Category: Contemporary
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Review: In What World by Bridget Morrissey (Release 08/11/2026)
I received an E-ARC of this novel from the publisher through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In What World follows Priscilla and Marlowe, two former high-school rivals and the stars of their theater program when they reunite sixteen years later to solve the mysterious disappearance of their mentor and beloved theater teacher,…
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Review: Hold Me like a Grudge by Celine Ong (Release 06/30/2026)
I received an E-ARC of this novel from the publisher through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This is one of the quickest books I’ve know would be 5 stars this year. I think I’d read Cel’s grocery lists, and I’ve added them to my list of auto-buy authors. This book felt like…
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Review: Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan (Release 05/26/2026)
I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This story is so deeply rooted in family in a great way. Dolly All The Time is about the ways we get stuck in roles set early in life and learning how to change. It is…
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Review: In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams (Release 12/30/2025)
I really enjoyed this final trip to Rome, Kentucky. This was a perfectly cozy small-town romance!
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Review: My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich (Release 11/11/2025)
Owen and Zarmenus were cute, and it was fun to see their relationship develop throughout the book. Seeing Owen eventually realize what he was feeling for Zarmenus, while Zarmenus flirted with him from the jump, was sweet. Bell absolutely stole the show for me though.
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Review: Fade Into You by Amber Smith and Sam Gellar (Release 11/04/2025)
This book was super sweet, and I really enjoyed seeing Jessa and Bird blossom as they got to know each other better. They became each other’s safe harbor in lives that looked very different but carried similar levels of heaviness.
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Review: Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington (Release 11/04/2025)
There was a really interesting story here. Nasim and Mikky were cute, but so much of their relationship was spent having the same argument. Kayla seemed to be the only one who cared about Erin for Erin.
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Review: Boys With Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell (Release 04/08/2025)
I wish I had gone in blind on anything beyond the title with this one. This group of friends are obsessive and twisted, even before adding the paranormal elements towards the end.
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Review: Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters (Release 08/20/2024)
Overall this was a really sweet love story with a love interest after my own film-nerd heart, while also navigating how we all negotiate with the intersections of our identities and choose how we want to be seen existing in the world.
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Review: Tangled Up In You by Christina Lauren (Release 06/25/2024)
The adaptation of Tangled is fun and enjoyable. I love the mix of Ren’s brilliant mind and her complete inexperience in the real world.