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The Odds of You – Kate Dramis

The Odds of You – 4/5 ✩ The Odds of You by Kate Dramis is a beautiful novel about love and self-growth. This is the first book I’ve read by Kate Dramis and it was such a special read. The cover is what drew me in – it’s STUNNING – and from it, I expectedContinue reading “The Odds of You – Kate Dramis”

Thirty, Flirty, and Forever Alone – Christine Riccio

Thirty, Flirty, and Forever Alone – 5/5 ✩ Thirty, Flirty, and Forever Alone felt like a masterclass in how to write a romance novel. Genuinely, I feel like I want to study this book — to learn from it, to learn how to write romance and how to write it well. There was wit and humor,Continue reading “Thirty, Flirty, and Forever Alone – Christine Riccio”

The Happy Place Effect … Again?

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting in the latter of the year. To be honest, this has been the hardest year of my life. I’ve dealt with loneliness, with loss, and with my mental health in a way I never have before. I referenced this last year when I first wrote about Emily Henry’sContinue reading “The Happy Place Effect … Again?”

We Fell Apart – E. Lockhart

We Fell Apart – 4/5 ✩ We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart is a stunning addition to the world of We Were Liars. It follows Matilda, a teenager who’s never met her father. When an invitation to visit him arrives out of the blue, she jumps at the chance and jumps on a plane across theContinue reading “We Fell Apart – E. Lockhart”

Overdue – Stephanie Perkins

Overdue – 5/5 ✩ Overdue by Stephanie Perkins is a beautiful debut adult romance novel that follows Ingrid Dahl, a woman who is adjusting to single life after getting out of an 11 year relationship. When I started this novel, I expected a quick, easy romance and boyyyy did this book surprise me. This book hasContinue reading “Overdue – Stephanie Perkins”

The Second Chance Cinema – Thea Weiss

The Second Chance Cinema – 3.5/5 ✩ The Second Chance Cinema is about Ellie and Drake, an engaged couple who discover a cinema which shows them films of their formative memories. Through the films, they’re forced to confront not only their pasts, but share and reconcile those pasts with each other. I was drawn to thisContinue reading “The Second Chance Cinema – Thea Weiss”

The Friendship Fling – Georgia Stone

The Friendship Fling – 4/5 ✩ The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone is fun, grumpy/sunshine romance that follows Ava and Finn as they explore London together over the course of a summer. This friendship of convenience is only supposed to last the summer, but as they grow closer and begin opening up to each otherContinue reading “The Friendship Fling – Georgia Stone”

Anywhere With You – Ellie Palmer

Anywhere With You – 3/5 ✩ Anywhere With You by Ellie Palmer is about a pair of best friends who embark on an unplanned roadtrip together, and somewhere along the way, long buried feelings find their way to the surface. This novel was fun and lighthearted, and if you love a friends to lovers romance,Continue reading “Anywhere With You – Ellie Palmer”

We Were Liars – Real Time Reactions

This show is literally my entire personality and I’m not sorry. I think I made it abundantly clear in my last post how excited I was (and still am!) for Julie Plec and Carina MacKenzie’s new series We Were Liars on Prime and when it came out yesterday, I sat down and watched the entireContinue reading “We Were Liars – Real Time Reactions”

We Were Liars

I had the absolute pleasure of going to the world premiere of the upcoming Prime series We Were Liars and I have nothing but praise! I have been counting down to this show for years (yes, YEARS. Almost THREE, in fact), and while the details get fuzzy on how everything initially played out, I CANContinue reading “We Were Liars”