Book Review: “Mistakes We Never Made” by Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown made a name for herself on reality TV shows like The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Dancing With the Stars, and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. I hadn’t watched her on any of those shows (because I don’t watch much reality TV in general), but when I heard she was writing a novel, it piquedContinue reading “Book Review: “Mistakes We Never Made” by Hannah Brown”

Book Review: “Raiders of the Lost Heart” by Jo Segura

Who is ready for a side of adventure in their romance?! If you said yes, then Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura needs to be on your TBR. Raiders of the Lost Heart [Buy Bookshop Amazon LibroFM] is the perfect read for fans of Indiana Jones and The Lost City. Corrie is an archaeologist knownContinue reading “Book Review: “Raiders of the Lost Heart” by Jo Segura”

Book Review: “I Did It For You” by Amy Engel

Did I pick up I Did It For You by Amy Engel solely because it was a murder book set in Kansas? Yup. This semi-Kansas kid couldn’t resist, and ya know what? I’m not mad about this decision. I Did It For You [Buy Bookshop Amazon LibroFM] follows Greer as she returns to her small Kansas hometownContinue reading “Book Review: “I Did It For You” by Amy Engel”

Book Review: “A Holly Jolly Ever After” by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

When I read A Merry Little Meet Cute in 2022, I was thoroughly delighted by this hilarious, spicy, holiday romp. I was eager to get my hands on the novella, Snow Place Like LA, and book two in the series, A Holly Jolly Ever After as soon as possible. Thankfully, I didn’t have to waitContinue reading “Book Review: “A Holly Jolly Ever After” by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone”

Chloe Gong and “Foul Lady Fortune”

The rich writing and worldbuilding of Chloe Gong is back and better than ever. Foul Lady Fortune [Buy Bookshop Amazon] takes place a few years after the events of These Violent Delights [Buy Bookshop Amazon] and Our Violent Ends [Buy Bookshop Amazon]. Those two books were a Romeo and Juliet [Buy Bookshop Amazon] retelling, setContinue reading “Chloe Gong and “Foul Lady Fortune””

John Crist and “Delete That”

Here I am to eat my words. I was extremely hesitant about picking up John Crist’s memoir, Delete That [Buy Bookshop Amazon] due to his scandal that broke in 2019 and his non-apology apology video in 2020. I mean, it takes some serious balls to re-emerge from being canceled to make a video mocking cancelContinue reading “John Crist and “Delete That””

Prince Harry Opens Up In “Spare”

I didn’t expect to find myself picking up Spare by Prince Harry, but here we are. I’ve never been a royal watcher in the slightest, nor have I really cared what they’re up to. There was so much buzz about the book, it made me curious. I decided to download the audiobook on Audible becauseContinue reading “Prince Harry Opens Up In “Spare””

Marie Lu Gives Us “Stars and Smoke”

I’m a big fan of Marie Lu‘s Skyhunter duology [Buy Bookshop Amazon], so when the opportunity to get my hands on an early copy of her next novel came up, I jumped on it. My friend and I both got an advanced bound manuscript of Stars and Smoke at YALLFest, and decided to read itContinue reading “Marie Lu Gives Us “Stars and Smoke””

“The Ballad of Never After” by Stephanie Garber

Ok y’all. Full disclosure: I read an ARC of The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber [Buy Bookshop Amazon] and needed a minute to process it before I wrote my review… and then forgot to come back to it. It’s now been nearly four months, so my memory might be a little fuzzy inContinue reading ““The Ballad of Never After” by Stephanie Garber”

“The Secrets of Hartwood Hall” by Katie Lumsden

If you’re a fan of Victorian literature, then this new book is basically made for you, but someone who is also obsessed with the genre. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall [Buy Bookshop Amazon] is the debut novel from Katie Lumsden. She’s a BookTuber on the channel Books and Things, which has quite the following. TheContinue reading ““The Secrets of Hartwood Hall” by Katie Lumsden”