Weekly Reads: July 21 to 27, 2025

Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell (2025)

Young Adult Fantasy. Ooh, I love a good twist to a story we already know well. This one is published in conjunction with Disney, so it takes a totally licensed spin on The Little Mermaid. It plays what if Ariel did not win at the end and Eric ends up married to Vanessa/Ursula. We start here five years after that and Eric’s seaside village is in all sorts of mess due to Vanessa’s scheming and political maneuvers. Plus Eric has been under a foggy-brained spell for all these years. Somehow, word gets back to Queen Ariel that her father may still be alive (in a jar in Vanessa’s room), so she stages a rescue mission. Loads of action and adventure here, with a lot of different points of view. This was a really fun book to read, especially if you loved The Little Mermaid.

Ebook and audiobook borrowed from my local library via Libby.

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Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks (2023)

Contemporary romance. Book 1 of the Love in Galway series. Lark’s new in town and accidentally moves next door to a funeral home. She meets the very shy and introverted Callum and fairly quickly develops a friendship. We get to see a really great slow-burn romance develop here as these two friends eventually give into their attraction. They each have their own background issues and hang-ups, and I loved seeing them open up and share with each other.

Ebook borrowed from my local library via Libby.