Nerd Girl Loves Books

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Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

Killing Sadie by Rachel Peterson

Burn the Kingdom Down by Addie Thorley

Lightfall (The Everlands Trilogy, #1) by Ed Crocker

Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell

A Murder in Marylebone (Minnie Harper, #2) by Emily Sullivan

Love Overboard by Kandi Steiner

The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi

This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman

A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie

The Devils (The Devils, #1) by Joe Abercrombie

I flew to St. Louis from San Diego on a Thursday night to attend a book signing event for 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 with Fredrik Backman on Friday night and flew back to San Diego on Saturday morning. That’s how much I love this author. I could not pass up another opportunity to meet him.

His writing touches me more than any other writer I’ve read. He is able to put into words feelings that I can’t identify or articulate. No other author can break open my cold dead heart and make me ugly cry like Backman, in the best way possible.

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August 2, 2026 0

I’ve Got a Crush on You (Darling Springs, 2) by Lauren Blakely

I loved this book!! The author does a great job developing relatable characters that you want to root for and Chloe is wonderful! She is sweet, thoughtful, determined, and knows what she wants.

Sawyer is the perfect closed off grump that is tied to his routines and schedules. Chloe is impulsive and goes with the flow. They couldn’t be more opposite, or more right for each other. The sparks between the couple is so hot! The teasing and banter is off the charts.

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August 2, 2026 0

Too Perfect to Die by Juliana Goodman

3.5 stars

This is a good YA mystery surrounding the murder of a teenager on an elite squad of cheerleaders.

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August 2, 2026 0

Moss’d in Space (Moss’d in Space, #1) by Rebecca Thorne

I loved this book!!! It reminded me of one of my favorite SciFi shows, Farscape, and so I was hooked. Torian worked hard to afford to buy her own starship and captain her own ship. All she could afford was a tiny starship that had been abandoned for a century and was covered in moss. Torian got it running and to her surprise, the moss is an organic computer with a major attitude and abandonment issues. An immortal alien whose species was long thought to be extinct built it and forgot where he parked it. Thus begins Torian’s crazy ride.

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July 26, 2026 0

Falling Into You (Colburn Brothers #3) by Jill Shalvis

I love visiting the Colburn Brothers once again and watching Tucker finally fall in love! This is book 3 in the series but can be read as a standalone. Tucker and Hazel were a thing in high school until she left town at 18 and Tucker failed to go with her. Hazel is back in town temporarily to help her estranged dad who suffered a heart attack. Once he’s settled, she’s out.

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July 26, 2026 0

Death’s Daughter (Children of the Old Ones, #1) by S. A. Barnes

This was a fun, fluffy urban paranormal fantasy that features the daughter of Death, Jocasta, just trying to be normal at college. She’s got great friends and a complicated relationship with a TA, Carter. Instead of killing people she feeds on their disappointments, failures, and rejections. All is going well until a sexy guy named Devon, a descendant of Lust—shows up on campus because Death just named Jo as his successor, making her a powerful ally and a massive target. When a friend of Jo’s is murdered, Jo becomes the number 1 suspect. As the body count rises, and Jo does everything she can to protect those she loves, she tests the limits of her power and doesn’t know who to trust.

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July 4, 2026 0

To Cage a Wild Bird (Divided Fates #1) by Brooke Fast

Woohoo!!! What a wild ride! I love dystopian books and so many authors get it wrong, but not here. While we only get bits and pieces about how the world fell apart, there is enough information to fire you up against the powers that be. I look forward to learning more about this world in the next book.

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July 3, 2026 0

Rumors & Whiskey (The Whiskey Women, #1) by Victoria Wilder

I love the world the author built for this series. The MFC’s intimidating family, the small town characters, the mysterious secrets, the small town cops – this book has everything you could want in a romantic suspense. I listened to the book and the narrators did a fantastic job. They infused plenty of suspicion, snark, hesitation, and steam into their voices to bring the book alive. Samantha Brentmoor’s voice is so versatile that you can easily recognize all the various characters. Connor Crais is smooth as whiskey (see what I did there? lol) and sexy AF. You can feel the heat pouring off him when he interacts with Wyn. I highly recommend you listen to the audio of this book.

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July 3, 2026 0

Winner Takes All by Emily Martin

This was such a cute, fun romcom that I devoured in one sitting. Talent scout Eleanor is in Las Vegas trying to sign a popular alt-rock group to her record label. She needs it to save her job. Unfortunately, Adam shows up also intending to sign the band. He’s her arch rival and former colleague who recently poached the top performing artist from Eleanor’s roster. When the band decides to party after dinner there is no way Eleanor is going to let the band go with only Adam. Skip to Eleanor and Adam waking up in bed together wearing wedding bands. Uh oh!!

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July 3, 2026 0