Review: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

September 14, 2024

Gerald’s conscience is somehow uploaded to the Slack channel and he is completely disconnected from his body. While his coworkers navigate the highs and lows of office life, Gerald has to convince someone to believe he is not, in fact, working from home, and needs help finding a way back to his physical body. … More Review: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

Review: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

October 24, 2023

Carrie thinks she is done with her competitive career. But six years into retirement, Carrie finds her records overtaken by the talented Nicki Chan. At thirty-seven, Carrie’s odds of making a successful comeback to reclaim her title are slim. She’ll have to resume training with her father and learn how to achieve greatness in her changed body. But Carrie has never backed down from an impossible challenge. Carrie Soto launches a legendary comeback. … More Review: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Review: Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

February 27, 2023

My most anticipated book of 2023 is here! Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles have been a long-time resident of my bookshelves. I was first introduced to this series in middle school (shoutout to public libraries for making books accessible!) and it is one of the few historical fantasy series that I read regularly. Coming in at … More Review: Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

Review: The Catch by Alison Fairbrother

January 30, 2023

The Catch by Alison Fairbrother Alison Fairbrother’s The Catch follows a young woman through the early days of grieving the sudden loss of her father. When a young DC journalist’s father suddenly passes, she returns to his home for the funeral and will reading with the expectation that his most prized possession—a baseball from the … More Review: The Catch by Alison Fairbrother

Buying Used Books at Baldwin’s Book Barn

January 17, 2023

Situated in the Philadelphia suburbs is the historic and unique Baldwin’s Book Barn. This bookstore sells used, rare, and antique books in a variety of genres. Baldwin’s Book Barn is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The barn itself is just over 200 years old, and it has been transformed into a dream bookstore for readers … More Buying Used Books at Baldwin’s Book Barn

Review: Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

August 15, 2022

College student Matt Pine is informed that nearly his entire family died from a gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. While the death was ruled accidental by Mexican officials, not everybody in the FBI is so sure of this. And to make make matters worse, the bodies of Matt’s family will not be released unless Matt himself makes a trip to Mexico to retrieve his late family. … More Review: Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry

August 3, 2022

January Andrews is a romance writer who has always believed in love. But after the death of her father, everything changes when she is given the key to his secret beach house that he shared with another woman during his marriage. A grieving January heads to this “lovenest”for the summer with hopes of using the time to pen her next novel and clear out the house. … More Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry

Four Sequels That Are Better Than the First Book (And Four That Are Not)

July 9, 2022

Whether it’s upped stakes, the introduction of a new character, or a plot twist, the second book can really make or break a series. Here’s four sequels that, in my opinion, turned out better than their predecessor, and four that did not live up to expectations. If you’ve got a sequel that you love or … More Four Sequels That Are Better Than the First Book (And Four That Are Not)

Review: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

July 7, 2022

Daisy Jones & the Six tells the story of 1970s rock band The Six and their breakup after their wildly popular album Aurora. The Six was on the rise, led by singer Billy Dunne, when the band crossed paths with Daisy Jones. Daisy came of age in LA, going out on the Sunset Strip and surrounded by a world of sex and drugs. But rock ‘n’ roll was where Daisy’s heart and talents lived. When given the opportunity to collaborate with The Six for a song, Daisy seized the chance. … More Review: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Review: All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue

June 16, 2022

Magic and mystery—some of what readers can expect in this coming of age story from author Caroline O’Donoghue.

When Maeve discovers a pack of tarot cards in the basement of St. Bernadette’s Catholic School, her popularity skyrockets. Every girl in the school is clamoring to receive one of Maeve’s eerily accurate readings. Everyone except Lily, Maeve’s ex-best friend. When Lily finally receives a reading, she draws a card that Maeve has never seen before. And the next day, Lily disappears without a trace. … More Review: All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue

Carmilla by J. Sheridan LeFanu is Vampire Goodness

June 13, 2022

I’m always looking for texts with a proximity to Twilight that aren’t Twilight. It is why I have a long standing obsession with Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy and rushed to the theater to gush over Kristen Stewart’s performance in Spencer (newsflash, she has always been talented, including in her Bella Swan days). … More Carmilla by J. Sheridan LeFanu is Vampire Goodness

Review: Six Wicked Reasons by Jo Spain

May 15, 2022

Ten years ago, Adam Lattimer went missing and was presumed dead. A year later, his mother, Kathleen, died of a heart attack. The Lattimer family has always been fodder for gossip in the Irish town of Spanish Cove. No doubt the wealthiest family in town, all eyes have always been on the six Lattimer siblings as they grew up under the watch of their sweet mother Kathleen and cruel father Frazier. One missing, one an entertainment big-shot, one a Dublin hotel owner, one off to New York, one off to Europe, and one staying at home. … More Review: Six Wicked Reasons by Jo Spain

Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

April 25, 2022

I was searching for a book that would surprise me. I’ve been reading a lot of romance lately, and a lot of those books tend to hit the same notes. And then The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was sitting on the front table of my local bookstore and I thought, why not? I knew nothing about this book except that it is popular on #BookTok. I love old Hollywood stories, so I gave it a shot. … More Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Review: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

April 21, 2022

Lily Bloom is aware of the humor of wanting to open a flower shop whilst being named Lily Bloom. Still, she’s come a long way to get to this point. Her life hasn’t exactly been easy up until this point, and opening the flower shop is her dream. Around the same time, Lily meets the charming and attracting neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. Lily and Ryle hit it off immediately, and although Ryle says he doesn’t do relationships, the chemistry is too real for either of them to deny. … More Review: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Review: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

February 22, 2022

Who wants to meet the family on the first (fake) date? The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas Buy the book here Page count: 480 Genre: Romance, comedy, contemporary, fiction The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas gives everything you might want in a romance novel: a lovable protagonist, classic tropes, and a fun setting. … More Review: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

February 15, 2022

The TikTok viral book delivers on troupe filled twists and turns. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Buy the book here Page count: 384 Genre: Romance, comedy, contemporary, fiction Content warning: Discussions of workplace harassment and assault Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis has earned the title of being a “BookTok book” through being heavily read … More Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Summer Reads

May 31, 2021

Summer! For a bit there it felt like the weather would never turn warm again. Summer is time for packing bags full of books and heading to the beach. I love buying books throughout the year and mentally adding them to my summer TBR list. As a college student, I’m pretty much always reading something, … More Summer Reads