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Michael Schur’s How To Be Perfect

San Diego Comic Con is about a month away (as of the time of this writing) and I am getting all giddy about it. The reminiscing over conventions past put me in the mood to revisit a show I started watching to prepare for cast interviews and therefore fell in…

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Tessa Bailey’s “My Killer Vacation”

If you haven’t figured out that I’m a Tessa Bailey stan by now, I really don’t know what to tell you. She writes, I read it and tell you about it. That’s how this works. I don’t make the rules. Well, I guess I do. Mwuahahahahahahaha. Tessa is a writing…

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Mandy Hale’s “Turn Toward The Sun”

The last couple years have been tough for pretty much everyone, and we’re seeing more books hitting shelves as authors process that time on the page. Mandy Hale is no exception with her new release, Turn Toward The Sun. She’s known online as “The Single Woman”, but dating relationships aren’t…

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“As Seen On TV” By Meredith Schorr

I love a good rom-com, whether that’s in book, movie, or TV form, so when my friends over at Forever sent me an ARC of Meredith Schorr’s novel, As Seen On TV, it went into the definite TBR list (as opposed to the ‘if I have time’ TBR pile. Lol).…

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Katharine McGee’s “Rivals” and “American Royalty”

I’m not normally one for alternate history, but Katharine McGee’s American Royals series is the exception to the rule. It’s set in modern day, but with a twist: George Washington became King of America instead of leading as president. Now, generations of Washingtons have ruled, but for the first time,…

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Helena Hunting’s “Starry-Eyed Love”

As we have previously established here on Literaryhypewoman, I don’t always pay attention when picking my next read. This is not really an exception, but it’s a different version of it for once. I picked up Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting because the fine folks over at St. Martin’s Press…

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Simu Lui’s “We Were Dreamers”

Buckle up, buttercups, because there’s a lot to unpack here. Simu Lui of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings fame wrote a memoir and it is such a daggum journey. I first picked up We Were Dreamers because I was trying to get an interview with him…

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Christina Lauren Give Us “Something Wilder”

I love me some Christina Lauren any day, so I am always pumped for a new release from those ladies. I’m not a big western fan, so I was a little skeptical about how much I’d like Something Wilder. Y’ALL. It’s so much more entertaining than I expected and I…

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Amy Lea is “Set On You”

If I can’t walk tomorrow, it’s all this book’s fault. I needed a picture of Set On You by Amy Lea to go with the review and the gym was a logical place to take a picture of a romance novel set in a gym. But one cannot simply go…

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Ali Hazelwood’s STEMinist Novellas

Pretty much everyone on bookstagram is still obsessed with Ali Hazelwood’s delightful debut, The Love Hypothesis. To tide us over until Love on the Brain releases, Hazelwood dropped a trilogy of novellas on audiobook. Now that I’ve listened to all three, here’s a trilogy of mini reviews for your entertainment.…

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“Embrace Your Almost” With Jordan Lee Dooley

I was first introduced to Jordan Lee Dooley when my book club opted for her first book, Own Your Everyday shortly after it was published in 2019. I listened to the entire audiobook while working at the bookstore… twice… in two days. It just hit right. Since then, I’ve listened…

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Dave Grohl is “The Storyteller”

Fun fact about me: I saw the Foo Fighters in concert in 2008 or 2009 and had no idea who they were. I was fresh out of my homeschool bubble and my boyfriend insisted I go with his two best friends since he was sick that day. It was definitely…

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Tim Tebow Believes in “Mission Possible”

I am a sucker for Tim Tebow. I don’t care if you love him or hate him. He’s done a lot of really great things with his life. I fondly remember my whole dorm floor gushing about him when I was a freshman K-State and he was a sophomore at…

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Anjelah Johnson-Reyes asks “Who Do I Think I Am?”

