Book Reviews Archive - From Our Bookshelf

Meet Me In Monaco

Meet Me In Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb is a historical fiction book. Meet Me In Monaco is set during the 1950s, during the romance and marriage of actress Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco.

The Queen’s Coronation

The Queen’s Coronation by Jennifer Ryan is a historical fiction book. Set in 1953 London, The Queen’s Coronation follows three women who work for the royal family as they get ready for the Queen’s coronation.

Deadly Fashion

Deadly Fashion is book three in the Deadly series by Kate Parker. I read Kate Parker’s Victorian Bookshop Mystery series and loved it. When I saw that she had written other mystery series, I knew that I wanted to give them a try.

Unread

Unread by Oliver James is a memoir of learning and loving to read on TikTok. I am not on TikTok, so I had no idea who Oliver James was, but when I saw this book at Beach Books in Seaside, Oregon, I knew I wanted to read it.

Strangers

Strangers by Belle Burden is a memoir of marriage. Belle Burden spent the early days of the pandemic in 2020 on Martha’s Vineyard with her husband and kids. She felt safe and secure. But then her husband of twenty years left her for another woman.

Dolly All the Time

Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan is a rom-com book published in 2026.

Made To Tremble

Made To Tremble is Blair Linne’s story of living with anxiety and how it changed her and her faith.

The Shippers

The Shippers by Katherine Center is Katherine Center’s 2026 summer release. JoJo is bad at love, but she is hoping to solve that at her sister’s destination wedding on a cruise ship.

Belle of Chatham

Belle of Chatham is a clean historical romance set in 1777 during the American Revolution. Marbel and Coralie are sisters who live in New Jersey. Their small village and quiet house become quite different when their brother brings home American officers to stay with them.