Nome-o Seeks Juliet by Katy Regnery- Reshelved Books

Thank you to Amzaon for the cover art.

Hi hi everyone. 

I'm back! 

This time, I have a review on Katy Regnery's newest book Nome-o Seeks Juliet (this is book #2 in the An Odds- Are-Good Standalone series). Just like before, this book was sent to us in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you!

As some of you may be aware, I reviewed the first book, Single in Sitka last month (you can find that review here).  This series are standalones which all take place in different parts of Alaska but it seems that all of the men we're meeting have ads posted in the fictional The Odds Are Good periodical (after typing that out, I understand *why* this is the Odd-Are-Good series...).  This time, we're leaving Sitka and we're traveling to Nome. 
I didn't think it was possible to love two characters in a book more.  I really didn't.  But it happened.
I also thought that I really liked Single in Sitka... But I gotta say Nome-o Seeks Juliet is just a thousand times better to me!

When I first started reading this book, I felt like it bore striking resemblance to the first book in the series. I got serious vibes that Juliet was a little like Amanda and that Silvia was a little like Leigh.  Which had me feeling like I had been doped...

I am happy to say that I was wrong.  

Juliet is a 24 year old vet student.  She won a grant for her fellowship and sadly, she was about to have to give her grant up due to lack of a mentor.  Silvia found what she thought to be a way for Juliet to keep her funding for her fellowship: a classified ad looking for a female musher for a co-ed dog sledding team; a "Juliet". 

Though, I can't say that I blame Juliet's character for being leery toward this "classified ad" - it did seem to be too good to be true.  However, the title of the ad was totally adorable!

One thing that I wasn't expecting when I started this book, was for there to be a student/professor relationship.  You know, those types of things that could get someone jammed up.  

Making a split second decision, Juliet decides that she IS going to Alaska!  That she will be able to keep the funding for her fellowship because she IS going to be mushing with this Nome-o!  This means that she'll have to answer his ad and hope for the best. 

Juliet arrives in Nome and meets a very attractive man named Cody.  Cody happens to be 10 years her senior,  retired from the Military and an amateur musher.

As the reader, we learn that Cody looks like a young Brad Pitt but Cody doesn't feel like he looks like Brad Pitt.  During his tour, Cody suffered a devastating injury and lost 5 of his fingers, leaving him with a severe injury and an honorable discharge from the service. 

I don't think I've ever felt more compassion from a character before EVER.  It was very easy to fall in love with Cody's character.  He was strong, yet sensitive and I commend Juliet's character for waiting so long. 

I felt like this story moved a little faster than the book in the series but that's okay!  (Heck, that’s even something that Juliet felt).  There was something so genuine about their relationship. It had factor to it that made it believable. 

What will happen between Juliet and Cody, you ask?  I don't know.  Y'all are just going to hope onto the great interwebs, snag a copy and find out for yourself!

I give this book 10 coffee beans out of 5!  Realistically, it gets 5 coffee beans out of 5. 

~ Jillian

The Rift Between Us by Rebecca Marsh- Reshelved Books (ARC) *Updated 6/25/19*

I hope everyone had a lovely week(end) (depending on when this gets posted!)

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I would like to tell you about an ARC that I just read.  The book is called The Rift Between Us and it was sent over by the author, Rebecca Marsh for review.  Like always, any book we're sent is done in ex-change for an honest review. 

This might just be one of the best stories I've read all year.  I honestly mean that; I 110% mean that.  

I highly recommend this book.  I was told a few days ago that the book will be released July 8th 2019!! 

Hey guys! I wanted to let you all know that The Rift Behind Us is available for pre-order now on Amazon!! :) 


The Rift Between Us brings the reader into the rift between sisters Maria, Lauren, and Avery.  Long standing tensions and personal secrets are driving the sisters apart.  Unexpectedly, the girls lose their father, Arthur; Arthur who is the cornerstone of the Anderson family. 

In order to receive the inheritance from their father, the girls must spend two weeks with each other at a lake house.  The hope was that the girls would come together and sort their differences.  (We learn later on that one of their mother's wishes was that the girls would be there for each other- that they would never be there for one another).  In the process of sorting their differences, they have to tackle their own personal battles. 

Marsh didn't let it be known right away what their personal battles were right away.  Those were revealed in time.  I liked this!  In a way, as the reader you were piecing together the clues that were given to figure out what was going on.  I was able to figure out Lauren's battle first, Maria's came next and last was Avery.  