Step into my time machine, will ya? We’re going back to 2007-2008, when a young Stephanie was a college freshman. Youtube was still pretty new, so we watched the same videos over and over again since there weren’t enough posted to really go down a rabbit hole. Young Stephanie and…

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Lucy Foley Explores “The Paris Apartment”

Get in losers. It’s time to solve the case! Lucy Foley of The Hunting Party and The Guest List notoriety is back with a new mystery for us. The Paris Apartment takes place in an apartment in Paris, which I know you’re shocked about. As in Foley’s style, she tells…

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V.E. Schwab Takes Us To “Gallant”

When V.E. Schwab writes a book, the internet gets buzzy. Thems the rules of book world. This time, Gallant is the one getting all the attention. Gallant starts out in an orphanage, following a girl named Olivia who can’t speak, but does see fragments of dead bodies, which she calls…

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Apolo Ohno Makes a “Hard Pivot” After Olympics

When you were a kid, did you walk around slightly hunched and swinging one arm after the Olympics? Or am I the only one who imitated winter Olympians? Ok. It’s just me. I was (am) a dork. Whatever. Anyways, I was slightly obsessed with Apolo Anton Ohno and his bandana-wrapped…

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Elle Kennedy’s “Good Girl Complex”

Several customers at the bookstore have been looking for Elle Kennedy books, so when I realized she was the author of Good Girl Complex on my digital ARC shelf, I moved it up the priority list. I am glad I did. Good Girl Complex is a dual perspective romance following…

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“So We Meet Again” by Suzanne Park

Warning: So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park will make you want bulgogi real bad. I haven’t stopped craving Korean food since I started this novel. So We Meet Again introduces us to Jessica Kim, right as she’s getting fired from her fancy banking job on Wall Street in New…

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“Our Violent Ends” from Chloe Gong

If you haven’t read These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong or my review of it, then you might want to do that before reading this post because SPOILERS. Obviously. It’s the second book of a duology, so these things are to be expected. You have been warned. So, Our Violent…

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“These Violent Delights” By Chloe Gong

Retellings of the classics are everywhere right now. Some are done better than others, and Chloe Gong’s These Violent Delights is definitely on the list of more imaginative takes. I mean, it’s Romeo and Juliette… but in 1920’s Shanghai… with gang feuds… and monsters. It sounds like a mess, but…

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Jen Frederick’s “Seoulmates”

I have been waiting so long for Seoulmates by Jen Frederick… and by ‘so long’, I mean a year or so since Heart and Seoul, like everyone else. I’m just dramatic sometimes. Before I can dive into book two, there are some key deets to know from the first book.…

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“Cream and Punishment” From Susannah Nix

Guyssss…. This is a sequel but I read the first book first for once! Be proud of me in this accomplishment, okay? I know, I am ridiculous. I’m not sure why I didn’t write a review of My Cone and Only, but here we are, jumping into book two like…

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Candice Marie Benbow’s “Red Lip Theology”

It’s been a minute since I read any non-fiction, and this title caught my eye. Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing To The Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough is a wordy one, but it sounded interesting. I’d never heard of Candice Marie Benbow before,…

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Codi Hall Plays “Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist”

Yes, Christmas is over, but it’s still winter, so suck it. Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall might have Christmas in the title, but I don’t feel like it’s solely a holiday book. There are events around the Christmas season, but aside from the ridiculously cheesy names tied…

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“All I Want” From Darcey Bell

Remember that book/ movie starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, A Simple Favor? Well, the author Darcey Bell is back with a new novel and I think I need to process this one a bit more… because WTF did I just read. All I Want follows Emma and her husband…

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Rachel Lynn Solomon’s “Weather Girl”

Y’all, I was so excited to see a new novel from Rachel Lynn Solomon on the way. The Ex Talk was one of my favorite reads of 2021, so I was hopeful for a repeat of wonderful from Weather Girl. Weather Girl introduces us to Ari Abrams, a meteorologist on…

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Marissa Meyer Edits “Serendipity”

This will probably be the first blog I post in the new year, so let’s get 2021 started on the right foot! With books, obviously! But, in order to start the year the right way, I gotta tell you that Serendipity (edited by Marissa Meyer) is billed as “Ten Romantic…

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“Window Shopping” With Tessa Bailey

I love me some Tessa Bailey books, so I was pumped to get my hands on her latest novel, Window Shopping. It took a little extra effort, since it’s a self-published novel and a lot of bookstores didn’t have a copy on hand. You’ve probably seen it all over social…

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Erin Hahn “Never Saw You Coming”

Never Saw You Coming was all over my Instagram feed ahead of it’s release, so I looked into the premise and immediately knew I needed to read this Erin Hahn novel. It deals with a lot of topics that have been conversations among me and my church friends over the…

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Jess Connelly and “Breaking Free From Body Shame”

You know those books that sit on your shelf, staring at you because you know you need to read it because it’s important, but you know it’s gonna be a bit uncomfortable? Welp, that’s Breaking Free From Body Shame: Dare To Reclaim What God Has Named Good by Jess Connolly.…

