Looking for a romance with catfishing, adorable animals, and fake dating with a twist? You’ll definitely want to pick up Borrow My Heart, the latest YA novel from the prolific Kasie West! I’ve been a longtime fan of Kasie West-her rom-coms are always adorable and fun, but she also doesn’t shy away from including some more serious topics. I always… Read More
What do you do when your made-up boyfriend shows up on your very real family vacation to Hawaii? Read Picture Perfect Boyfriend by Becky Dean to find out! Friends. I LOVED Becky Dean’s novel Love & Other Great Expectations. I mean, scavenger hunt rom-com? COME ON. So when I saw that she was back again with yet another travel romance,… Read More
Looking for some awesome YA fantasy books by Asian authors to read this AANHPI Heritage Month? Then definitely check out this list! One of my perennial reading goals is to seek out books from marginalized voices, and one of the ways I have chosen to do that is to use the different ‘heritage months’ in the US as a jumping… Read More
Do you love an adorable queer rom-com with an idyllic small-town college setting? You’ll definitely want to pick up Imogen Obviously by Becky Albertalli immediately! Let me just go right ahead and state the obvious: I’m pretty obsessed with Becky Albertalli. Like, if I could get a “#1 Becky Albertalli fangirl” t-shirt without seeming like a total creeper, I absolutely… Read More
Looking for a romance with some serious stuff and plenty of yearning? You’ll definitely want to pick up 6 Time We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did), the latest YA novel from the magnificent Tess Sharpe! When I first saw the cover for 6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did), I definitely made some assumptions. Judgments,… Read More
Want some magic & mayhem without a drop of romance? Then you’ll definitely want to check out Silver in the Mist, Emily Victoria’s new YA fantasy novel! Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a good fantasy series. 3 books? 4? 5? GIVE THEM TO ME. That being said, it can be absolute *agony* waiting for the next installment of… Read More
If you like learning about how the decisions of survivalists affect others, then The Truth About Everything by Bridget Farr is a book for you! I have a love-hate relationship with books about preppers/survivalists/sovereign citizens/whatever you want to call them. On the one hand, I find it somewhat fascinating to peek into a life that is based in principles so… Read More
Fake dating? Parental catfishing? Indonesia? Utter hilarity? If any of these appeal, you’ll want to grab Well That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto ASAP! Friends. Let me tell you something. It is my deeply held belief that Jesse Q. Sutanto is some sort of wizard who can write an amazing book in literally ANY genre or age category. I… Read More
Love a good pop star-paparazzi romance? Then you’ll definitely want to check out Bad at Love, the latest by Gabriela Martins! If you, like me, have always secretly hoped that a chance encounter with a celebrity would somehow result in true love, then you’ll definitely want to stick around to learn more about the book we’re showcasing here today! (And… Read More
Interested in adding some new books to your TBR? Check out this quarterly reading recap to see everything I read in January, February, and March 2022? It’s no secret that I sort of fell off the blogging wagon about midway through 2021. When I decided to start things back up again and try to be more consistent at the beginning… Read More