BookTok & ARC Review
It’s crazy to think it is already January. For many of us avid readers a new year means a book reading goal. I ended 2025 at 124 books, which is crazy to me considering I thought my original goal of 80 was going to be hard. This year, I’ve decided to really focus on getting through my TBR…Ha! wishful thinking I’m sure… and my 2026 goal is 120 books. I’ve decided to bring back the grade school Accelerated Reader vibes and for each month I read 10 books I will treat myself to a pizza party. I think finding fun and creative ways to motivate yourself to hit your goals is so important and I always look forward to those Pizza Hut personal pizzas (though I’m not a fan of Pizza Hut these days).
My BookTok account is another big goal for myself this year. If you’re on TikTok and like book content please give me a follow @Fully_Booked_Book_Club. There I’ll be posting reviews on Advanced Reader Copies of books I receive from authors and publishers. Your follow would be much appreciated!
Speaking of ARC books, my first ARC review is also my first book rec for 2026.
Brandi at Author Meet-and-Greet with Tessa Bailey
Catch Her If You Can - Tessa Bailey
While Tessa Bailey has been known in the book community for her contemporary romance novels, I was introduced to her a couple years ago when she released her first sports romance book in the Big Shots series, Fan Girl Down, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Not to mention she’s hilarious. Her fifth and newest book in the series, Catch Her If You Can is the true definition of a Rom Com. While there are a lot of steamy scenes between the main characters (MMC has a hot Irish accent BTW), this book really shines with her supporting cast, Veda and Full Bush Rhonda. I laughed out loud so much while reading this book. I hope it brings you some joy as well. Please let me know what you think of this book.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can’t get out of his head.
Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yankees, has been in love with Eve Mitchell since high school, but for some mysterious reason, the burlesque club owner always turns him down. That never stopped him from being her self-appointed protector. Case in point, now that Eve’s sister has left Eve with her two children indefinitely, Madden steps in with a proposition—marry him for the much needed health benefits.
Eve has secretly harbored feelings for Madden all along, but there’s one problem—her best friend Skylar called dibs on him when they were fourteen. Eve has always put their friendship above all else, and she’s not willing to risk losing Skylar over a man. Raised by the local strip club owner, Eve is woefully short on friends and treasures the ones she has. But with Skylar happily paired off, Eve finds herself accepting Madden’s proposal—on the condition that their marriage remains strictly private. She’s not about to let her unique profession and maligned reputation destroy Madden’s shiny new career.
Madden won’t let Eve get away that easily, though. What starts as a marriage of convenience soon ignites into something much hotter, and now it’s up to Madden to convince Eve that their connection is far more than a business arrangement. As the passion builds, can their fake marriage become the real deal?
