good Fiction ☕ Book Details & Rating Format: AudiobookSeries: StandaloneYear Published: 2024Page Count: 336Rating: ☕☕☕☕ (4 Coffees!) ☕ Perfect Sip: Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew with an Extra Shot of Espresso Why It Works:Sweet, bold, and just a touch […]

🌸👻 Book Spotlight: The Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonGenre: Contemporary Romance • Paranormal • Rom-Com ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: AudiobookStandaloneYear Published: 2022Page Count: 368Rating: ☕☕☕☕ (4 Coffees!) ☕ Coffee PairingPerfect Sip: Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew with a Splash of CinnamonWhy it Works: This drink is smooth and comforting but has a little unexpected […]

🚢🔪 Book Spotlight: You Are Fatally Invited by Ande PliegoGenre: Mystery • Thriller • Locked-Room Whodunit ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: AudiobookStandalonePage Count: 384 pagesRating: ☕☕☕☕ (4 Coffees) ☕ Coffee PairingPerfect Sip: Spicy Mocha Espresso MartiniWhy it Works: This drink starts dark and smooth like a classic espresso martini, but the mocha adds a rich […]

📖 Book Spotlight: Killer in the Margins by Eliza FlorettaGenre: Cozy Mystery • Clean Fiction • Contemporary Mystery ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: E-book (available September 2025)Series: Book 1Year Published: 2025Page Count: 193Rating: ☕☕☕½ (3.5 Coffees) Thank you to Eliza Floretta, author, for gifting this to me as an ARC. ☕ Coffee PairingPerfect Sip: Pumpkin […]

🎶🔪 Book Spotlight: Theme Music by T. Marie VandellyGenre: Horror • Psychological Thriller • Domestic Suspense ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: AudiobookStandaloneYear Published: 2020Page Count: 400Rating: ☕☕☕ (3 Coffees) ☕ Coffee PairingPerfect Sip: Quad Shot Iced AmericanoWhy it Works: Theme Music is bloody, intense, and deeply psychological—the kind of book that doesn’t let you relax […]

💔🔪 Book Spotlight: The Boyfriend by Freida McFaddenGenre: Psychological Thriller • Domestic Suspense • Mystery ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: AudiobookStandaloneYear Published: 2024Page Count: 336Rating: ☕☕☕½ (3.5 Coffees) Perfect Sip: Cold Brew with Raspberry Cold FoamWhy it Works: Dark, bold, and a little fruity—this drink starts off smooth, but that blood-red raspberry foam adds a […]

🚂🔍 Book Spotlight: Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin StevensonGenre: Mystery • Whodunit • Satire • Meta Fiction ☕ Book Details & RatingFormat: Audio BookSeries: Ernest Cunningham Mysteries #2Year Published: 2023Page Count: 368Rating: ☕☕☕☕ (4 Coffees!) Perfect Sip: Iced Flat White with a Shot of Hazelnut – Aussie-styleWhy it Works: Smooth, bold, […]

☕ Series Spotlight: Finlay Donovan by Elle Cosimano Genre: Mystery • Humor • Crime • Mom ChaosTropes: Morally gray heroine • Accidental criminal • Found family • Love triangle • Ride-or-die best friendFormat: AudiobookTone: Fast-paced • Funny • Full of mayhemSeries Rating: ☕☕☕☕☕ (Consistently caffeinated chaos) If Stephanie Plum had a sister with a slightly […]

💄🔪 Book Spotlight: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Genre: Mystery • Suspense • Dark Comedy • Contemporary Fiction ☕ Book Details & Rating Format: AudiobookSeries: Finlay Donovan #1Year Published: 2021Page Count: 368Rating: ☕☕☕☕☕ (5 Coffees!) ☕ Coffee Pairing Perfect Sip: Quad Shot Iced Mocha with Whipped Cream (in a to-go cup you’re […]

🕵️‍♀️ Book Spotlight: Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter Genre: Mystery • Crime Fiction • Mixed Media • True Crime-Inspired ☕ Book Details & Rating Format: AudiobookSeries: StandaloneYear Published: 2023Page Count: 432Rating: ☕☕☕ (3 Coffees!) ☕ Coffee Pairing Perfect Sip: Espresso TonicWhy it Works: Unexpected, bold, and totally out of the ordinary—just like this […]

📚 Book Spotlight: The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick Genre: Contemporary Fiction • Bookish Fiction • Mystery • Uplifting Format: AudiobookSeries: StandaloneYear Published: 2022Page Count: 352Rating: ☕☕☕ (3 Coffees!) ☕ Coffee Pairing Perfect Sip: A lukewarm vanilla latteWhy it Works: Cozy and comforting with bookish vibes—but maybe not your strongest brew. It’ll […]

🧜‍♀️Book Spotlight: The Little Mermaid’s Voice Genre: YA Fantasy • Retelling • Romance • Historical Twist Format: AudiobookSeries: Fairy-Tale Inheritance SeriesYear Published: 2021Page Count: 288Rating: ☕☕☕☕ Coffee Recommendation: Iced Cold Brew with Sweet Cream Cold Foam. Would you trade your world for a soul?After the little mermaid’s sacrifice, merfolk are forbidden from surfacing. Sea princess […]

📚 Book Spotlight: The Library by Bella Osborne Genre: Contemporary Fiction • Friendship • Found Family • Heartwarming Format: AudiobookSeries: StandaloneYear Published: 2021Page Count: 384Rating: ☕☕☕☕ (4 Coffees!) Coffee Recommendation: Classic English Breakfast Tea Latte (a.k.a. a London Fog)Why it Works:Warm, comforting, and just a little unexpected—like the unlikely friendship at the heart of this […]

🔪 Book Spotlight: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Genre: Mystery • Dark Comedy • Whodunit • Meta Fiction Format: AudiobookSeries: Ernest Cunningham #1Year Published: 2023Page Count: 384Rating: ☕☕☕☕☕ (5 Coffees!) ☕ Coffee Pairing Perfect Sip: Flat White with a Dash of CinnamonWhy it Works:Smooth and bold like the storytelling, with a touch of […]