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Review: The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren

Review: The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren

I’ve been a big Christina Lauren fan for years. Really, since they released their very first book. I look forward to every release, because I know the chances are high that I’m going to love it. They are really talented at having the perfect balance of sweet romance, swoony characters, witty banter, smart dialogue, and steaminess.

While The Honey-Don’t Listhad all of these things, it was one of…

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A Book With Mixed Reviews

A bit of backstory

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams was on my radar, and then it wasn’t. I was pretty excited about it because I thought the premise sounded cute af, but then I saw more negative feedback than raves, so I pushed it way down on my TBR list. Mind you, I can’t verify whether that ratio is accurate, since I didn’t count reviews, nor did I actually readanyone’s reviews. But ya…

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Review: Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

Review: Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey is a sweet, sexy romance about a marriage on the rocks. And while I enjoyed it well enough, it wasn’t quite what I’d hoped for.

Tessa Bailey is a great author — I’ve enjoyed many of her books. The writing in this one was still good, however, there were a few times that the dialogue made me cringe a bit. The way Dominic would talk to Rosie sometimes was…

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Review: Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

Review: Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

The cover for Twice in a Blue Moon could very well be one of my favorites of Christina Lauren’s. The book, however, is a slightly different story.

Let me preface this by saying that I didn’t dislikethe book. I was just left feeling very underwhelmed. I really love Christina Lauren – they’re on the list of authors that I auto-buy and they’ve written some of my favorites. I’ve always been able to…

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Review: Faker by Sarah Smith

Review: Faker by Sarah Smith

Faker is author Sarah Smith’s debut novel. It’s a sweet and romantic, office-enemies-to-lovers introductory story about that I really enjoyed, beginning to end.

There’s something about the “coworkers who hate each other fall in love” trope that I really adore. The animosity and back-and-forth between the main characters usually does a lot to build the tension and by the time they finally realize…

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Cover Reveal: Someday, Someday by Emma Scott

Cover Reveal: Someday, Someday by Emma Scott

Hey all! It has been a MINUTE. I’m even a little fuzzy on how to make this post. Hold on tight though because when you make it through my fumbling, your reward will be 100% #worthit.

Do you have kids? I have three and whoever told me the line about how it “gets easier when they get older” was full of shit. IT IS HARDER. Why? Well – we’re almost never home. My free time is spent driving them from…

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Review: You Can Have Manhattan by P. Dangelico

Review: You Can Have Manhattan by P. Dangelico

Let’s get one thing out of the way first. I really liked You Can Have Manhattan. A lot. I really enjoy P. Dangelico’s stories and this one was no different. The majority of the rest of this is going to sound like a negative review, but I want to make it absolutely clear that it’s really not.

First, a caveat. I read an ARC, which is presumably an uncorrected proof. However, a caveat to the…

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Review: Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker

Review: Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker

I’m a huge K.A. Tucker fan and I was thrilled when I saw the cover of this book. Tucker can write some of the best love stories and I was intrigued that the cover looked like it tied in with a sweet, young summer love.

I really liked the premise, and I really enjoyed Kyle as the hero, but Piper was just alright. She had her moments when I really liked her but then she would start to bore me. She…

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Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

There is just something about a Christina Lauren novel – they never fail to fill me with this bubbly giddiness and by the last page I just feel like I’m a freshly uncorked, overflowing champagne bottle of love and happiness. The Unhoneymooners is absolutely no different.

Their books to me are like You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, Pretty Woman…I could go on, but you get the idea. Those…

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Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

I’ve been looking forward to this book since the minute I finished The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang’s debut novel blew me away and I knew right away that she was something special. That book continues to top the charts as one of my favorites. I eagerly awaited the release of The Bride Test; I couldn’t wait to read it. And then life got in the way, and here we are exactly a month after it’s…

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Review: Heat Stroke by Tessa Bailey

Review: Heat Stroke by Tessa Bailey

Where the hell’ve I been?? This book was recommended in a FB group for a signing the author will be attending and all I can say is THANK YOU! Thank you, random person, for opening this lovely can of worms.

This was my very first Tessa Bailey book. Can you really call it a book even? I think its technically a novella. WHO CARES though, really. I LOVED IT and all I want to know is WHERE CAN I GET…

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Review: Undeniable by Melanie Harlow

Review: Undeniable by Melanie Harlow

This book was great! I’m not even really into “frenemies” type romances but leave it to Melanie Harlow to get me on board.

I loved the uniqueness of their romance as well. No spoilers, but the way the two of them fell in love over a shared interested that was rich with local history was such a great addition to the story.

The alternating timeline added a bit of suspense to the scenes that took…

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Review: A Five-Minute Life by Emma Scott

Review: A Five-Minute Life by Emma Scott

Just when I think Emma Scott can’t surprise me with another romance as emotional as her last she goes and writes A Five-Minute Life. This story was so incredibly touching, uplifting and heartfelt, I dare any reader to get through it with a dry eye.

Emma Scott delivers a unique and memorable story made even more powerful through her emotive prose. Thea and Jimmy’s romance plays like your favorite…

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Review: Nothing But Trouble by P. Dangelico

Review: Nothing But Trouble by P. Dangelico

SOOOO, I’ve been thinking, and yes, while I did initially finish this book very quickly, I’ve come to realize that while it wasn’t terrible, it also wasn’t the greatest.

I’m pretty sure that my reversal of feelings is due to the overall age and maturity of the characters. New Adult is seemingly less impressive to me as I’m nearing the 40 year age mark. This is ABSOLUTELY okay with me! I think…

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Review: Dangerous Beauty by J.T. Geissinger

Review: Dangerous Beauty by J.T. Geissinger

Yet again I’m taken by surprise by a book because I failed to read a synopsis. I’ve read J.T. Geissinger before so I had certain expectations going into it, and I was quickly clued in to the fact that this book was going to be quite a bit different.

I don’t typically read suspense, drama type romances. I’m more of a hearts and roses, romcom kinda girl. I like low stress when I read, so I’m just…

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Review: Glass Castle Prince by Nicole Williams

Review: Glass Castle Prince by Nicole Williams

Ohhhh…*dreamy sigh* I love fairy tales! Nicole Williams did a fantastic job bringing this contemporary fairy tale to life.

Glass Castle Prince is just the right mix of fairy tale and maybe-this-could-happen-in-real-life to make you swoon. At least as much as any “regular girl” falling in love with a Prince story has the potential to really happen, right?

I’m not even a fan of the whole royal…

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Review: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Review: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

What a lovely, sweet, adorable, charming book. I’m freaking smitten. This is my favorite Rainbow Rowell book I’ve ever read. I’m completely and utterly in love with it.

Everything about it is wonderful. The characters are well-developed, colorful, and interesting. The setting is fun, I love that it’s set around the millennium, it all lent itself to this very cool retro feel. The story itself…

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