TOP PICKS: My Favorite Books and Audiobooks of 2022 This is my 11th list since starting Ana’s Attic, and 3 authors on this list have been on all of them: Tara Sivec, Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley. This year I had four 5++++ Star books and six 5 star books. After that are seven books that were almost 5 stars… Read More
Holiday Romance Novels 2022
Here are the new holiday releases for 2022 that I found, and after that, you’ll find a list of all of the holiday books I’ve reviewed and loved over the years. Though there are a few on here, also check out my separate list of Hanukkah Romance Novels right here. Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Pchs ppbk aud Pchs audio… Read More
Hanukkah Romance Novels 2022
Updated for 2022! Please let me know if you have others to add to the list. If you are looking for Christmas novels, check out my other list of all of the new ones for 2022 as well as all of my older favorites. Review Purchase Review Pchs Audio Review Pchs Audio Review Purchase Lesbian Purchase fake Purchase workplace Purchase… Read More
How Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Famous Four Are Connected
Taylor Jenkins Reid Book Crossovers and TV/Movie News The Crossovers between The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones and the Six, Malibu Rising, Carrie Soto is Back plus the novella Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Updated April 6, 2023 Have you read Taylor Jenkins Reid yet? She has 9 books out as of this post. Four… Read More
Wicked Book Weekend
Sadly the Wicked Book Weekend site was hacked and we lost the whole site including all the photo albums from the events. Many can be found on Facebook in the various event groups. Here are the author lists and some highlights of the event through the years. I have some recaps of the first one in 2013 that are so… Read More
8 Days of Chrismukkah Giveaways 2020
Welcome to the 9th Annual Chrismukkah Giveaways! Each Night, for 8 Nights, I will have a new Giveaway. They will all stay open for 8 days each. (Gifts will likely not be received before Christmas.) This year, there are at least TWO ways to enter forĀ EACH NIGHT and each one counts. You can enter on Facebook, but you MUST like… Read More
Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t by Messie Condo
Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t by Messie Condo Parody/Self-Help Iām kind of a hoarder. You wouldnāt know it from walking in my house, but look in my garage or my closets and youāll know. I love to shop and buy stupid stuff online in the middle of the night. I have closets so full… Read More
Meet the Characters of A Guy Walks Into My Bar by Lauren Blakely
MEET THE CHARACTERS OF A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR by #1 NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR LAUREN BLAKELY We are so excited to bring you a special sneak peek this week of the characters from Lauren Blakelyās A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR!! I am in the middle of listening to an ARC of Lauren Blakely’s first m/m romance, A Guy… Read More
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Audiobook and Movie Review
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Narrated by Bahni Turpin Standalone. All ages above 12 (imo). When the George Floyd protests began, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was the first book that so many people recommended to understand systemic racism and white privilege. I expected it to be powerful. I expected it to make me feel uncomfortable…. Read More
Audio Announcement – A Guy Walks Into my Bar by Lauren Blakely
#1 New York Times bestselling author (and my favorite audiobook author) Lauren Blakely brings another exciting and sizzling audiobook to listeners in her upcoming title, A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR. Releasing in audio August 17th and eBook August 21st. Lauren is thrilled to share that her first M/M romance will be performed in duet narration by two of her… Read More
Hot Mess by Emma Hart Excerpt and Giveaway
Hot Mess by Emma Hart Hot Mess is enrolled into kindle unlimited. What do you do when the whole world has seen you getting down and dirty in a broom closet? I, Elle Evans, am on the run. Not from the fuzzāalthough that would be more exciting. No, Iām on the run from the four-year-old private tape that, thanks to… Read More
Review – Oprahās 2020 Vision Tour: Your Life in Focus
Oprahās 2020 Vision Tour: Your Life in Focus *Looking for a quick review? Skip down to the Likes & Dislikes and Down & Dirty* I saw Oprahās 2020 Vision Tour was coming to my city (Ft. Lauderdale) on January 4th with Lady Gaga as her special guest. I knew this was a wellness tour, and the timing couldnāt have been… Read More
May 2019 Review Recap Giveaway
