If you know me, you know that I love the musical Six, which is about the six wives of Henry VIII. I have been eager to learn more about the real women Henry married. I was eager to read Tudors in Love and spend some time with the Tudors, especially the queens who have fascinated … More ARC Review: Tudors in Love by Sarah Gristwood

I have loved all of Emma Lord’s novels. Her writing has an unrelenting energy and charisma that just flies off every page. She makes you feel like her main characters are speaking to you and like you are their close friend. Begin Again feels darker than Lord’s other books. It prominently features grief over the … More ARC Review: Begin Again by Emma Lord

When in Rome is an easy and cozy read. I have a special soft spot in my heart for Southerners working in pie shops thanks to Waitress. Noah Walker may not be Jenna Hunterson, but the book did make me smile. As someone who owns Roman Holiday on DVD and has watched it many times … More ARC Review: When in Rome by Sarah Adams

Title: Those Summer Nights Author: Laura Silverman Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: 8/23/22 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Young Adult Trigger Warnings: Underage drinking, death/grief, parental discord Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new summer job, an ex-best friend, and two surprisingly attractive coworkers in this romp … More ARC Review: Those Summer Nights by Laura Silverman

Title: Bookish People Author: Susan Coll Publisher: Harper Muse Release Date: 8/2/22 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★ Publisher’s Summary: A perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer week—narrated by two very different women and punctuated by political turmoil, a celestial event, and a perpetually broken vacuum cleaner. … More ARC Review: Bookish People by Susan Coll

Title: For Butter or Worse Author: Erin La Rosa Publisher: HQN Release Date: 7/28/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: They go together like water and oil…All chef Nina Lyon wants is to make a name for herself in the culinary world and inspire young women everywhere to do the same. For too long, … More ARC Review: For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa

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

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

Title: As Seen on TV Author: Meredith Schorr Publisher: Forever Release Date: 6/7/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Emerging journalist Adina Gellar is done with dating in New York City. If she’s learned anything from made-for-TV romance movies, it’s that she’ll find love in a small town – the kind with harvest festivals, … More ARC Review: As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr