I’m only slightly embarrassed to say it, but I picked up The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis thanks to TikTok. Scrolling through people’s book ideas, a certain Parisian-styled cover kept jumping out at me. Or maybe it was the intriguing title (because who doesn’t want a “happy ending” to their story). Whatever subconscious Read more
When I picked up the young adult fantasy novel that is Mask of Shadows, I genuinely didn’t know what I was getting into. The first in a pair of books written by Linsey Miller, this novel is not only a groundbreaking, “first-of-its-kind” addition to the world of fantasy literature. It’s also just a really, really Read more
It Starts with Us is the long-anticipated sequel to Tik Tok darling novel, It Ends with Us. Eager fans around the world have waited for the conclusion of Lily Bloom and Atlas Corrigan’s love story from the first book (myself among them)! What we got left me with some complicated feelings about the book (a Read more
I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that by the time I read It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover, it had been on the New York Times bestseller list for 61 weeks so far. Having read a ton of her books in the past (including Layla, Reminders of Him, It Starts with Us, and Maybe Read more
Sometimes it feels like there is nothing original left to say. t’s all been said before, so why add my voice to the cacophony? Especially when it comes to books, the author likely said it best… in their ACTUAL book? Where do my personal opinions of books with reviews, book club questions, and lists fit Read more
When I picked up The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis, I had pretty high expectations. Having read (and loved) The Keeper of Happy Endings by the same author, I wanted to see how Davis’ other books held up. I was hopeful Davis might have also brought her same lyrical phrasing and storytelling Read more
When checking out the offerings of good ol’ Kindle Unlimited, I kept seeing a certain book cover everywhere: the one for YA novel Crave by Tracy Wolff. Somewhat Twilight-esque in its design (high contrast image against a black background with lots of white and red), it did do the trick in catching my eye every Read more
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka is unlike any book I’ve read in a very long time. It’s also very unlike the kind of book I would normally finish or enjoy. But almost despite myself, I found I did both. Whether you are looking for your next great read or are planning to read The Swimmers Read more
The Wife Between Us is a psychological thriller filled with masterful twists and turns. What makes it special though is just how MANY of those twists there really are. From practically one chapter to the next you are left going “wait, WHAT?!”. You then have to reevaluate everything you thought you knew and find a Read more
Conversations with Friends was the debut fictional novel of now-established literary darling, Sally Rooney. It’s also a complicated novel to talk about. Even after reading it twice, I genuinely still don’t know how I feel about it. On one hand, the writing is sharp and interesting. It pulls you along enough that I read the Read more