Can't Wait for A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released as well. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Find out more here.

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

By: Laura Taylor Namey

Expected Publication: October 6th 2020 by Atheneum

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Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

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Goodreads description--Love & Gelato meets Don’t Date Rosa Santos in this charming, heartfelt story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love—and herself—in a small English town.

For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything—including Lila herself—fell apart.

Worried about Lila’s mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: Spend three months with family friends in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. But with the lack of sun, a grumpy inn cook, and a small town lacking Miami flavor (both in food and otherwise), what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila…until she meets Orion Maxwell.

A teashop clerk with troubles of his own, Orion is determined to help Lila out of her funk, and appoints himself as her personal tour guide. From Winchester’s drama-filled music scene to the sweeping English countryside, it isn’t long before Lila is not only charmed by Orion, but England itself. Soon a new future is beginning to form in Lila’s mind—one that would mean leaving everything she ever planned behind.

I enjoyed Laura Taylor Namey's prior book, The Library of Lost Things, so I definitely want to check this one out. What are you guys waiting on this week? Let me know!

Can't Wait for If I Never Met You

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released as well. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Find out more here.

If I Never Met You

By: Mhairi McFarlane

Expected Publication: March 24th 2020 by William Morrow Paperbacks

432 pages

Genre: Adult, Contemporary

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Goodreads description--Bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane returns with another heartfelt romantic comedy perfect for fans of Josie Silver, Sophie Kinsella, or Sally Thorne.

If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it’s real?

When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling—not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When news of her ex’s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility.

Jamie Carter doesn’t believe in love, but he needs a respectable, steady girlfriend to impress their bosses. Laurie wants a hot new man to give the rumor mill something else to talk about. It’s the perfect proposition: a fauxmance played out on social media, with strategically staged photographs and a specific end date in mind. With the plan hatched, Laurie and Jamie begin to flaunt their new couple status, to the astonishment—and jealousy—of their friends and colleagues. But there’s a fine line between pretending to be in love and actually falling for your charming, handsome fake boyfriend...

What are you guys waiting on this week? Let me know!

Top Ten Spring 2020 TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Top Ten Spring 2020 TBR List.

1. Selah (The Sugar Baron's Daughter, # 3) by Lisa T Bergren
2. A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier
3. The Seventh Sun (The Age of the Seventh Sun, # 1) by Lani Forbes
4. The Perfect Escape (Perfect Escape, # 1) by Suzanne Park
5. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
6. Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
7. More than Maybe by Erin Hahn
8. Chosen Ones (Chosen Ones, # 1) by Veronica Roth
9. Fireborn (The Aurelian Cycle, # 1) by Rosaria Mundo
10. Last of Her Name by Jessica Khoury

Which books are on your Spring 2020 to-be-read list? Let me know!

Regretting You - Review

Regretting You

By: Colleen Hoover

Publication: December 10th 2019 by Montlake Romance

365 pages

Genre: Contemporary, Adult, Young Adult

Source: Personal Kindle Library (Christmas gift)

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Goodreads description--From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us comes a poignant novel about family, first love, grief, and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.

Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.

Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.

With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.

While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.

Regretting You is proof that even favorite authors might go into your no-fly-reading zones. And even though I read Regretting You and can say that I enjoyed it, I wish I had known more about the subject matter upfront. That being said I feel like I need to warm others who might feel the same way that I do about the subject matter. So.... highlight for spoilers: Regretting You spends the majority of the book dealing with the after-effects of an affair. Cheating is something that has touched my family in the past and I don't enjoy reading books about this subject matter as it tends to force me to relive emotions that I'd rather leave in the past. So I wish I'd known upfront that Regretting You focused so heavily on this as I might have chosen not to read this book at all. End spoiler. That being said, I did read this and it was the parts involving Miller that saved it for me.

Morgan's side of the story hit me hard. Since becoming a mother I connect with the mothers in the stories just as much and as often as the main characters. I can't help but filter their experiences against how I think I would feel if facing the same issues or experiences. Especially watching my children experience various life events. Her story broke my heart. Yet she did such a great job of pressing on and doing the best she could. Of course, a lot of pain and drama could have been avoided with some honest communication, but that doesn't always make for an interesting story.

Clara...I went back and forth with my feelings. On the one hand, she's coping as best as she can with the information she has. Yet, she so frequently purposefully set out to hurt her mother. It broke my heart to watch. Thank goodness she finally figured things out for herself because goodness knows Morgan wasn't going to be honest with her. Yet I really enjoyed the parts of her story involving Miller...even when she didn't always treat him the way she should. It felt real even though it wasn't always pretty.

