kendall

I write book reviews :) 💫 I round up to 5 stars sometimes, but my "six star reads" = my FAVORITE reads 💋 ✨ just a note: my .25/.5/.75 ratings are mostly little vibe checks—like giving a book a few extra goodie points for something I liked. It’s not super serious, just how i felt in the moment 🫶💭 my rating system ↷ 🌟 – dnf/hate read. just no. 🌟🌟 – meh. finished for the flex. 🌟🌟🌟 – cute! would reccomend, but maybe not reread. 🌟🌟🌟🌟– good but something was missing. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – i’m obsessed. hit me right in the feels. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – six stars. the rare golden few. unforgettable. life-changing

[kendallsbooked]

extrovert problems

idk about you guys but sometimes when i'm alone i get unnecessarily sad. i'm a big extrovert and kind of rely on people to be happy because when i'm talking to others, it's easiest for me to be happy. but i want to be able to find joy in myself and not others, so i've come up with this list of things to do when i'm in these depressive moods. comment or reblog and make the list longer!

watch youtube

write

read

make a new playlist

make a new pinterest board

listen to an entire album

do a yoga tutorial

write a book review

clean my room

paint my nails

do my skin care

bake

redo my bookshelves

go on a walk

watch a documentary

play a calming game (ex. stardew valley or zelda)

find a new tv show/movie

clean up my camera roll

take a nap

reread scenes from a favorite book

browse online shopping

guided meditation video

rate every song on an album

i hope this can help someone 💕

[sourdough-seal]

bingewatching will never come close to bingereading. there is nothing like blocking out the entire Earth for ten hours to read a book in one sitting no food no water no shower no bra and emerging at the end with no idea what time it is or where you are, a dried-up prune that's sensitive to light and loud noises because you've been in your room in the dark reading by the glow of a single LED. it's like coming back after a three-month vacation in another dimension and now you have to go downstairs and make dinner. absolutely transcendental

[kendallsbooked]

Caught Up by Liz Tomforde Review

❀.* 5 💫 ╰┈➤ 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

❝𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲.❞ ❝𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬.❞

🎧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 ⤵ .ılılılllıılılıllllıılılllıllı. 1:22 ───●────────── 2:37 ↻ ◁ Ⅱ ▷ ↺ ↪ "𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚."

ೃ⁀➷ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 ↬ she's the nanny AND his coaches daugther ↬ age gap ↬ s-tier banter ↬ spicey ↬ sports romance

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩? ↪ Kai Rhodes is a pro baseball player for Chicago—and a dad who really wants to do it all on his own. He’s gone through a parade of nannies, firing them one after another, until his coach steps in and hires his daughter, Miller Montgomery, as Kai’s new nanny. Miller isn’t your average babysitter—she’s a high-end pastry chef who’s been riding high after winning big, but lately feels burned out and creatively stifled. What was supposed to be a short summer gig becomes so much more when Miller’s wild energy starts breaking through Kai’s carefully guarded walls. But of course, summer always has an end date, and both Kai and Miller have decisions to make: can this fleeting thing stretch into something more—something permanent—even when Miller keeps reminding herself she’s just passing through?

✩ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 ✩

┊⚾┊Kai Rhodes ╰┈➤ “𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮. “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦…” 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. “𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦.” That quote alone has me SCREAMING. Kai Rhodes, the man that you are. I don’t think I’ve ever been this in love with a fictional man in my life. I hear everyone (rightfully) yapping about Ryan Shay, but WHERE is the love for Kai?? Don’t shoot the messenger, but ohmygod—I think I liked him more. His love language is peak quality time with a side of acts of service (which happens to be mine too, so clearly we’re soulmates), and I could honestly fall to my knees and weep over how much I adore him. He’s the perfect brother, dad, and boyfriend all rolled into one. What more could anyone possibly want?

┊🍰┊Miller Montgomery ╰┈➤ “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘨𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘺?” “𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬?” I loved Miller Montgomery so much. She gave me major “The Bolter” by T.S. + “Means Something” by Lizzy McAlpine energy, and I was absolutely sat for it. I’ll be honest—I was just as lost as Isaiah when it came to her baking talk. Half the words she used sounded like spells to me, but somehow, I was starving by the end of every paragraph. I also just felt really connected to her constant need to be moving, even when it frustrated me. Her love for Max and her banter with Kai were absolute gold and honestly made the whole book shine.

𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 : ̗̀➛ This is probably one of my favorite romance books of 2025 so far. I'm pretty sure my last five stars was in June, so this was a long time coming as well. I have absolutely zero complaints and if you're looking for a fun sports romance that also has plot and talks about serious topics so unbelievably well, this is for you.

+*:ꔫ ┊🍼┊𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝 🤍 ➷ “Do you love her?” “I do. Very much so.” “She might break your heart.” “I’ll love her anyway.” ➷ “I'm not telling you what you should or shouldn't do with your life. I just don't want you to be so afraid to fail at something new that it keeps you from finding your happiness when you're the reason I found mine.” ➷ “You said it was my choice if I wanted to live up to expectations, and I do. But now, the only expectations I'm going to worry about are the ones I set for myself. And the only expectations I have for myself are to be happy and to chase the things I want.” ➷ “But if you're questioning if you made the right decision, you've already made the wrong one.”

[kendallsbooked]

“I’m sorry someone let you believe you were hard to love, because, Blue, it’s the easiest thing I’ve ever done.”

-- The Right Move by Liz Tomforde

[kendallsbooked]

finally bought the windy city series. i just finished the right move and ryan shay. the man that you are. on my knees isn't enough, i need to be folded like a lawn chair during strong winds

[kendallsbooked]

no one understands how hard a good romance book hits. and I'm talking about a good romance. i want tension and banter and the most heart-melting scenes imaginable. i want to feel the characters love for each other through the pages and i want the ending to be happy it gives me a toothache.

[kendallsbooked]

currently reading Fearless by Lauren Robert’s and that TikTok she made with the four truths and one lie left me with severe trust issues

[resqectable]

“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”

— Juliette Lewis

[kendallsbooked]

just finished crying because my copy of onyx storm got water damaged beyond repair. someone hit me in the head with a bat.

[thoughtkick]

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hate so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”

— James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name

[thehopefulquotes]

“Stop comparing yourself to other people, all it does is hurt you. There’s no correct way to exist in this world, so just be who you are because it’s enough. You are absolutely perfect the way you are.”

— Unknown

[kendallsbooked]

i don't think anyone understands just how much i love the boys of tommen series. i'd die for basically everyone in that friend group.

[kendallsbooked]

currently rereading fourth wing and I don’t think ridoc was appreciated enough in his early years