February 21, 2025 Malibu Rising Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2021 Malibu Rising is a stand-alone novel that is part of what I’ve heard called the Mick Riva universe:… Continue reading
February 11, 2025 The Housemaid The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, 2022 Okay. Let me first preface my negativity by saying I did enjoy this novel! I read it in three… Continue reading
February 5, 2025 Lasher Lasher, Anne Rice, 1993 Anne Rice, queen of dark whimsy. Amazing. Full Recap: (Spoilers) From where we left off in The Witching Hour (book… Continue reading
January 25, 2025 The Assassin’s Blade The Assassin’s Blade, Sarah J Maas, 2014 Before I get into it! The Throne of Glass series’ reading order is reader’s choice, and the… Continue reading
December 30, 2024 Lovelight Farms Lovelight Farms, B.K. Borison, 2021 So this is the life I’d like to live. I’m 42 pages in, and I’ve smiled no less than… Continue reading
December 26, 2024 Hands / If I Wasn’t So Boring I Bet I’d Be Loved Published in Anti-Heroin Chic Literary Magazine Issue 36 (a publication in this magazine was a long goal of mine) https://heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/poetry-by-danielle-patino Hands On a cold… Continue reading
December 20, 2024 Ethan Frome Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton, 1911 People say this is Edith’s best novel?? Have people read The Age of Innocence? I did [years ago] and… Continue reading
December 1, 2024 The Midnight Library The Midnight Library, Matt Haig, 2020 The story starts with the worst (and last) day of Nora Seed’s life. She’s 35 years old, living… Continue reading
November 11, 2024 Remember Published in Livina Press Magazine, Issue 10. Available for purchase on Amazon. Author Bio: Danielle Patino is a Master’s student in Manhattan at Hunter… Continue reading
October 20, 2024 The Beach At Summerly The Beach At Summerly, Beatriz Williams, 2023 A poised and literary historical fiction romance. It’s been a while since I’ve had the peace and… Continue reading
