I have been enjoying the Amazon First Reads that feature Asian and Indian culture—I’ve been learning a lot. When I saw that The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah was about a pair of Indian women being transported to Paris, a city I am a little familiar with (and with a bit of a … Continue reading Book Review: The Direction of the Wind
I'm not going to lie, the Amazon First Reads haven't been doing that well for me lately, but I had two left to read so I figured I'd just power through them and give it a shot. The plot for The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson sounded silly—fake dating is often so messy and … Continue reading Book Review: The Chemistry of Love
I didn't get to read as many holiday books as I wanted before Christmas came along, so when I noticed that Five Winters by Kitty Johnson was on the Amazon First reads list for December, I was hoping it could pull the holiday feeling into January for me without being strictly a Christmas storyline. It … Continue reading Book Review: Five Winters
Emma Lord's Tweet Cute is a book I recommend to anyone who is interested in YA or who wants to see if they could be into it, so when I saw Begin Again (hello, Taylor Swift reference!), I knew I had to get my hands on an ARC to review. Between the promise of pirate … Continue reading Book Review: Begin Again
Last year I rang in the new year reading Oona Out of Order, a loose New Year's–themed book that was one of my top reads of the year. I decided that from now on, I always want my first book of the year to be focused on New Year's Eve. This brought me to This … Continue reading Book Review: This Time Next Year
When I saw the picks for December's Amazon First Reads, there was an ad for a free holiday short story on Kindle Unlimited, so I thought it would be the perfect addition to my lineup since I knew I was cutting it close for reading another whole Christmas book this year. Resting Scrooge Face (um, … Continue reading Book Review: Resting Scrooge Face
I read more in 2022 than any other year, and I think it's because I took the pressure off of promoting the blog on social media and just focused on getting the work done. I read 41 books (reviewed more like 45) and read a handful of five-star reads I would recommend to almost anyone. … Continue reading My top reads of 2022
It's the holidays, which means it's time to dig into the winter and Christmas-themed books I've been holding onto all year. I started with We Met in December by Rosie Curtis...only to realize that what I meant to read was A Day in December by Josie Silver—whoops! I guess that one will have to wait … Continue reading Book Review: We Met in December
If you know me at all, you know I love a good friends-to-lovers trope (not as much as enemies-to-lovers, but we need to change it up every so often). When two people aren't looking for love and are so drawn to each other that they can't stay apart...those are the kinds of stories I want … Continue reading Book Review: A Guide to Being Just Friends
I've been trying to read more books this year from voices and points of view that are different from my own. There's still a lot of work to be done, but when I saw that Mindy Kaling was throwing her weight behind The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev *and* that it was an Amazon First … Continue reading Book Review: The Vibrant Years
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