Some characters don’t just introduce themselves; they make a very very loud statement. Chapter one: Daisy Jones does exactly that. That night, I took the diploma out of its case and I folded it up and I used it, like a bookmark, in a copy of Valley of the Dolls. Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy[...]
I had a goal for January: four books. I decided to keep that goal each month for the entire year. But February had other plans... I started with four books in mind and ended up reading seven. For such a short month, I have to say, I absolutely killed my goal. This post could contain affiliate li[...]
I started In Five Years thinking it would be a love story, but by the time I turned the last page (all in one day!), I realized it was something much deeper. It was something that broke my heart and put it back together in a way I never, ever saw coming. I spotted the book in one of my local thr[...]
I didn’t mean to read all three books in The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy in three days... it just happened. The first book has lived on my bookshelves for months (it was a thrift store find) and I figured I’d start something light for my February Complicated Love & Friendship series.[...]
A book with December in the title, gifted to me for Christmas (thank you, sweet niece), all I could think at first glance was: is this one of those Hallmark, cheesy romcom type of stories? I went in blind. I left feeling everything. One Day in December delivers exactly what you expect, and so[...]
I have always loved a good scary movie. I’ve also always loved a good love story. So when the two come together, when romance is tangled with a touch of terror, I’m hooked. To say the least. Both the hopeless romantic and horror fanatic inside of me are fully ignited. Sure, Valentine’s[...]