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Lindsay Istace Teaches “Rage Yoga”

Yoga has never been my thing. Still isn’t, honestly. I’m not a person with a long attention span or patience, so I get bored fast. Seeing Rage Yoga in bold, red letters on the cover of Lindsay Istace’s book intrigued me, and I went in pretty hopeful. I appreciate Istace’s…

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“Finlay Donovan Is Killing It” For Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano is proof of why you should not judge books by their covers. The cover on this one left me disinterested, despite it having a pretty solid buzz on bookstagram. I was wandering the library for physical books to take on a trip,…

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Alison Stine Explores “Trashlands”

I’ve been a mess lately with picking reads without really knowing what I’m getting into. Trashlands by Alison Stine is yet another one on that list, but it turned out okay. I got a copy from Alison herself through Twitter in exchange for a review, and I rolled with it.…

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Dave Hollis is “Built Through Courage”

If you’re a Hollis Hater, just skip this one. I am not here for the drama. Dave Hollis is back with his second book, Built Through Courage, which is a nautical-themed map of some challenges he’s faced and how he’s worked through them. This includes touching on his decision to…

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“When Sparks Fly” From Helena Hunting

I’m still trying to wrap my brain around some parts of Helena Hunting’s newest romance novel, When Sparks Fly. It’s a wild one, y’all. This novel gives us perspective from both main characters, Avery and Declan. They have been best friends since college and now live together. Yes, there are…

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Jen DeLuca is “Well Matched”

Well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions… again. I may have picked up yet another novel that is not the first in its series. I know, I have a problem. But how was I supposed to scroll on past a book with a guy in a kilt…

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Dia Wall Was “The Unhappiest One”

If you’ve ever felt like you were the most miserable person in a room despite having the life you’d dreamed of, then this book is for you. In The Unhappiest One, Dia Wall shares her story of overcoming some of life’s hidden struggles. If you haven’t heard of Dia before,…

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Marie Lu Strikes Gold With “Steelstriker”

I have been waiting so long for this one. Okay, it’s only been a year since Skyhunter released, but it feels like longer. And yes, it is my fault that I waited so long to start the ARC (there are/were so many good books releasing this year, I can’t keep…

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“No Words” From Meg Cabot

I grew up with Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi in my life, therefore I love Meg Cabot. It really is that simple, okay. Team Princess Diaries for life. Books and movies. At BookCon 2019, I ended up getting to briefly meet Meg while getting an ARC of her new romance series…

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Liane Moriarty’s “Apples Never Fall”

Welp. I asked. You answered. Here we are. I debated not writing a review of Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty because it was… not my favorite. I’m all about hyping books up, so the idea of something on the more negative side seemed questionable. I posted a poll on…

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Kendare Blake And “All These Bodies”

Welp. I wasn’t going to start on the full spooky season books for a couple weeks, but Kendare Blake’s new young adult novel seems to fit that bill and I’m okay with it. So let’s celebrate the start of fall with some good ol’ fashioned murder. All These Bodies is…

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Evie Dunmore’s “Portrait Of A Scotsman”

When the pandemic first forced my lazy butt to set up a digital arc site account instead of nabbing them at the bookstore, one of the first I downloaded was Evie Dunmore’s A Rogue of One’s Own, then hit up the library for the first in the ‘League of Extraordinary…

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Shari Lapena’s “Not A Happy Family”

Who’s ready for a family murder mystery? Good. Because that’s what you’re going to get from Shari Lapena’s latest thriller, Not A Happy Family. We meet the bougie Mercer family as they are gathering for an Easter dinner together. Mom, dad, the three kids, and their significant others, all around…

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Ali Hazelwood Ponders “The Love Hypothesis”

I added The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood to my digital ARC shelf a few months ago, solely based on the cover. I kinda forgot about it in the overwhelming nature of how many books are on said shelf until it started popping up in my socials, and I jumped…

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Jayci Lee Throws Down “The Dating Dare”

Here I am again… fessing up to reading a book two without realizing a first book existed. Clearly, I need to pay more attention when I nab digital ARCs. At least with this style of serialized romance novels, you can jump in out of order and the story will make…

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“The Last Thing He Told Me” From Laura Dave

If you haven’t seen posts about Laura Dave’s suspense novel, The Last Thing He Told Me, I really want to know what rock you’re living under! Ever since Reese Witherspoon selected it for her book club, it’s been everywhere on social media. It took a while, but my library hold…

