It has felt like the longest winter imaginable. The kind where it’s perpetually grey, aggressively cold, and somehow darker at 4 p.m. than feels reasonable. For whatever reason, this stretch has also put me in a bit of a reading slump—which is unusual for me, but here we are. Clare Gilmore’s Never Over felt like … Continue reading Book Review: Never Over
Sarah Chamberlain’s debut, The Slowest Burn, was a book I really enjoyed, so her second novel, Love Walked In was always going to be on my radar. Between the enemies-to-lovers setup, forced proximity and a bookstore setting, this one checked a lot of boxes before I even opened it. Chamberlain’s writing remains intimate and character-focused, … Continue reading Book Review: Love Walked In
The Modest Reader 