Uzma Jalaluddin

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Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

December 12, 2019 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

Yes, this was yet another Jane Austen retelling. I was all about those this year. Supposedly, it was based on Pride & Prejudice…and I guess I see that, but it wasn’t a strict retelling. It was more of an homage. From Amazon: AYESHA SHAMSI has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been set aside for a teaching job so she can pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle. She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is always being reminded that her flighty […]

Kissing Books!

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient, #2) by Helen Hoang

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

August 29, 2019 by badkittyuno 4 Comments

Kissing books with varying degrees of actual kissing (Ayesha At Last might be the most chaste book I’ve read all year, but it’s still very romantic). Ordered vaguely from least favorite to most. (3 stars) Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid I’m always on the lookout for new Taylor Jenkins Reid, and after I finished Daisy Jones I had a definite hankering. Luckily, Reid published a story I’d never come across before, and it was available free through Amazon. Unfortunately, it was a short […]

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