Really Loved sci-fi with romance/mystery undertones For Real This Time – Gracie Abrams At the surface level, this appears to be a time travel novel where those from the past, known as expats, have a bridge “or escort” to help assimilate to the twenty-first century. From the perspective of one such bridge, we follow the […]
After the publication of the New York Times Best Books of 21st Century, I loved seeing everyone pick their own best books of the twenty-first century. I read 7.5 off the New York Times list (I am technically in the middle of Warmth of Other Suns), and this was significantly harder than I expected (I […]
Really Love Genre: Romance /open door slight detail Format: Ebook from Libby Soundtrack: Kiss Me- Sixpence None the Richer A travel nurse who is afraid to commit to a town/place/person slides into Reddit(!!) DMs of a sunshine man facing life-changing circumstances. Man and woman discover they suffer from the same “curse” where all their exes […]
Liked it LGBTQ + Romance {one scene-open door} Format: library paperback Soundtrack: Shut Up And Dance – WALK THE MOON Filled with lots humor, pop culture references and a well done age gap, A Dash of Salt and Pepper has all the elements of a fun rom com. Unfortunately, I was a little bored by […]
I got through 5/9 of my expected reads then went off script. a win for me! I read 12 books total (maybe finishing another tonight). I had an unexpected YA heavy June but glad I went out of my comfort zone! I think I am going to switch things up and literally just read my […]
Like It Romance /Romcom/ open-door/ minimal details/ Soundtrack: Dance the Night — Dua Lipa I have been waiting to read this arranged meeting turned into commitment of convenience novel since February as I adored the gorgeous colors on the cover. I mostly enjoyed it and am looking forward to her next book publishing in January. […]
So, I am a big believer that not every book is for every person, yet not loving a book is still incredibly frustrating. There were several things I felt this book did well:
Really Love LGBTQ+ / YA /Coming of Age Published: 2012 Soundtrack: Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx I know this book came out in 2012, but I had never heard of it until two weeks ago so I needed to share it here! Two Mexican-American boys. Two kids who don’t know how lonely they are […]
Romance/Dark/ Open Format: Audiobook Book Soundtrack: Bad for You – Chappell Roan Okay, I feckin’ loved this book! The second in the Ruinous Love Trilogy, Leather & Lark, expands on the already familiar world of brothers Lachlan, Rowan, and Fionn and their love interests Lark, Sloane, and Rose. The previous emotional investment only added to […]
Liked Young adult/ LGBTQ+ Sports Fiction Published: 2014 Soundtrack: Just A Girl – No Doubt Born intersex but raised male, Alyx feels she was denied the opportunity to live life as a woman despite her knowing she is a girl. After the death of her father and relentless bullying culminating in a physical attack, Alyx […]
