

Review of Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Something Wilder is a playful adventure with a vivid Western setting, some steamy scenes, an unwavering best friendship between strong...
Aug 31, 2022


Review of Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
ICYMI: Evvie Drake Starts Over, by the author of Flying Solo, is sweet, with funny dialogue, surprises, best-friendship, and a Maine...
Aug 17, 2022


Review of Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
In this satisfying story by the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, Linda Holmes offers sweet, funny dialogue; a complicated reunion...
Aug 16, 2022


Review of How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) by Cristina Fernandez
How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) is a charming, irresistible young adult story about superheroes, villains, a crushing premed...
Aug 10, 2022


Review of Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
In Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon brings humor and a little steamy romance to a newsroom setting, with a fun Parent Trap-style...
Aug 3, 2022


Review of The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Katherine Center's newest light fiction offers an irresistible premise--a female bodyguard poses as the girlfriend of a heartthrob...
Jul 27, 2022


Review of Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After #2) by Emiko Jean
In the second book in Emiko Jean's fun young adult series, princess Izzy balances pressures, privilege, and expectations in Japan while...
Jul 13, 2022


Six More Great Light Fiction Stories
More Light Fiction Favorites When I posted a few weeks ago about favorite light fiction reads and asked for other's favorites, bookish...
Jul 8, 2022


Review of In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer
I found myself yearning for more from this meet cute, but I loved the New York City details--complete with an extended set of Moonstruck...
Jul 5, 2022


Review of One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
McQuiston's love letter to New York offers charming song references, LGBTQ love, steamy scenes, character growth--and an irresistible...
Jun 29, 2022


Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading
Some Light Fiction Favorites At the start of the pandemic, I was particularly drawn to lighter fiction because the chances felt slim that...
Jun 17, 2022


Review of See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Rachel Lynn Solomon crafts another sweet, quirky, funny, romantic young adult story that plays with time and is centered around...
May 24, 2022


Review of Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
Jimenez offers humor, spicy moments, and romance while incorporating weighty issues into her light fiction opposites-attract story Part...
May 17, 2022


Review of Let's Not Do That Again by Grand Ginder
Much of Ginder's novel is focused on a revenge fantasy, but I was drawn more to Nancy Harrison's strong personality and political...
Apr 19, 2022


Review of The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah
The Oceanography of the Moon reads like a romance, with superlative moments, emotional encounters with art and music, and clean...
Mar 30, 2022


Review of The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
I enjoyed the glimpses of Alaska and peeks into Greta's musical inspirations and aspirations, although I remained confused about why her...
Mar 2, 2022


Review of The Maid by Nita Prose
Nita Prose offers a surprising amount of heart and a unique main protagonist in this lighthearted murder mystery, her debut novel. In...
Jan 4, 2022


October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from October! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. I included an immersive memoir...
Oct 29, 2021


Review of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Klune's newest novel is heartwarming, earnest, light, and sweet, with a vision of an in-between afterlife that is surprisingly romantic,...
Oct 28, 2021


Review of Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
I delighted in the way Teddy and Everett shared pieces of their true oddball, vulnerable, silly, thoughtful selves. This was a...
Oct 5, 2021
