The Reading Deer

Here’s my August 2025 reading wrap-up: four books, ranked from my least to most favorite, with mini reviews and recommendations. Books read: 4 Pages read: 1,455 Average rating: 4.3 deer…

Genres: Romantasy, Dark Romance, Dark Academia, Mystery, Suspense Pages: 399 Format: Physical Rating: Initial Thoughts I picked up Gothikana last year from a romance-only book store in Brooklyn called The…

Genres: Thriller, mystery, suspense, fiction, adult Pages: 349 Format: Physical Rating: “I think he did it, but I just can’t prove it” – Taylor Swift, No Body, No Crime. I’m…

Genres: Romance, Christmas, Holiday, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 304 Format: Physical Rating: Initial Thoughts I was looking for a holiday read, and luckily, I had this shelved since 2020. It may…

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Romance, Fantasy Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Magic, Slow Burn, Found Family Pages: 637 Format: Ebook Rating: Mild spoilers ahead Let’s just skip the normal book review format…