Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Can I say that I thought this book was perfect? Because that is really the best way to describe it.

“Faking Christmas” follows Olive who is spending Christmas with her family at a resort her best friend found.

When Olive finds out her mother has invited her ex-boyfriend in the hopes of restarting a relationship between him and Olive, she decides to invent a boyfriend. It’s fine because her family will never meet this boyfriend. Olive gives her fake boyfriend the name Miles- the name of her nemesis at the school she works at.
Except Miles shows up at the resort and now Olive has to pretend that they’re in a relationship.

This book had it all. Fun Christmas vibes, witty banter, interesting characters and a fake relationship that I couldn’t help but cheer on.

I would love to read more books set in this world because I was so sad to leave it all behind.



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The Gift by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


It’s Stella’s first Christmas with her husband.

She is broke and she doesn’t have a gift for him. When a creepy lady offers to help her find a gift, assuring her that they can trade and Stella won’t need to worry about money for this gift, Stella agrees.

But the gift comes at a really high price. The kind of price that Stella might be paying for years.

I kind of thought the story was going one way and then thought it was going another and of course like all good Freida McFadden books, this one just shocked me at the end. I was left sitting there slack-jawed.
LOVED IT!

This is a super quick read that you can read in one go. Just maybe don’t read it around Christmas the way I did.



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Love & Letter Charms by Rachel Morgan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Shy Aurelise has been exchanging letters with a stranger for a while now. She finds comfort in his words but the two of them have never met nor do they know each other’s names.

When she is picked with other fae ladies to move into the castle and form a Selection-style (Bachelor-style for those who haven’t read the Selection) competition for Prince Ryden’s heart, Aurelise starts to panic. While she knows she doesn’t like the prince and will make a horrible consort, the program itself is alot for her to handle.

Prince Ryden quickly realises that Aurelise- his best friend’s sister- is the lady he has been corresponding with. But Aurelise has made it clear to Prince Ryden that she does not want to live in the castle and doesn’t even want to stay through the competition. Prince Ryden makes it his mission to show Aurelise everything that she is capable of.

This was a really sweet book that I enjoyed immensely. I read it in one sitting and cannot wait for more books in this series.





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Deals & Dream Spells by Rachel Morgan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I struggled to connect to this book for my first few tries (i.e I read the first few pages repeatedly. It didn’t catch my attention and I gave up repeatedly before pushing through because the sequel seemed appealing).

Once I committed to finishing the first chapter though, I WAS OBSESSED (Like low-key want to go track down the author and insist she finishes it instead of spending the holidays with her family. This is a very normal reaction to a book).

“Deals and Dream Spells” follow Mariselle and Evryn- two rivals who accidentally end up activating an enchanted contract. Their families have been feuding for years but no one knows the real reason. Mariselle and Evryn need to restore a magical attraction, Dreamland in order to fulfil the terms of the contract. The two of them pretend to be attracted to each other and with time, start to see each other in a new light.

I love the worldbuilding in this series and I especially enjoyed seeing another side of Mariselle. If you’re looking for a fantasy romance that is easy to read with an immersive world, give this a try.



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Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I love a good mystery hidden in a picture-perfect life.

April Masterson is a YouTuber whose recipes are incredible! But someone keeps texting her revealing secrets that she thought she had long ago buried.
April seems like an absolutely angel but as the book goes on, it becomes clear that she isn’t as perfect as she seems.
When a new family moves in, April’s life starts to unravel bit by bit. Her son is accused of things he didn’t do, her popularity dwindles and she is even involved in a murder case.
Did April do it? Or is her stalker framing her?

One way to find out- read the book.



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The Surrogate by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Abby wants a baby. Her own baby. But when years of trying AND infertility treatments fails, she finally agrees to adopt.
But then that doesn’t work out either. Abby gives up but she is heartbroken.
And then her assistant offers to be her surrogate. Monica is intelligent, detail-orientated and a great help to Abby on the daily. Abby agrees. Who better to carry her child than someone who knows her in and out?
But as time goes on, Monica’s behaviour starts to change. She starts to develop a friendship with Abby’s husband and they start to have lunch together. Abby misses meetings and deadlines for important projects.
Does Abby really know Monica? Is Monica sabotaging Abby? Read this book to find out.
This was a really gripping read. I had no idea what was going on but I knew I did NOT trust Monica.



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The Tenant by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Blake is living the perfect life. He is VP of Marketing at a fancy company, has a beautiful home and a fiancee he is madly in love with.

All of that changes when his boss confronts him about selling company secrets to their rival. Blake insists he is innocent but his boss refuses to hear it. Blake is fired and after this no one wants to hire him.

Desperate to keep his home, Blake agrees to his fiancee’s suggestion of renting out a room. The only “normal” person who applies for the room is beautiful Whitney.

Blake and Whitney get along fine…at first. But when a strange smell starts to appear in the house and unusual noises in the middle of the night, it isn’t long before Blake insists that Whitney is out to get him. It sounds crazy to everyone else except him. Blake knows Whitney is a problem and he will prove it. Or will Whitney get to him first?

This book was such a surprise that I couldn’t help but giggle by the end. This was a great read that I finished in one go. Blake was an ass but I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him as his entire life fell apart.



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Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Quinn runs away from home after committing a crime. Forced to take shelter in a creepy motel, Quinn is on edge that the police are going to find her.
But there are other things that Quinn needs to worry about. The other resident in the motel is a psychic who seems to know more than she lets on. There is an odd dripping in the motel lobby and a woman sits watching at her window across the motel. She doesn’t move.

I had a very clear vision for where this book was going and so I did not see any of the plot twists coming. I was invested in Quinn’s story and couldn’t read fast enough. This is definitely one of my favourite Freida McFadden books.



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The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Erika’s son Liam is…different.

He is handsome, polite and charming. But Erika doesn’t trust him. Sure she loves him. He is her son after all. But after a troubling childhood, Erika knows that something is wrong with her son.

So when two detectives show up and start questioning Liam about the disappearance of a girl he was seeing, Erika’s mind instantly jumps to the worst case scenario. After all, she knows her son.

Liam insists that he is innocent but with evidence quickly mounting against him, it’s a race to find a kickass lawyer…or the real kidnapper?

This book did an excellent job of stringing me along because I didn’t trust anyone…except the one person I really should NOT have trusted. A million stars because this was just amazing!



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One by One by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A group of six friends plan a getaway but this book makes it clear from the beginning that one of them has very sinister intentions.

Immediately it makes no sense. Sure Claire and her husband don’t get along but everyone else in the group is mostly on good terms. Who could possibly want ALL of them dead?

This book had me really spooked and as each person was ticked off my list I had no idea who the villian was (like every good Freida McFadden book).

The ending messed with my mind in the best way possible and of course after this I had to pick up another Freida McFadden book.



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