Kindlereads Stories

The first half of 2026 wrecked me and rebuilt me, and these 9 books did most of the heavy lifting. From Addie LaRue to Frederick Fife, here are the most beautiful reads that got me through it. 📚✨ Full list + reviews on the blog. What book carried you through this year so far?

20 books into the Booktown Mystery series and A Critical Conjunction is the one that finally made me see how dysfunctional the Miles family really is. Entitlement, doormat behaviour, and a mystery solved with almost no actual sleuthing. My honest 2-star review is up now.

New review on Views She Writes: Dug Up by Shari Marshall. A self-published urban fantasy about a detective hiding dangerous magic in a town that fears it. The mystery had promise, but unlabeled POV switches and a tangled timeline turned a 2 hour read into a 6-7 hour puzzle. Full thoughts on the blog.

New review is up! Sticks, Pucks, and Murder by Samantha Rick takes you behind the scenes of an NHL locker room through equipment manager Carolyn Lutkin's eyes. Fun, fast, and a heroine worth rooting for. Full review on Views She Writes. #CozyMystery #BookReview #Hockey

POV: I died once. Murdered by those I loved most, betrayed in ways I could never have fathomed. I can still feel the cold kiss of the blade and the suffocating finality of it all. The last thing I heard was their laughter - his, laced with satisfaction; hers, filled with mockery. They thought it was over. They thought they had won. But the universe, in all its cruel irony, wasn't finished with me. A second life, a second chance, was handed to me - a gift, or perhaps a punishment. How could I say no to it? 📚 Buy Now @ Amazon https://a.co/d/22KNdWE

Twenty-two books into the Coffeehouse Mystery series and Eat, Drink, and Get Buried still delivers. Clare Cosi is back solving murder over coffee, and I just found out Cleo Coyle isn't one person! Read my full ARC review on Views She Writes before it releases Sept 22. ☕🔪

32 books in August including a horror novel that broke my no-horror rule, an ARC-heavy month, and one Booktown mystery that finally made me question the whole series. Full wrap-up with favourites, ARCs, and stats is live on Views She Writes now, go check it out!

⚠️ Trigger Warning: Contains graphic violence, psychological horror, and intense themes. Reader discretion advised. In the eerie town of Ashridge, five best friends-Nikki, Jojo, Jenn, Ro, and Big B - are about to unleash a deadly game night like no other. What starts as a night of drinks and dares quickly spirals into a terrifying nightmare where the hunters become the hunted... who are the real killers? Blending slasher horror, psychological terror, and haunted, paranormal darkness, this brutal game of survival will keep you guessing until the last, bloody move. Who will live? Who will die? And who's really in control?