The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
I gave myself two days to read this book, but I didn’t even need that. I started this book at 8:30 PM on Thursday night, and finished it about an hour after I got home from work on Friday. I just couldn’t stop reading it! I was compelled. If I would have been able to read it straight through like I wanted, I probably would have let my book high give this five stars, but it was broken up by sleep and work, so my […]
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
I really enjoyed Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating last year, and decided it was time to check out another novel by Christina Lauren (pen name for a writing duo) after reading a somewhat average YA novel. Like Josh and Hazel, this one was fun and light and breezy, and was filled with modern people that are both relatable and who I would want to be friends with. (Well, I did wonder if they would all be able to live on their own in […]
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
This is the kind of book I wanted and expected when I picked up Matchmaking for Beginners. This was sweet and charming, and absolutely perfect for the moment. Nina never knew her dad and her mother is a world traveling photographer. Nina, on the other hand, is perfectly happy with a relatively contained life and uses books as her escape from reality. She rents a guest house which is perfectly arranged for her needs, has a cat, trivia team and book clubs, and works at […]
The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe
So if this book had just been a follow-up to the Beach House series it would have worked much better. Instead Monroe takes on horses in this one and a bunch of characters that either didn’t make an impression on me, or ones that I ended up not caring for. My favorite parts of this book was a look into Cara Rutledge’s life since the last book in the Beach House series. That said, I am still disappointed we didn’t hear more about her brother, […]
What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel
Trigger warning: Abuse, self-harm, bulimia Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. I think this book did a very good job of showcasing how domestic violence can occur with teens. The last time I recall having a big discussion about this was when that Lifeftime movie starring Fred Savage and Candace Cameron called “No One Would Tell” that followed a young couple in love, but the boy in questions starts abusing the girlfriend. That […]
