I can’t believe it’s time for the last Calendar Girls Books post of the year! (And I’m not even posting it at the beginning of the month like I normally do. It’s, in fact, more than halfway through December and I still can’t believe it’s December!) As some of you may know, my boyfriend and… Read More Calendar Girls (December 2019): Christmahanakwanza (Best Diverse Cast)
Welcome to my monthly wrap-up post for November 2019! And where did November go! Seriously. I feel like I spent all month just reading, working, and waiting for my kitten to come home. Sooo somehow 2019 will be over in 31 days. Ummm. But anyway, while I come to terms with that, what were your favourite… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (November 2019)
Welcome to my monthly wrap-up post for October 2019! 2019 is almost over! How?! How is everyone doing with their reading challenges? No pressure! Don’t panic! Also, what were your favourite releases and reads of October? Which books are you looking forward to for the rest of 2019? And lastly, if you missed my past… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (October 2019)
Welcome to my monthly wrap-up post for September 2019! How is it already October? Oh my goodness. It’ll be 2020 before we know it. How is everyone doing with their reading challenges? We just have 3 months left until the end of the year, haha. Don’t panic! What were your favourite releases and reads of… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (September 2019)
What if you almost missed the love of your life? Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma’s after too much wine. Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his Dad died. One morning, Nadia’s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper: To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I’m the guy who’s always standing near the doors… Drink sometime? So begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power of the written word.… Read More Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams (ARC Review)
Welcome to my monthly wrap-up post for August 2019! Somehow summer is almost over and I have no idea where most of 2019 went. Based on my other monthly wrap-up posts this year, I’ve been in this confused state since like January! This year has just felt odd to me because a lot of things… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (August 2019)
Rhiannon Hunter may have revolutionized romance in the digital world, but in real life she only swipes right on her career—and the occasional hookup. The cynical dating app creator controls her love life with a few key rules: Nude pics are by invitation only, If someone stands you up, block them with extreme prejudice, Protect your heart… Read More The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (ARC Review)
Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she’ll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There’s just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job… Read More Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (Review)
Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions—doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness.… Read More With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (ARC Review)
Kat Cho’s debut, Wicked Fox, was one of my most-anticipated releases of this year! I’ve actually been following along with the book’s journey on Twitter since last year and still remember when it was titled Gumiho instead of Wicked Fox! For those of you who don’t know, I am very very into kdramas (Korean dramas) and have posted about them on this blog even (although not in a while). You can find my kdrama rambles here, but back to Wicked Fox…I was very very excited for this book, and now that I’ve read it, definitely have some thoughts to share with you guys… Read More Wicked Fox by Kat Cho (ARC Review)