One of the big things I noticed in this book was that there was character development. (We should have caught on by now that I do enjoy a story where the characters grow over the course).  Which got me thinking... So I reached out to Rebecca Marsh and asked if she would be willing to answer a few short questions for this review. 


Rebecca was awesome for answering the three questions I had sent over.  

1. What was your inspiration for this book?

"If you asked me this question about anything else I've written, I would probably tell you that I really have no idea where it came from. However, In this case, I can tell you that the idea for this story stemmed from conversations with my mother. A few years ago she shared with me her concern that, one day when she was gone, her children would drift apart, and it was from those conversations that the idea for this story bloomed."

2. Did you find one character more enjoyable to write? If so, why?

"No, I really enjoyed all three of the sisters in this story. Someone I know once said that he likes being a writer because it gives you permission to talk about your imaginary friends. And he's right, as characters grow in your mind, they can begin to feel like people you really know."

3. There was a lot of character development, did you feel that one woman grew more so than the other two? 

"That's a though one. They all had to step out and grow in different ways. Avery may not have gone as far as the others, but I think her road, in some ways, was a bit harder."

As mentioned above, all three women have their own stories (battles, maybe?) and from this, they are able to grow with the help of each other. (I could tell you what their stories were but then I would ruin the book for you.  What's the fun in that? There isn't any!)

The story that Marsh wrote was beautiful and packed with emotion.  I was happy, sad, and hopeful. The ending of the story made sense.  It didn't feel incomplete; it wrapped up in a way so it was complete (on all fronts - the stories of the 3 women and the book in general).

I would give this 10 coffee beans out of 5, if I could!  Since that's not possible, I'm going to give it 5 coffee beans out of five.  I highly recommend it!

~ Jillian

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover - Reshelved Books

OH MY GOODNESS Dewey Readers!

I just finished Colleen Hoover's novel It Ends With Us, and I am SO in love.  I literally devoured this book in under 24 hours.  It was THAT good.   

This is my first novel by Hoover, and I picked it up while at work, thinking that I would try to do a new adult / ya crossover display for the library.  I'm trying to target the 20-30 crowd.  But it got me thinking, have I read any authors that are primarily known for NA fiction?  Not really.  I mostly read YA and women's fiction, with a few random ones in between.  Hoover's novel literally jumped off the shelf at me. Literally. So needless to say, I checked it out and took it home.    

I am so glad I did.

So, let's talk about the novel.  Lily is 23 years old.  After her father passes away, Lilly is asked to say the eulogy at his funeral.  The problem is that she doesn't have anything good to say about him. So she stands there and says nothing.  NOTHING. You see, Lily's father abused her mother throughout her entire childhood.  He only stopped beating and raping her mother when he became too sick to do so.  Her mother stayed with him the entire time.    

When Lily was 15 years old, she fell in love with a boy who was living in the abandoned house which joined backyards with Lily's home.  Like Lily, Atlas too came from an abusive household.  Except his step-father abused HIM.

Fast forward, and Lily is now living in Boston.  She's on a rooftop patio reflecting about her father's death and her wordless eulogy when a man appears.  Heavily upset, he begins to kick a chair in anger only to turn around and realize that Lily was there watching.  This man is so very handsome and he is a neurosurgeon.  Can you believe it?  A neurosurgeon!  It is many months until they meet again.  

As I'm writing this, I realize that my small summary really sucks and does NOT give this novel justice.  So I'm just going to stop.  

What absolutely amazes me about this novel, is that Hoover is able to tell a love story but she does so by showing both the good aspects of love (that keep us going back for more) and the dirty and terrible aspects of love (that hide underneath the good.)  Hoover mentions in the novel that we all have a limit of what we can take and when "incidents" happen with someone you love, that limit gets pushed back bit by bit.  This highlights the importance of paying attention to little red flags early on and staying true to your limit.  This is also something that I'm slowly learning to put into practice.  Be bold.  Be true.  It's easier said than done.  

What also amazes me is that Hoover is able to craft a character who Lily is able to both love, hate and fear at the same time, but she crafts him in such a way that the reader also is able to fall in love with him, fear him, and struggle with these feelings similar to how Lilly does.  No matter Lilly's decision, I couldn't blame her because I wasn't sure what I would have done in her situation or what I wanted her to do.  Yes, we know what we should do as a detached persona, but not what we would do or what we necessarily want to do. I realize I'm rambling, but this book just has me so excited.  I think I found my new favorite author. 

I feel a book hangover coming on.

I give this book 10 out of 5 Coffee Beans, because I can.  

~Jessica