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Review: Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cesari

June 19, 2022

Title: Happily Ever Island Author: Crystal Cesari Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release Date: 6/7/22 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Welcome to Happily Ever Island, the most pixie-dusted vacation a Disney fan could ever imagine. Head-in-the-clouds romantic Madison and driven pragmatist Lanie are unlikely best friends, but the two would do anything for each other. … More Review: Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cesari

Review: The Emma Project by Sonali Dev

June 7, 2022

Title: The Emma Project Author: Sonali Dev Publisher: Avon Books Release Date: 5/17/22 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Emma gets a fresh Indian-American twist from award-winning author Sonali Dev in her heartwarmingly irresistible Jane Austen inspired rom com series. No one can call Vansh Raje’s life anything but charmed. Handsome—Vogue has declared him California’s hottest … More Review: The Emma Project by Sonali Dev

Review: Bravely by Maddie Stiefvater

May 15, 2022

Title: Bravely Author: Maddie Stiefvater Publisher: Disney Press Release Date: 5/3/22 Genre: Fantasy Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Merida goes on an all-new, life-changing adventure in this original YA novel set several years after the close of Brave! What if you had one year to save everything you loved? ONE PRINCESS. Merida of DunBroch needs … More Review: Bravely by Maddie Stiefvater

ARC Review: Blame it on the Brontes by Annie Sereno

April 22, 2022

Title: Blame it on the Brontes Author: Annie Sereno Publisher: Forever Release Date: 5/3/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★ Content Warnings: Infidelity, death of a parent, mental illness (paranoid schizophrenia) Publisher’s Summary: She’s going to write her own happy ending. English professor Athena Murphy is an authority on the novels of the Brontë sisters. But as … More ARC Review: Blame it on the Brontes by Annie Sereno

Review: Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh

April 12, 2022

Title: Sari, Not Sari Author: Sonya Singh Publisher: Simon Schuster Release Date: 4/5/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: This delightful debut rom-com follows the adventures of a woman trying to connect with her South Asian roots and introduces readers to a memorable cast of characters in a veritable feast of food, family traditions, … More Review: Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh

Review: A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

March 14, 2022

Title: A Brush with Love Author: Mazey Eddings Publisher:  St. Martin’s Griffin Release Date: 3/1/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Harper is anxiously awaiting placement into a top oral surgery residency program when she crashes (literally) into Dan. Harper would rather endure a Novocaine-free root canal than face any distractions, even one this … More Review: A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

ARC Review: See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

February 20, 2022

Title: See You Yesterday Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: 5/3/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: From the author of Today Tonight Tomorrow comes a magical romance in the vein of Groundhog Day about a girl forced to relive her disastrous first day of college—only to discover that her … More ARC Review: See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon