Tag: contemporary

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 […]

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Book Review | Dawg Towne

Title: Dawg Towne Author: Alice Kaltman Publisher: Word West Press Published: 1 June 2021 Pages: 354 I received an ebook through Books Forward Friends in exchange for an honest review. This review will not be spoiler-free When I read the summary of the book, I thought it would be a quirky novel about a suburban […]

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Book Review | The Secret History

Title: The Secret History Author: Donna Tartt Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Published: 16 September 1992 Pages: 544 This book has been on my TBR for ages, and I was so excited to read it. Unfortunately, that excitement didn’t last long. While I love dark academia books, and the plot was engaging, there was never any […]

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Book Review | Daisy Jones and the Six

Title: Daisy Jones & the Six Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: 5 March 2019 Pages: 355 Content Warnings: drug abuse, drug use, addiction, abortion, alcoholism, toxic relationship An interesting novel about the rise of a iconic 1970s (imaginary) rock band and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup. […]

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Book Review | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Title: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Publisher: Atria Books Published: 13 June 2017 Pages: 389 Content Warnings: domestic abuse, homophobia, death, biphobia, alcoholism, suicide I feel like I’m alone in that most of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books I’m not a fan of. I think the author was trying to make […]

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Book Review | Beach Read

Title: Beach Read Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Berkley Published: 19 May 2020 Trigger Warnings: Death of a parent, divorce, cult, child abuse If you know me, then you know this is not my usual fair of reading material. Yet, I did end up enjoying it more than I thought I would. January Andrews is what […]

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