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Mismatched by Alysa Bajenaru on Unsplash: Josh + Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

13th Dec 202013th Dec 2020Leave a comment

I’ve read a lot of Christina Lauren this year—sue me! This has been a year where my favourite writing duo have had exactly what I've wanted to read: light, funny contemporary romance that will help me get through this horrid year. Josh + Hazel's Guide to Not Dating is one of their older books, but … Continue reading Book Review: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

All Smiles by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: One To Watch

7th Dec 20206th Dec 20202 Comments

Those of you who read my blog probably have no idea what I look like, but I'm a plus-sized woman. And to top it off, I'm one of those plus-sized women who has embraced the word "fat." I am fat, I have fat, and that's just the way it is. That's why I was so … Continue reading Book Review: One To Watch

Winter Cabin by Ezra Jeffrey Comeau on Unsplash: In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: In A Holidaze

6th Dec 20206th Dec 2020Leave a comment

I've never had my life together enough around the holidays to remember that this time of the year is my chance to read something Christmassy and actually feel the magic around me as well. Pair that with my favourite writing duo, Christina Lauren, and I had some pretty high expectations for their latest, In A … Continue reading Book Review: In A Holidaze

Room by Christopher Jolly on Unsplash: The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: The Flatshare

20th Apr 202020th Apr 2020Leave a comment

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary was getting a lot of buzz in my online bookclub when it first came out. At the time, I was drowning in ARCs that I was on deadline for, so I wasn't able to get to reading in right away. As I've mentioned, since being in the time of social … Continue reading Book Review: The Flatshare

Planner by Social Cut on Unsplash: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: In Five Years

8th Mar 20208th Mar 2020Leave a comment

It's been over a month since I've posted any reviews. I haven't had much time to read since my son was born, so you know it had to take a really good book to tear me away from my newborn—or from getting some extra sleep, since I only seem to get two-hour stretches of it … Continue reading Book Review: In Five Years

Books by Eli Francis on Unsplash: The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: The Little Bookshop on the Seine

22nd Jan 202020th Jan 2020

From the synopsis of The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin, I was sold. It sounds a lot like The Holiday (one of my favourite Christmas movies with Kate Winslet and Cameron Dias), but with bookstores, which is so much more interesting! Who wouldn't want to run off to Paris to run a … Continue reading Book Review: The Little Bookshop on the Seine

Games by Christopher Paul High on Unsplash: Make Your Move by Laura Heffernan (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: Make Your Move

2nd Jan 20203rd Jan 2020Leave a comment

Ah! I've officially fallen behind in my reviews. I'm going to try to make it my 2020 resolution to stay on top of it, but with the baby coming in 6-ish weeks, I can't promise I'll be great at it at the beginning. I will do my best! That being said, I was drawn to … Continue reading Book Review: Make Your Move

Kids by Ben Wicks on Unsplash: The Dating Charade by Melissa Ferguson (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: The Dating Charade

16th Dec 2019Leave a comment

I will admit I've been a little slower at the posting lately—sorry, everyone!—but as I write this I'm almost 32 weeks pregnant, and I'm finding it takes a very specific kind of story to keep me from falling asleep...and I'm having a harder and harder time finding the right plot. I was hoping The Dating … Continue reading Book Review: The Dating Charade

Astrology by Anastasia Dulgier on Unsplash: Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: Star-Crossed

25th Nov 201913th Mar 2022Leave a comment

As much as I'm not the type of person who reads my horoscope religiously, I am someone who is married to the type of person who reads his horoscope every day. As far as I can tell, he doesn't base any major life decisions on what the stars are telling him, but I've learned a … Continue reading Book Review: Star-Crossed

Wilted by Annie Spratt on Unsplash: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: It Ends With Us

4th Nov 201928th Oct 2019Leave a comment

I have never read anything by Colleen Hoover. I know. You should be shocked. I had actually never even heard of her until I started poking around the bookstagram community... and I don't know how I managed it. When I asked where a good place to start was, I was told It Ends With Us. … Continue reading Book Review: It Ends With Us

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