May was quite a month! With 5 book and 6 audiobook reviews, it was kind of a mixed bag this month, but there are a lot of exciting books for June! Let me know if you’ve read any of these and what you are looking forward to in June! Remember that my FULL REVIEWS have all the Likes & Dislikes… Read More
7th Annual Mental Health Awareness Fundraiser
Welcome the 7th Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Book Fundraiser benefiting the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. For the 7th year, an amazing group of authors have generously agreed to donate a portion of their May sales to the Keith Milano Memorial Fund, and Ana’s Attic has been trying to help from the start,… Read More
The Mister by E.L. James – Audiobook Review
The Mister by E.L. James Narrated by Dominic Thorburn, Jessica O’Hara-Baker Contemporary Romance. Currently a standalone, but a little open-ended for a follow-up. I loved Fifty Shades. Sure, there were some issues, but overall, how the books made me FEEL overruled everything. E.L. James changed my life in many ways, so it was with a bit of trepidation that I… Read More
April 2019 Recap and Giveaway
April was a busy month! between remodeling my house, going to Colorado, and going to a 3-day music festival, I didn’t review as many books as usual, and I have a bunch to catch up with this month. But let me tell you, April may have been my BEST reading month EVER. Not one book less than 4 stars! This… Read More
The Slow Burn by Kristen Ashley – Book Review
The Slow Burn (Moonlight & Motor Oil 2) by Kristen AshleyĀ Though it can stand alone, it should be read in order. Contemporary Romance.Ā Kristen Ashleyā¦.HOW DO YOU DO THIS? The Slow Burn was EVERYTHING. Letās get this out in the open now. Kristen Ashley is my favorite author. So much so that she has her own rating scale in… Read More
Just My Type by Tara Sivec – Book Review
Just My Type by Tara Sivec Romantic Comedy. Standalone follow up to The Simple Life (Want a brief review? Skip down to the Down & Dirty) I didnāt know I loved romantic comedy until I read Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec in 2012 and became a creepy stalker. Since then I have read hundreds of romcoms, but Just My… Read More
The Careless Boyfriend by Erika Kelly – Exclusive Excerpt
From award-winning author Erika Kelly comes the third standalone title in her smoking hot series about four elite athlete brothers raised in the Tetons by their eccentric, billionaire dad and uncle, The Bad Boyfriend Series! Donāt miss your chance to meet the swoony Gray Bowie in THE CARELESS BOYFRIEND! Grab your copy today! Gray Bowie broke the bro code: he… Read More
Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lauren Blakely – Audiobook News
Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lauren Blakely – Audiobook News #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely does it again, bringing another exciting and groundbreaking audiobook to listeners in her upcoming title, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Releasing June 17th, this standalone romance will be narrated by the superstar team of Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke, and will include an entire bonus āalbumā of… Read More
Heart of the Devil by Meghan March – Audiobook Review
Heart of the Devil (Forge Trilogy #3) by Meghan March Narrated by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon Book 3 in the Forge Trilogy. Romantic Suspense. When Heart of the Devil (Forge Trilogy 3) by Meghan March showed up in my audiobooks, I immediately dropped what I was listening to and dove right in. I re-listened to Luck of the Devil… Read More
Nobody Does It Better by Lauren Blakely Cover Reveal
Best friend’s brother who she’s wanted for years? Check. Off-limits woman who he’s been warned to stay away from? Yep. One helluva snowstorm? More than eight inches! Less than a dollar for a brand new romance? One-click! NOBODY DOES IT BETTER is a sexy new standalone novella from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely. You can get it for just 99… Read More
January 2019 Review Recap
This is a quick recap of all the books I reviewed in January. As always, the full reviews have my likes and dislikes, a discussion of the narration, quotes and graphics, series orders and bookstagramsĀ for most of them. My reviews never go further into the story than the blurb, but if you like short reviews, they all have a “Down… Read More
FREE (Chaos Series Book 7) by Kristen Ashley – Blog Tour Book Review
FREE (Chaos Series Book 7) by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Biker Romance. Does not stand alone. If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that Kristen Ashley is IT for me. The perfect combination of story, description, humor, sexiness, suspense, inner dialog, and just plain badassery, even my least favorite of her books are still books I… Read More
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