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Nicola Marsh Ends “The Man Ban”

First off, I must admit that I did not realize The Man Ban by Nicola Marsh was a sequel until I reached the acknowledgements… so shame on me for not paying attention. I don’t know that reading The Boy Toy would change my thoughts too much since they follow different…

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Sonia Hartl’s “Heartbreak For Hire”

Show of hands: how many women out there have wanted to get revenge on a guy who screwed you over in some way? We’re talking romantically, in the workplace, any of it. Oh, all of you? Cool. Me too. Allow me to introduce you to a semi-cathartic read, Heartbreak For…

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Tessa Bailey Shares How “It Happened One Summer”

If you loved Schitt’s Creek, then Tessa Bailey’s new rom-com needs to be on your TBR list. It Happened One Summer has some serious Alexis vibes, if Alexis ended up in a fishing town instead of a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Piper is a Los Angeles socialite, thanks…

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Bridget Morrisey’s “Love Scenes”

If you’ve been around this site at all, you’ve probably figured out that I dig a good romcom. That also applies to movies. So, when I read the blurb about Bridget Morrisey’s adult debut, Love Scenes, I had high hopes. Thankfully, this rose to the occasion. Love Scenes follows Sloane…

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Jen Frederick Pours Out “Heart And Seoul”

It is 1:30 in the morning and I just finished reading Heart and Seoul by Jen Frederick. There was no waiting to write about this beautiful story because it has my whole heart right now. I got a copy of this book while trying to win one for my sister.…

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Beth O’Leary Takes Us On “The Road Trip”

There was a lot of hype on social media surrounding Beth O’Leary’s new book The Road Trip, so I decided to give it a go. I’ve never read anything by her before, but I’ve seen previous titles get decent buzz as well, so I had high hopes going in. Turns…

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Michael W. Smith Shares “The Way Of The Father”

I grew up listening to Michael W. Smith’s music, so grabbing a copy of his book was a no brainer. The Way Of The Father is a memoir focused on his father Paul and how Paul’s life reflected how the Heavenly Father cares for his children. It’s a sweet collection…

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Nicola Yoon’s “Instructions For Dancing”

I’m a big fan of Nicola Yoon’s first two books Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also A Star and their subsequent movies (shoutout to my fellow K-State Wildcat, Charles Melton!), so seeing a new title from her was an automatic yes. Instructions For Dancing has a cute cover which…

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“One Last Stop” from Casey McQuiston

For some reason, I thought One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston had been out for a while already. Must be because I read it a while back and wasn’t speed reading to finish before publishing date. My apologies for delaying in telling you about this wild, wacky, and wonderfully fun…

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Kate Bromley Talk(s) Bookish To Me

There are some characters that just hit you differently. Kara Sullivan in Kate Bromley’s Talk Bookish To Me is one of those fictional friends that I think will connect with many readers. While I saw much of myself in her as a writer and bookstagrammer, and I’m sure avid readers…

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“Second First Impressions” From Sally Thorne

Sally Thorne is back this summer with an enjoyable new rom-com read. Second First Impressions introduces us to an old soul named Ruthie. She’s comfortable living alone on the site of her job, which just so happens to be a retirement community, so ya know, she fits right in with…

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Mandy Hale Says Don’t Believe The Swipe When Dating Online

As promised to those of you following @literaryhypewoman on Instagram (as you should!), this week I’m taking a look at Mandy Hale’s fifth release, Don’t Believe The Swipe. You might know her better as “The Single Woman” who has appeared on national news outlets, including Good Morning America as one…

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Not Your Average Joe Goldberg In “You Love Me”

April showers in 2021 are bringing our favorite sociopathic bookworm back to us on the page, and eventually on the screen. Joe Goldberg is back, baby! You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes is book three of the deliciously devious and dirty series, You. This time around, Joe is living in…

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To Love And To Loathe

Summer is right around the corner, so it’s time to start thinking about the romance reads to pack for the beach. With the continued buzz around Bridgerton on Netflix gearing up for season two, I’m feeling the historical vibes. To Love And To Loathe is book two in Martha Waters’…

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Enough About Me

No, that’s not a statement on getting on with the bookish discussions. Well, kinda. Enough About Me is the title of a book by MSNBC anchor Richard Lui. It’s about “the unexpected power of selflessness” and released in March 2021. It’s a blend of self-help, research, memoir and some dad-style…

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