Five on Friday: Second Quarter Favourites
Five books I’ve loved so far this year
Ah, the halfway point of the year. Exciting! Panic inducing! So much year left and yet so much has disappeared. I’ve read a lot of books so far and many of them have been excellent. A good number have also been forgettable. Now that we’re a few days into the second half of 2025, here are five books I loved reading in April, May, and June.
What have been some of your favourite books so far this year? I’d love to hear about them!
The Cost of a Hostage
Oh, how I adore the Lane Winslow mysteries. Iona Whishaw has created a heroine I love and every mystery is interesting, entertaining, and suspenseful. And I always learn something about Canadian history! The Cost of a Hostage is the twelfth (!!!) book in the series and was an absolute winner. (Review)
One Golden Summer
Quelle surprise! A Canadian romance reader fell in love with Carley Fortune’s latest book! One Golden Summer is such a perfect summer read and I’m so jealous of everyone who gets to read this for the first time! (Review)
Widows and Orphans
If you love a good small town mystery with a little something different, you need to read the series created by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti. It’s so smart and mysterious. And I love that the main character is a journalist! Widows and Orphans was such a good second installment to the series. (Review)
Death at a Highland Wedding
I swear, every time I read the next book in Kelley Armstrong’s Rip Through Time series I say that it’s my new favourite. It happened again with Death at a Highland Wedding. I loved the mystery and the setting and how some of the plot points were (finally) moved along. Such a fun series! (Review)
Ugh! As If!
Who would have guessed that a non-fiction title would be my favourite book of June? Certainly not me! Veronica Litt’s Ugh! As If! was a smart, funny, interesting look at the movie Clueless. I highly recommend it. (Review)
Curious about what I loved in the first quarter of 2025?
I need to try another Carley Fortune book. I didn't like the ending of Every Summer After, and stayed away from her books since. Her newest novel has numerous positive reviews, and I'm tempted.