Serena Kaylor’s debut, Long Story Short, is a cute theater camp romp with fun characters, but an unconvincing romance. Despite its flaws, however, it’s the perfect read to end your summer. A nerd enters the wild Beatrice Quinn has spent…
‘Some Mistakes Were Made’ review: Debut author Kristin Dwyer is guaranteed to make you cry
Debut author Kristin Dwyer describes her new novel, Some Mistakes Were Made, as a kissing book. But wrapped up in the outer layers of a kissing book is the powerful story of trying to break generational cycles of poverty and…
‘With and Without You’ review: Something’s missing in Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka’s long distance romance
Rom-com gods Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka return to bless us with their newest novel, With and Without You. This sweet, bright long distance romance is a perfect spring read, although I must confess it left me wanting. A bold…
‘One True Loves’ review: Elise Bryant’s sophomore novel celebrates Black love and self discovery
In One True Loves, companion novel to her debut, Happily Ever After, Elise Bryant crafts a dreamy, escapist romance that leans into some tropes while cleverly twisting others. A main character still finding herself Leonore is a creative soul. In…
‘Cast In Firelight’ review: Get lost in Dana Swift’s debut YA fantasy
Cast In Firelight by Dana Swift opens in front of a towering door of ice, with eight-year-old Adraa and her parents waiting to be let into the home of her future betrothed, the prince of Naupure. Rich with descriptions of…
5 books to read if you love ‘To All the Boys’
Are you currently binging the To All the Boys films on Netflix in preparation for watching the last installment, To All the Boys: Always and Forever? Will you miss Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky as soon as the credits roll?…
‘Love & Olives’ review: Jenna Evans Welch explores the depths of father-daughter relationships while searching for the lost city of Atlantis
In Love & Olives, the latest offering from the lovely, YA globetrotting romance author Jenna Evans Welch (Love & Gelato and Love & Luck), readers plunge into the sapphire blue waters of Santorini, Greece, searching not only for the lost city…