Funny, warm, and filled with the stickiness of life in the thick of child-rearing, Is She Really Going Out with Him perfectly captures life in your mid-30s. Anna Appleby isnโt really sure how to approach dating, so when her children start suggesting options, she decides to run with it. Their selections are hilarious, and the […]
Really loved this book! Published 2023 by Simon & Schuster Soundtrack: Glory and Gore – Lorde Enthralling, well crafted, and with sizzling chemistry, a girl who can wield a dagger and a prince who has been raised to hunt her down, Powerless was a delightful reminder of how satisfying YA fantasy can be to read. […]
LOVED this book! Paranormal Romance – fade to black Published 2024 by The Dial Press Soundtrack: Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo Thank you, NetGalley and The Dial Press for the free book. My candid review is below: Tess is on the run from her life. She left her PhD program following a (see CW) traumatic event. […]
OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK Fantasy/ Young Adult/ Romance Published 2024 by Wednesday Books Soundtrack: The Risk – Gracie Abrams Witches, a strict ruling party, and main characters who pretend they aren’t falling combine in this spellbinding read. Yaโll, am I going to be romantic girly now? I am the first to admit I am not […]
OBSESSED Published 2023 by Balzer & Bray Narration: ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ YA – Romance, LGBTQ+ At eighteen, on the brink of college, Immy is a stand-out ally. She reads the books and watches the films and knows the discourse over who is queer in Hollywood. She attends Pride Alliance, and her two best friends and sister […]
Captivated Romance (fade to black) Published 2024 by Putnam Books soundtrack: August – Taylor Swift Moving, warm, teaming with just enough humor for happy tears and depth for sad ones, ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ will be on my shortlist for favorite romances of the year. Ali is stuck. Between losing her mother, her unfulfilling marriage turned impassioned […]
Really Like Narrated by Kathleen Early, Gary Tiedemann, Jason Clarke Genre: domestic thriller Soundtrack: stranger – Olivia Rodrigo A mysterious text, a lost love, family secrets, and creepy technology collide in Sabrina Bowenโs debut thriller. Have you ever received a text that made no sense? What if that text was from someone you believe died […]
Really Loved Narration by Katherine Kellgren YA Historical Fiction/ Fantasy Soundtrack: Six by Six Immediately charming and humorous with a warm narration and a fast-moving plot, My Lady Jane is an imaginative re-telling of the events surrounding King Edward VI’s death, Lady Jane Grey’s brief rise to the throne, and the end of Mary Tudor’s […]
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 โor escortโ to help assimilate to the twenty-first century. From the perspective of one such bridge, we follow the […]
So, I am a big believer that not every book is for every person, yet not loving a book is still incredibly frustrating.ย There were several things I felt this book did well:
