I wanted to make a list of the best books in translation. Sometimes when people hear the words “translated book”, they automatically think the book will be challenging to read. I wanted to give a list ...

While having amnesia sounds like something I would never want to experience, writing a post with my favorite amnesia books was a blast. There are so many ways amnesia can help move the plot forward ...

When I was looking through my best books of the year, I realized how many 5-star books set in the 80s I read and wanted to make a list of my favorites. I cannot believe that books set in the 80s are ...

There is something about stories set in the back lots of Hollywood that spark such imagination. Old Hollywood books are filled with the glitz, glamour, and mystery that seems to elude Hollywood ...

There is a trend in publishing I can’t help but notice – the growing popularity of time loop books! This is a list of my favorite time loop books. You might want to read them and then re-read. What is ...

The best psychological thriller books will have your heart pounding from the beginning of the book until the end. Every fall Kirsten and I dive into thrillers with abandon. I wanted to make sure that ...

We love romance books here at Beyond the Bookends because you know what you are going to get. There are usually no surprises when you are reading a romance novel, but with so many romance tropes, how ...

I love a happy ending, especially for two main characters getting a second chance at love- with each other! Since the pandemic, I have been reading a ton of romance books. At this point, I consider ...

Are you looking back at the 2024 Reading Challenge? I’ve left it here with its 12 challenge prompts. If you are interested in doing the current year’s challenge, it’s now live! The 2024 Reading ...

We thought it would be fun to write a post about our favorite Animal novels for adults. There are so many kids’ books about animals, but we wanted to highlight novels about animals, books with animal ...

We are not sure where our obsession with books about Scotland began. It may have started with Outlander, we cannot be sure. What we do know is that the breathtaking landscapes and enchanting cities, ...

Fake dating books are always some of my favorite romance books to read. I love that over the past few years, so much of the stigma that surrounded reading romances has been removed. After all, who ...