Chloe Sanderson is an optimist, and not because her life is easy. As the sole caregiver for her father, who has early onset Alzheimer's, she's pretty much responsible for everything. She has no time—or interest—in getting swept up in some dazzling romance. Not like her best friend Annie, who literally wrote a rom-com that's about … Continue reading Review: Not Like the Movies
Month: July 2020
My Potential August TBR
I don't normally like to make monthly TBR lists because I am the moodiest reader that I know. However, there are some books that I know I really want to read sooner than later, so I thought maybe making a (tentative) short list of books I want to read this coming month and crossing them … Continue reading My Potential August TBR
Review: This Lullaby
She's got it all figured out.Or does she? When it comes to relationships, Remy's got a whole set of rules.Never get too serious. Never let him break your heart. And never, ever date a musician.But then Remy meets Dexter, and the rules don't seem to apply anymore.Could it be that she's starting to understand what … Continue reading Review: This Lullaby
Review: Taking Chances
Her first year away is turning out to be nearly perfect, but one weekend of giving in to heated passion will change everything.Eighteen-year-old Harper has grown up under the thumb of her career marine father. Ready to live life her own way and to experience things she's only ever heard of from the jarheads in … Continue reading Review: Taking Chances
Favorite Books of 2020 (so far)
We're almost a month past the halfway mark of the year, but I still think this is a good time to do this post because by December, the entire list could be different. It'll be interesting to see how it changes by then, if I ever get out of this reading slump I'm in. So … Continue reading Favorite Books of 2020 (so far)
Review: The Bridge
Molly Allen lives alone in Portland, but she left her heart back in Tennessee with a man she walked away from five years ago. They had a rare sort of love she hasn’t found since.Ryan Kelly lives in Nashville after a broken engagement and several years on the road touring with a country music duo. He can … Continue reading Review: The Bridge
Favorite Side Characters
As much as well all love our main characters in stories (after all, it's their story), I have to admit that sometimes the side characters steal the show. In fact, sometimes they really do what with some of the spin-off we get lately, such as Love & Luck, The Bookworm Crush, and Not Like the … Continue reading Favorite Side Characters
Review: The Paper Girl of Paris
Now:Sixteen-year-old Alice is spending the summer in Paris, but she isn’t there for pastries and walks along the Seine. When her grandmother passed away two months ago, she left Alice an apartment in France that no one knew existed. An apartment that has been locked for more than seventy years.Alice is determined to find out … Continue reading Review: The Paper Girl of Paris
Manga Review: Love in Focus
Here we go, my first manga series review! Love in Focus is a short, three volume series that follows a girl named Mako as she starts her first year at a high school that's outside of her hometown. She was invited to go there by her friend, Kei, who is a year ahead of her, … Continue reading Manga Review: Love in Focus
The TBR Jar
This is something I've had for a few years, and I've been meaning to share it with everyone. I finally got around to it now that I decided to update my jar because not only did I read a lot of the titles that were in there from the past few years, but I also … Continue reading The TBR Jar
Review: The Last Time We Were Us
Liz Grant is about to have the summer of her life. She and her friend MacKenzie are getting invited to all the best parties, and with any luck, Innis Taylor, the most gorgeous guy in Bonneville, will be her boyfriend before the Fourth of July. Local teen convict released early.Jason Sullivan wasn’t supposed to come back … Continue reading Review: The Last Time We Were Us
Review: Roomies
When Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment at the beginning of summer, she shoots off an email to coordinate the basics: TV, microwave, mini-fridge. She can't wait to escape her New Jersey beach town, and her mom, and start life over in California.That first message comes as a surprise to Lauren in San Francisco; she … Continue reading Review: Roomies