Other than the initial twist, there was nothing about Regretting You that surprised me. That initial twist though did sneak up on me.

I was talking to my sister after finishing and we both felt like we weren't quite sure why Colleen Hoover decided to tell this story in particular.

Regretting You was good. I particularly enjoyed the ending. All of the parts involving Miller. I can't discuss Jonah really without spoilers. But I will say that had I known the true subject matter of Regretting You I might have chosen not to read this book. Even still Regretting You gets 4 Stars. Have you read Regretting You? What did you think? Let me know!

Sunday Post & Stacking the Shelves - 03/15/20

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.

My Happy 9th Blogoversary Giveaway is still going on. Be sure to head over to that post to enter for a chance to win a free e-book of your choice up to $10 (USD). Tuesday we went to visit a friend from our church family's house and spent a few hours playing and having fun. I got hit with an allergy attack that day and by that night Little Girl was coughing pretty regularly. By Wednesday, both kids were full on sick. Little Boy was running a fever and coughing. My mom came to visit Thursday because both kids seemed to be much better. I thought we were on the upswing until Friday after lunch Little Boy seemed to be having a relapse and ran fever around dinner time. Friday night was terrible. Little Boy was up every hour from 2 am until time to get up. As beautiful as the weather was Saturday, I didn't think it was wise for us to get out and play. But I know the world is kind of in a meltdown right now. I tend to try to err on the side of caution. The next few weeks should be interesting. Schools have closed at least for the duration of the month. Prayers for you all, wash your hands, stay inside, and read a book!

THE PAST WEEK:

Monday: Review of Bone Crier's Moon (Bone Grace, # 1) by Kathryn Purdie (3.5 Stars)
Wednesday: Can't Wait for The Raven and the Dove (The Raven and the Dove, # 1) by Kaitlyn Davis

UPCOMING THIS WEEK:

Monday: Review of Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday?
Wednesday: Can't Wait for Wednesday

Don’t forget to link up for the 2020 Series Enders Reading Challenge! You have until December 15th, 2020 to sing up. Each month there will be a giveaway for those participating with an end of the year giveaway too! Click on the picture below or the link above to find out more!

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Hidden Knights (Knights of the Realm, # 3)

By: Jennifer Anne Davis

Publication: March 10th 2020 by Reign Publishin

326 pages

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Source: Personal Kindle Library

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Goodreads description--With Prince Henrick dead, a foreign army in league with the king, and the palace taken, Reid must find a way to right the wrongs for the people of Marsden.

Reid never expected to find love, friendship, or her mother in the kingdom of Axian. She also never expected to become a leader for her people. With the king threatening to overthrow the dukes and take complete control of the kingdom, Reid realizes she may be the only one in a position to stop him. With the ring her father gave her, the commanders of the army at her side, and a master schemer in league with her, Reid just might be able to pull off the greatest upset in Marsden history—all she has to do in step into the role she was born for.

To protect her kingdom, Reid must outsmart them all. Luckily, she’s spent the last eighteen year learning the art of manipulation, and she isn’t above putting those skills to the test.

Making a Play (The Field Party, # 5)

By: Abbi Glines

Publication: August 20th 2019 by Simon Pulse

320 pages

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Source: Borrowed from the e-Library

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Goodreads description--The fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series—a southern soap opera with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks—from USA TODAY bestselling author Abbi Glines.

Ryker Lee is finally enjoying his senior year—he has great friends, hangs out with hot girls, and is on track to get a football scholarship that will set him up for college. Despite this, a small part of him wonders if there’s more to life than parties and meaningless hookups—and if football even means as much to him as it does to his fellow teammates. And when he meets the new girl at school, his world totally changes…

Aurora McClay is new to Lawton. She’s grateful that her twin brother, Hunter, is star of the football team and can help her adjust to her new school, but she’s not grateful at how overprotective he is over every person she meets. Just because she is deaf does not mean people have to treat her differently. When she meets Ryker Lee, the two of them spark an instant and intense chemistry, one that proves to be controversial not only because of Ryker’s reputation as a player, but also because of Aurora and Hunter’s father’s bigoted views about who Aurora can and can’t date.

Aurora and Ryker know in their hearts that they are meant for each other. But can their relationship endure the turmoil of rumors and prejudice?

That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!