Review: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
September 18, 2025
A swoony romance between two musicians. … More Review: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
Tag: romance novel
Review: The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
September 5, 2025
A moving mystery and romance about a popular anonymous author. … More Review: The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Where I’ve Been: The World, The Page, and Other Places
August 12, 2025
A welcome back to Julia’s Bookshelves! … More Where I’ve Been: The World, The Page, and Other Places
Review: The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
November 26, 2023
It’s not just enemies-to-lovers in Thea Guanzon’s The Hurricane Wars. Be prepared for a wild ride of enemies-to-conspirators-to-enemies-to-allies-to-friends-to-adversaries-to…who knows? … More Review: The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
Review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
August 22, 2023
Happy Place by Emily Henry For those who are longing for east coast summers, desperately waiting for the third season of The Summer I Turned Pretty to be announced, and listening to the new wistful version of Taylor Swift’s “august” that’s taking over social media, Emily Henry’s Happy Place is the perfect summer read for … More Review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
June 28, 2023
STEMinist fiction is back with the newest book by Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain. … More Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Review: Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
June 6, 2023
A star is born when Jane Quinn sings a cover of famous folk singer Jesse Reid’s top hit at the local Massachusetts music festival. … More Review: Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
February 13, 2023
Nora is an ambitious woman. She’s a literary agent that makes dreams come true for authors, but that doesn’t come without professional ruthlessness. Romance has never worked out for her, and she knows she’ll never be the small town girl from so many stories. … More Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Review: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
September 6, 2022
Emma seems to have the perfect life. She marries her high school sweetheart Jesse, travels the world with him, and settles far away from her hometown. But Emma’s world is turned upside down when, on their first wedding anniversary, Jesse’s helicopter goes missing over the pacific. … More Review: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
August 27, 2022
Bee Königswasser is a badass neuroscientist with a secret viral Twitter account that gives advice to women in STEM fields. Bee encounters her greatest professional and personal challenge yet when she is offered the job to co-lead the project of a lifetime. … More Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
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