The Introvert's Book Club

  Buy on Amazon Rating: 3.5/5 Spice : 4/5 Primary Genre: Hockey Romance Trigger Warnings: See author’s website Favorite Quote: See - The Dedication. IYKYK. Plot 3/5: An older man (MMC Mark) hasn’t gotten back into the game since his wife passed away from cancer several years ago. A divorced and traumatized 30-something year old (FMC Rebecca) is trying to recover from the emotional damage of her marriage. Halloween night Mark and Rebecca encounter each other at a special sort of club. It’s obsession at first sight for Mark but Rebecca has a roster and she isn’t sure she even wants Mark to be on it. That won’t stop Mark from keeping a very close eye on her. From her window. The Good: * I absolutely loved the female friendships in this book. It reminds me a lot of my own and how we talk about dating and relationships. The girl power vibes are strong. * Tanya knows how to write spice and keep it interesting. This book is chock full of spice but somehow it doesn’t get old. T...

  Buy on Amazon Rating: 3/5 Spice: 0/5 Primary Genre: Billionaire Romance/RomCom Trigger Warnings: Alcohol use, bad parenting Plot 3/5: Billionaire heiress Fenella needs to go into hiding after her most recent, very public break up with her cheating ex. Where to? Her other ex’s (who’s a prince, by the way) remote town! Well, technically it’s a whole country. Fenella can’t get enough of the local coffee shop, Coffee For the Sole, and her pumpkin spice lattes. She also becomes interesting in the coffee shop owner, Silas, once she realizes there’s more to him than coffee beans. Tropes: • cinnamon roll hero • friends-to-lovers • small town • opposites attract The Good: * If you love a small town vibe, you’ll be obsessed with Battle Harbor. * The LGBTQ+ character representation was great to see. I honestly wasn’t expecting it, it was refreshing. * I loved the fall setting of the book, it’s a great vibe for an October read. The Meh:   * While I didn’t dislike the end...

Purchase Dream Harbor #3 Rating:   3.5/5 Spice: 2/5 Primary Genre: Holiday Romance Favorite Quote:   ‘You’re a big dog person, I take it.’  ‘They’re better than people in every way.’  His laugh was low and deep and did absolutely nothing for her.  ‘I agree.’ Plot: 3/5 Blurb:   From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe comes a #1 Sunday Times bestselling grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good. Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor trying to take a break from both his life and his constant desire to fix things. But somehow fate finds Ben trapped by a blanket of snow at Kira’s farm, and, despite her Grinchiest first impressions, with the glow of the fairy lights twinkling in the trees, and the promise of a warming hot chocolate, maybe, just maybe, these two lost souls will have a ...

Purchase Whitmore Elite #5 Rating:  4.5/5 Spice: 4/5 Primary Genre: Dark Romance Trigger Warnings: Suicide and suicide pacts, child sexual abuse (not on the page), Dub-con, Non-con, Knife play, Anal play & Plugs, Violence, Revenge, Sensory Depriving, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Gun Violence, Degradation, Breath Play, Grooming, Mental Health, Reference to School Shooting  Favorite Quote: He’s just a boy. Make sure he actually deserves you instead of trying to convince everyone you deserve him. You have nothing to prove, girl. Plot: 5/5 Blurb:  Wynter Baldwin is responsible for my twin sister’s death. She’s playing a dangerous game by showing up at Whitmore University The day she destroyed my world, I swore revenge.  Now, I'm a football god, and part of a secret society.  A brotherhood who will have my back as I ruin her.  When I begin to unravel the truth about my twin,  I question everything I know about Wynter.  Before I realiz...

Purchase Grimstone #2 Rating: 4/5   Spice: 2.5/5 Primary Genre: Romantic suspense Trigger Warnings: Domestic violence, assault, alcohol use, drug use Favorite Quote: I’m with you. I love you. I’ll protect you, I’ll take care of you. Carry me with you always and keep me in your heart. Because you are in mine. Plot: 5/5  Blurb:   From USA Today bestselling author Sophie Lark comes a brand new romantic thriller series in the Gothic, secretive beach town of Grimstone. In a desperate bid to get out of town, twenty-seven-year-old virgin and bookstore nerd Elena Zelenska becomes the world's most unlikely mail-order bride. Her gamble pays off when she's swept off her feet by Benjamin Wittacker, handsome single father and (gasp!) actual published author. Elena's new fiancé seems almost too good to be true. Her life is turning into a fairytale, especially once Ben starts building her a castle in the woods. But when Elena arrives in Grimstone, her fairytale turns darker. ...

Purchase Rating: 5/5 Spice: 0 Primary Genre: Memoir Trigger Warnings: Abortion, death of a spouse, death of a parent, grief, misogyny, cancer, addiction, child abuse, infidelity, domestic abuse, terminal illness, alcoholism, sexual assault Favorite Quote: I admit it, given a choice, with a handful of exceptions, I tend to prefer the company of animals to the company people. Animals are honest-there’s not a hint of pretense about them, they just unapologetically are who they are, and their capacity to love and be loved outshines ours by about a million. Plot 5/5: Kelly chronologically hops along through the major events in her life. She covers the high points as well as the lows. She leads us on a journey from starving artist Carole Bishop to a closing in on 80 years old Kelly Bishop. The Good: * The title may lead you to believe that this book is an homage to Kelly’s career on the show Gilmore Girls but she has so much more story to tell and it’s incredible. * There were some utte...

Purchase The Housemaid #2 Rating: 3.5/5 Spice: 0 Primary Genre: Thriller Trigger Warnings: Sizeism and body-shaming, Classism, Attempted rape, Infidelity (on-page), Discussions of domestic abuse and violence, Disordered eating & food thoughts including calorie counting and food shaming, Suicidal ideation, Alcohol consumption, Infertility mentioned, Blood depiction, Emesis, Death of a mother from a stroke mentioned, Murder by gun & knife violence, Physical assault, Stalking, Incarceration for physical assault mentioned, Poverty & financial difficulties discussed Favorite Quote: “You hiding drugs up there?” “No! Definitely not!” I just murdered somebody, that’s all. Sheesh. Plot 3/5: Millie is back, still doing her whole maid vigilante thing. And still trying to work around that prison record. She’s trying to work her way through college now. She gets a job working for the very wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Garrick and while it pays well, the vibes are very off. Mrs. Garrick never l...