Category: Book Reviews

Review: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovksy

October 23, 2022

Title: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince Author: Timothy Janovsky Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Release Date: 10/4/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Bring a little joy to the world? Not today, Santa. Matthew Prince is young, rich, and thoroughly spoiled. So what if his parents barely remember he exists and the press is totally … More Review: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovksy

Review: Finding Gene Kelly by Torie Jean

October 9, 2022

Title: Finding Gene Kelly Author: Torie Jean Publisher: Sunset and Camden Creative Release Date: 9/20/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★.5 Publisher’s Summary: When five-year-old Evie O’Shea married her next-door neighbor in the wedding of the century, she had no idea she was swearing an oath to love the man who would grow into the bane … More Review: Finding Gene Kelly by Torie Jean

ARC Review: Begin Again by Emma Lord

September 18, 2022

Title: Begin Again Author: Emma Lord Publisher: Wednesday Books Release Date: 1/24/23 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridge State, major in psychology, and maintain her lifelong goal of becoming an iconic self-help figure despite the nerves that have … More ARC Review: Begin Again by Emma Lord

ARC Review: When in Rome by Sarah Adams

September 5, 2022

Title: When in Rome Author: Sarah Adams Publisher: Dell Release Date: 9/20/22 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★.5 Publisher’s Summary: Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet. Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out … More ARC Review: When in Rome by Sarah Adams

ARC Review: Those Summer Nights by Laura Silverman

August 19, 2022

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

ARC Review: Bookish People by Susan Coll

July 31, 2022

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

ARC Review: For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa

July 14, 2022

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

Review: Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

June 26, 2022

Title: Fake It Till You Bake It Author: Jamie Wesley Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Release Date: 6/21/22 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: A reality star and a cupcake-baking football player pretend to be a couple in order to save his bakery in this sweet and sexy romance from Jamie Wesley, Fake It Till You Bake … More Review: Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

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