I watch a lot of reality television—almost a disgusting number of shows. And they're mostly competition shows, like The Amazing Race and Big Brother, or dating shows, like Love is Blind and The Ultimatum. So when I came across the premise for Christine Riccio's Attached at the Hip (Survivor mixed with The Bachelor?!), I was … Continue reading Book Review: Attached at the Hip
I love a series that doesn't start to lose steam once it's a few books in. So far, I've read Kelley Armstrong's A Rip Through Time as well as the second book in the series The Poisoner's Ring (and, actually, a novella that is book 2.5 in the series called Cocktails & Chloroform that I didn't review … Continue reading Book Review: Disturbing the Dead
Mazey Eddings is a writer that I've been following for a little while now. Though I didn't read her entire "A Brush with Love" series, Late Bloomer will be the third book of hers that I read. I couldn't connect with Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake, but I really liked Lizzie's friend Indira, so I read … Continue reading Book Review: Late Bloomer
Sophie Gonzales is a writer whom I've followed a little bit since 2021. I haven't gone back to read her back catalogue, but I've requested anything new since then. She writes YA, which is a genre that I'm not sure is quite for me anymore (except maybe in the fantasy realm), but I'm going to … Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Guy Doesn’t Exist
It was not that long ago that I was reviewing Erin Hahn’s Friends Don't Fall In Love where I was praising the fact that I liked that the author's characters weren't straight out of college...and then she comes out with a YA book with characters right out of high school. Despite this, I was really … Continue reading Book Review: Even If It Breaks Your Heart
Emma Lord has quickly become a must-read author for me. Though I have (accidentally, it seems) missed some of her novels, I still think about her debut novel Tweet Cute every so often—and actually I think about Begin Again, as well. She's a writer who clearly loves her characters and loves to make teens feel … Continue reading Book Review: The Getaway List
I know practically nothing about Bollywood, but that doesn't stop me from loving what little I know from pop culture. Between the dancing, the drama, the epic weddings...what isn't there to love? The synopsis for Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment gave me Never Have I Ever vibes, and I definitely wanted to be transported into that … Continue reading Book Review: Arya Khanna’s Bollywood Moment
If I were ever to become an author—which will never happen—I would love to write a plus-size love story because fat people are just as loveable as everyone else, and I love to see the representation. One of my favourite books featuring a plus-size MC (or even books in general) is One To Watch by … Continue reading Book Review: On The Plus Side
No matter how many I read, I'm always a sucker for a good love story. And when I saw the cover for Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe, I was instantly drawn in: the colours, the imagery and the tagline... sold. Throw in a couple of YA characters and some magic realism, and I was … Continue reading Book Review: Our Cursed Love
I don't read enough whodunnits. Between Glass Onion and the Agatha Christie movie remakes with Kenneth Branagh, I'm always super invested in these stories, but I never seem as drawn to them when they're in book form. When I saw that People To Follow by debut novelist Olivia Worley was basically a teen-influencer version of … Continue reading Book Review: People To Follow
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