Welcome to Reading Has Ruined My Life

Happy Spooky Season! For the first official Spooky Season review, let's talk about The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T. Wurth.

Oh how I love books set in Old Hollywood. That's why I'm reviewing Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul this week.

Spooky Season is approaching so let's kinda kick things off with a review of The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell.

I'm always in the mood for a good mystery. So let's review Summon Up The Blood by R.N. Morris today.

It's the final official week of Pride Month, so I have one final review. Please welcome to the stage Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson.

Just reviewing the premiere Weird Girl Book AKA Bunny by Mona Awad.

Thank you to She Writes Press for sending me a copy of The Making of a Witch by Judy Molland. The Making of a Witch releases on June 9, 2026.

I'm in the mood for a mystery today. Let's discuss A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano.

Four women across time share the same life. Cursed in 1895, can Helen in the present day break this reincarnation curse? Find out in A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers.

This book killed the Nancy Drew series. It's unhinged and I kinda love it.

Hot take: The Devil in the Belfry takes place in a clock.

This week's review is on one of the most depressing pieces of dystopian literature I've read in years. Let's talk about it!

What happens when a Disney princess falls in love with an actual prince? That's a question only Hallmark can answer.

Let's talk about Oona Out of Order...again.

It's last review of Pride Month, and I picked a good one with My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna Van Veen.

Thank you to Roundfire Books and Collective Ink for sending me a copy of Begotten by Kate Cherrell.

Mystery March is over. So let's talk historical fiction with a review of The Paris Apartment by Kelly Bowen.

Thank you to Collective Ink and Roundfire Books for sending me a copy of Ada & Eddie by Barry Harden.

I'm gearing up for a very special March here on RHRML, so let's get into the spirit early with Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.

I am once again reviewing "A Tough Tussle" by Ambrose Bierce. I promise I wrote an actual review this time.