Mini Reviews
It’s been a busy holiday season (even though I haven’t done anything for the holidays yet, I’m just already tired), so here are some recent-ish reads that I haven’t reviewed yet. Darcy
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Book Review | A Tempest of Tea
It was only about 20 pages in when I started thinking up designs for a tattoo for this book! (For anyone curious, I’m thinking old fashioned tea cup with the Spindrift logo on it). I loved everything about this book! The characters, the relationships, the plot, the atmosphere. I obviously could go on and on. […]
No More Star Ratings
So, in the past year there have been some instances of rating books and people being upset by how I rate the books. I’ve always been of the opinion that people should read what they want and like the genres and tropes that they like. There is no judgment on the person themselves for what […]
Book Review | Book Lovers
Title: Book Lovers Author: Emily Henry Published: Berkley Published: 3 May 2022 Pages: 384 To be honest, I didn’t have high hopes for this book. I read Beach Read last summer for a book club I’m in and wasn’t that impressed. It was okay, but it fell mostly flat for me. For June, for the […]
Book Review | Dial A for Aunties
Title: Dial A for Aunties Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto Publisher: Berkley Published: 27 April 2021 Pages: 320 I do not remember the last time I had so much fun reading a book! I was in hysterics the whole time. When Meddelin “Meddy” Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for […]
ARC Review | Never Ever Getting Back Together
Title: Never Ever Getting Back Together Author: Sophie Gonzales Publisher: Wednesday Books Publication: 6 December 2022 Pages: 352 The publisher sent me this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. To be upfront, I was drawn in by this book because of the title. Yes, I am a TSwift fan, and yes, I […]
ARC Review | Home Field Advantage
Title: Home Field Advantage Author: Dahlia Adler Publisher: Wednesday Books Publication: 7 June 2022 Pages: 304 I received an advanced copy from Netgalley and Wednesday books in exchange for an honest review. Amber McCloud has a dream to become captain of the cheer team, but it’s a bit hard to be peppy and spirited when […]
ARC Review | The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School
Title: The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School Author: Sonora Reyes Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication: 17 May 2022 Pages: 400 I received an advanced copy through Netgalley and Balzer + Bray in exchange for an honest review. (I really need to be on top of my arc reviews). Yamilet “Yami” Flores prefers to be known […]
Book Review | Sense and Sensibility
Title: Sense and Sensibility Author: Jane Austen Publisher: Thomas Egerton (Original) Oxford (my copy) Published: 1811 Pages: 409 First off, I had small annoyances with each character at least some point while reading the novel. The novel centers around 2 sisters who are trying to find husbands to take care of them. The patriarchy and […]
Book Review | The Gilded Ones
Title: The Gilded Ones Author: Namina Forna Publisher: Delacorte Published: 8 October 2020 Pages: 432 Trigger Warnings: blood, violence, torture, misogyny, rape; there is talk of purity in the book that is reference to religious purity and purity culture in America for those of you who have been harmed by the church please take head. […]