No, this is not the first time they've met, but maybe it will be the last. - Over and Over Have you ever experienced that lightning strike moment when your eyes meet someone else’s for the first time? That split second where time seems to stop. It feels like recognition, like your souls al[...]
We lost him. Just as surely as he had never come home. - Inharmonious When the book ended, I couldn’t believe it was over. I wanted more so desperately. More of the characters, more of their lives, more of their future, more everything. Inharmonious by Tammye Huf is historical fiction at i[...]
How did waffles and oatmeal get this complicated? - The Auction Beauty and the Beast meets organized crime. Full stop right there. That part of the description is all I needed to read to know I had to see what this book was about. The Beauty and the Beast vibes are everywhere. The MMC ref[...]
I wonder if they can see it, too. The thing I've become. I wonder if they're waiting for the moment there is nothing human left at all. - Shy Girl Shy Girl by Mia Ballard immediately caught my eye with its deceptively sweet cover-- a cute dog with a pretty pink bow. Was I excited to get the[...]
Dreams are a bit like dandelion seeds. They float around and sometimes land where they're not meant to. - Tangerines Telling heavy stories through the literal eyes of a child is exactly what Tangerines by Tsvi Jolles leans fully into. Through diary-like entries filled with innocence, imagin[...]
You are the hurricane that has ravaged my heart. - By The Owl and The Orchid I love judging a book by its cover, and By The Owl and The Orchid looked like a fairy cottagecore dream with a magic-filled romantasy summary to match. I instantly needed to read it. And the ending? A cliffhanger[...]