I was so worried that Just Last Night wouldn’t live up to my inner hype because I have this habit of sticking McFarlane on a pedestal and I’m just hoping that I can keep her up there for forever. I’m thrilled to report that this was everything I hoped for. I sat down and binged this delightful morsel in a day, and may have put off some adulting even after finishing to sit and think about what McFarlane has created. […]
I adored Hogle’s debut novel, You Deserve Each Other, (you can |read my review here|) and was so thrilled to have a chance to read an advanced copy of Twice Shy! I need to start this review by saying, this was a surprisingly emotional read for me. I was very close with my late Great Aunt and Violet’s story and relationship with Maybell hit me square in the chest. For a character that wasn’t physically present, I was so incredibly fond […]
Pagán has written another clever, engaging, and relatable story. This Won’t End Well is one of those books that I found impossible to put down. I adored Annie right away. She was incredibly sweet, charming, and her eccentricities made her instantly relatable for me. Readers have the pleasure of watching Annie’s small changes throughout diary entries, emails, and letters and I truly found it satisfying. The relationships Annie navigates are enjoyable and not limited simply to her romance with Jon. […]
Mhairi McFarlane was a new to me author last year, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I will be revisiting her work time and time again. I’m not one to include content warnings, at least not specifics, but be warned there are some heavier scenes/memories that might be uncomfortable for some readers. What we need to do is chat about our amusing female lead, Georgina. Georgina is a bit of a mess, and I love […]
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill was utterly charming, relatable, and filled with laugh-out-loud moments. I suspect many readers will see parts of themselves reflected in Nina. This is one of those books that I had read in two sittings which is an accomplishment when you have a toddler. I found Nina’s story to be engaging; filled with colorful characters and behaviors that reminded me of myself and people I know. I enjoyed the narrator’s voice in this book. While […]