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””
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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””
“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”
“Make a Wish” by Helena Hunting
Brace yourself: this review is about a third and final book in a trilogy. If you haven’t already read When Sparks Fly [Buy Bookshop Amazon] and Starry-Eyed Love [Buy Bookshop Amazon] by Helena Hunting, then you might want to bookmark this and come back. Or, if you’re an agent of chaos and don’t mind aContinue reading ““Make a Wish” by Helena Hunting”
Ann Liang’s “This Time It’s Real”
Brace yourself for a boatload of cuteness. Ann Liang has gifted us a dang good time in the form of her YA novel, This Time It’s Real [Buy Bookshop Amazon]. Our protagonist in this novel is Eliza. She’s moved around a lot over her short life due to her mom’s job and that’s caused herContinue reading “Ann Liang’s “This Time It’s Real””
Amy Lea’s Influencer Series Continues with “Exes and O’s”
Amy Lea’s ‘The Influencers’ series now officially has a part two, and it might leave some of you fellow romance bookstagrammers feeling a smidge bit attacked. Lol. The first book, Set on You [Buy Bookshop Amazon] (my review here) introduced us to curvy fitness influencer Crystal. This time, we’re following her sister, Tara the bookstagrammer,Continue reading “Amy Lea’s Influencer Series Continues with “Exes and O’s””
Tessa Bailey’s “Secretly Yours”
In case you are new here, LiteraryHypewoman is a Tessa Bailey stan page. I will read whatever that woman writes. Her newest romance romp is coming at us hard and fast with two novels in 2023, the first being Secretly Yours [Buy Bookshop Amazon] and Unfortunately Yours [Buy Bookshop Amazon] coming in the summer. I’veContinue reading “Tessa Bailey’s “Secretly Yours””
“The Second You’re Single” by Cara Tanamachi
The Second You’re Single by Cara Tanamachi [Buy Bookshop Amazon] is a book I spotted on Netgally’s “Read Now” list and selected on a whim. I didn’t look at the description or anything beyond the cover. Just jumped right on in, but maybe I should have looked just a smidge. The Second You’re Single followsContinue reading ““The Second You’re Single” by Cara Tanamachi”
“Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun” from Elle Cosimano
Why are there cheese fries in the picture with the third installment of Elle Cosiman’s Finlay Donovan series, you ask? Well, there’s one kinda throwaway line in Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun [Buy Bookshop Amazon] that mentions cheese fries and it became all I could think about. So, I drove 15 minutes to get someContinue reading ““Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun” from Elle Cosimano”
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