Reviews
I cannot claim to be a writer without also being a reader. Here is a collection of reader reviews of the books I’ve binged. To stay even more up-to-date with what I’m currently reading, add me on Goodreads.
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“Love & Luck” by Jenna Evans Welch • Book Review
“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover. Hard to find and lucky to have.”
★★★ (3.4 / 5 stars) The entire first half of this one felt really drawn out, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the switching timelines. It felt jarring in some cases because the tense didn’t change—we were just suddenly talking about the past and then jumping back to the present.
Overall, I enjoyed this even though it didn’t have quite the level of charm I felt with Love & Gelato. But I’m eager to read the next one from Welch when it releases!
“Love & Gelato” by Jenna Evans Welch • Book Review
“What I really want is someone who will wake me up early so I don't miss a sunrise.”
★★★★ (4 / 5 stars) This was such a sweet story. I would definitely recommend this to fans of YA, Eat, Pray, Love, “Mama Mia!” and “The Lizzie McGuire Movie.”
“Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli • Book Review
“The way I feel about him is like a heartbeat—soft and persistent, underlying everything.”
★★★★ (4.2 / 5 stars) This book was so sweet and worth the read. What I loved most was the ending. The entire last 5-10 chapters just gave me so much of the satisfying resolution I was hoping for, which is awesome with contemporary romance books.
“Late to the Party” by Kelly Quindlen • Book Review
★★ (2 / 5 stars) This book was dissatisfying for me. Everything felt really drawn out when actually not much happened and the stakes were so low.
I wish there had been other stakes at play besides just the friendship/romance issues, like trying to get into the right college or the Totes & Goats shop being at risk of closing down or something. It was all-around meh for me.
“You Should See Me In A Crown” by Leah Johnson • Book Review
“We are not above mistakes, not stronger than death, but we sure know how to love.”
★★★★ (4 / 5 stars) This was such a sweet novel with everything we look for in a YA contemporary romance: college pressure, friendship drama, campus gossip, new kisses, self-discovery, PROM...
I would definitely recommend this as a light, feel-good read for fans of teen contemporary fiction.
“The Honey-Don’t List” by Christina Lauren • Book Review
“I want to make her life better by being the best thing in it.”
★★★ (3.5 / 5 stars) Enjoyed this one! Nothing too special that really swept me off my feet, but the arcs were cute.
A predictable rom-com that was sweet and entertaining. Definitely a feel-good book for those needing escapism, and I LOVED the narrators for the Audio edition.
“Hey Ladies!” by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss • Book Review
“All of my close friends and family drive me at least 70% crazy, but in the end it’s completely worth it.”
★★★★★ (5 / 5 stars) I don’t even know how to tell you how good this book is. It’s hilarious and convicting and dramatic and real in all the best ways.
Told strictly through email threads and text messages, this is a MUST-READ for all the females out there watching some real drama happen around weddings with their friends and colleagues.
“Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng • Book Review
“Most of the time, everyone deserves more than one chance. We all do things we regret now and then. You just have to carry them with you.”
★★★ (3.5 / 5 stars) What is everyone raving about? Why is this book on every book club, TBR, reading rec list known to man?
Is it because it deals with hot-button topics, like abortion, appropriation of Asian-American identities, and the forced suburban line between haves and have-nots? Is it because we dissect an entire family, peeling back layers of unseemly secrets and tangled emotions behind the shell of the image the mother wants everyone to see?
You may think this is the start of a rave and that these qualities make the novel a wonder to behold—a complex beauty deserving of such widespread attention. You might think this...but you would be wrong.