Five Series That Have Been On My TBR Forever

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I love to read. Reading is wonderful! There's such a wide variety of books to choose from, and there's no better problem than trying to decide which beautiful, highly-anticipated story to read next. Sometimes, however, a book gets set to the side even though you really want to read it, and its orbit gets lost in your TBR universe.

  Barbour's True Colors
This true crime series, written by a variety of authors, sounds amazing. The crimes are interesting, the different authors bring fresh voices, and the premise is intriguing. 

  The Regency Spies of London by Melanie Dickerson
I like Regency stories and I like Melanie Dickerson's fairy tale retellings, and I own them in both Kindle and paperback—that's how much I want to read them! And yet...

  Barbour's Daughter of the Mayflower
Walking through American history with this multi-authored series sounds fascinating. I think Barbour has a good thing going with this concept.

  The Carthage Chronicles by Lynne Gentry
A modern-day doctor gets transported to the third century. This sounds right up my alley! What a great way to learn about the early church and the culture of the day.

  Hawthorne House by Kristi Ann Hunter
Here's another Regency series that I've heard nothing but good things about. These stories revolve around the Hawthorne family and their various relationships.

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"Of Literature and Lattes" by Katherine Reay

If you enjoyed The Printed Letter Bookshop, you'll be thrilled to know Of Literature and Lattes takes us back to the town of Winsome and gives us a chance to reconnect with many familiar characters while also embracing new ones.

Alyssa is heading back to Winsome with hardly more than the clothes on her back. Her job imploded in corporate scandal and she's waiting for an appointment with the FBI agents investigating the case. She hopes her dad will let her stay with him, because she definitely doesn't want to stay with her mom Janet, no matter what she's heard about Janet's recent life changes.

There's a new owner at the coffee shop. Jeremy is fresh from Seattle and longs to transform The Daily Brew into something that could be found in any downtown in America. But will his big city ideas fit with Winsome? 

This book is a minefield of family relationship issues. It's relatable but not light. Sometimes it even felt like a punch in the gut. One thing I appreciated was that it pulled me in right away, and I liked that it focused so much on Janet's family and getting to see what happened with her after the end of The Printed Letter Bookshop. The stylistic choice of shifting point of view characters within scenes was odd but not terribly off-putting once I got used to it.

I would certainly recommend reading The Printed Letter Bookshop before this one, and based on the way this ended, I would expect a third book set in Winsome to come next.

I received my copy of the book from the publisher. All thoughts in this review are my own.