I don't really too many thrilling or suspenseful novels anymore. I went through a phase around the time of Gone Girl (you know, with everyone else) where I read a lot of them, but I seem to prefer lighter reads these days, or things that are more heartwarming, which could just be because of the … Continue reading Book Review: Lost You
When I saw on NetGalley that there was a new Jill Mansell novel coming out, I didn't even read the synopsis before I requested it. And I was even more shocked when I got accepted. It is only then that I realized that Kiss is a new release, technically, but it is a reprint from … Continue reading Book Review: Kiss
With summer quickly approaching, I'm really into fun, lighter reads these days, and I knew I wouldn't be disappointed with anything by Christina Lauren. From the cover and the title (I find it really clever!) to the premise, I was hooked right from the beginning. The Unhoneymooners just came out on May 14, and if … Continue reading Book Review: The Unhoneymooners
I've heard about Jennifer Weiner since Good In Bed in 2001, but at the time I was too young to read her, and I strangely haven't gotten around to reading anything of hers since. I was drawn to Mrs. Everything (in stores June 11) because of the beautiful cover—and because I saw who the author … Continue reading Book Review: Mrs. Everything
Is it just me or when the title of a book mirrors the lyrics of a song, do you get the song stuck in your head in a loop? Ever since I picked up Maybe This Time by Jill Mansell (in stores June 4), I have Liza Minnelli's voice in my head—not that I ever … Continue reading Book Review: Maybe This Time
I'm a sucker for stories where the protagonist has to follow a series of tasks to get to a big reveal. And when it's after someone's death (à la P.S. I Love You or 13 Little Blue Envelopes), I usually know I'm going to get a thrill out of it. When There's A Will by … Continue reading Book Review: Where There’s a Will
We're told never to judge a book by its cover, and yet it was the cover of The Farm by Joanne Ramos (in stores May 7) that drew me toward it. I've never read (or seen) A Handmaid's Tale, and dystopian fiction is something I usually reserve for YA titles, but the juxtaposition of those … Continue reading Book Review: The Farm
When I saw this book on NetGalley, and I knew I needed to read it. It was about a girl who travelled abroad to London for a semester in order to try and break out of her shell...which I can relate to on a deep level, having done something similar myself. The publisher was done … Continue reading Book Review: Again, but Better
If you've been following along with me so far, you know that I love a good YA novel. Not only do I think that YA authors create amazing worlds and fully developed characters, but the genre often manages to cover some pretty deep topics in a realistic way that I really appreciate—and Jenn Bennett's Serious … Continue reading Book Review: Serious Moonlight
I'm really into science-fiction TV and movies: Star Trek, Star Wars... I love them both. Weirdly enough, however, is that my enthusiasm for the genre hasn't really translated much over to literature. Don't get me wrong, I love it when stories take place in an alternate reality (like Harry Potter or any of the great … Continue reading Book Review: If, Then
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