

Review of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I had fun reading about the glamorous modeling-surfing-photography-music star family pedigree. But I felt as though the last hundred...
Jul 29, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The People We Keep, Allison Larkin's upcoming novel about a young protagonist shaping her life...
Jul 28, 2021


Review of Blush by Jamie Brenner
Blush centers around a family winery and the three generations whose lives orbit around the vineyard and also features racy reads from...
Jul 7, 2021


Review of Moonlight Drive by A.R. Hadley
Much of this book about a rock star and his (unrecognized) teenaged soulmate didn't ring true enough for me to feel that I could buy into...
Jun 24, 2021


Review of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod
Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life, and tricky interpersonal...
May 27, 2021


Review of One Day in December by Josie Silver
Silver offers a story with a missed-chances premise in which romance, drama, and an unwavering hope in fated love are the linchpins. One...
Mar 31, 2021


Review of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Cosimano's mystery has a wonderfully quirky setup and campy tone, and Finlay's missteps add to the darkly playful feeling of the book....
Mar 25, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/24/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the newest book from Elle Cosimano, in which a misunderstanding has potentially enormous...
Mar 24, 2021


Review of I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman
Waxman offers a nice dose of feminism, realistically fraught mother-daughter interactions, and laugh-out-loud funny moments. Jessica is a...
Feb 25, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/17/21 Edition
01 The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda Arden Maynor was a small child when she sleepwalked into a storm and was washed away. Three...
Feb 17, 2021


Review of Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Solomon offers a sweet, romantic young adult story with emotions that feel authentic; the book showcases competition, honesty, youthful...
Jan 11, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/22/20 Edition
01 The Searcher by Tana French What do I love more than a Tana French book, a retired detective story, or an Irish setting? Nothing....
Dec 22, 2020


Review of The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
The Unhoneymooners is fun escapism, even if it's not my very favorite Christina Lauren book. In The Unhoneymooners, unlucky Olive is...
Dec 7, 2020


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/20 Edition
01 The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Christina Lauren is the pen name for Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, who write as a team....
Nov 25, 2020


Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism
01 Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein Nineteen-year-old Avery Abrams was set to be the next big gymnastics Olympic champion. She had the...
Nov 13, 2020


Review of One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
One to Watch is engrossing escapism into a world of reality TV, romantic possibilities, and luxurious fashion, where things don't always...
Nov 12, 2020


Review of Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
With lots of engrossing gymnastics details that made the setting come to life, Head Over Heels was the engrossing, light fiction book I...
Nov 9, 2020


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/13/20 Edition
01 A Star Is Bored Byron Lane 02 The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly Meredith Tate 03 Trust No One Debra Webb
Oct 13, 2020


Review of Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
This is sexy, sweet, great escapism from Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.
Sep 23, 2020


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/20 Edition
01 The Pull of the Stars Set in Ireland in 1918, The Pull of the Stars follows a nurse, Julia, doctor, Kathleen, and a young volunteer,...
Sep 16, 2020
