

Review of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
This romantic light fiction story includes sibling conflicts, loss, betrayal, a love that seems impossible...and a ghostwriter who's...
Oct 20, 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


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


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 A Marvellous Light (Last Binding #1) by Freya Marske
The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful dialogue and banter, and...
Jun 14, 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 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 Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy #1 by Nora Roberts
I listened to this romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world, and a treasure of a best...
Mar 8, 2022


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


August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from August! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. The list skews toward light fiction,...
Aug 31, 2021


Review of The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut light fiction, The Ex Talk, incorporates a love of public radio, will-they/won't-they tensions, humor, heart,...
Aug 30, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/27/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Bill Browder's Red Notice, which is nonfiction about the author's uncovering of corruption in...
Aug 27, 2021


Review of Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
This light fiction young adult novel offers (reluctant) romance, best friendships, dance lessons, glimpses into the future, a reimagined...
Aug 19, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/18/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Shoulder Season, Christina Clancy's novel set in 1981 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, at a Playboy resort;...
Aug 18, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Paper & Blood, Kevin Hearne's second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The...
Aug 11, 2021


Review of People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Henry strikes the perfect tone for this wonderfully sweet, funny, friendship-based, romantic story that has lovely depth. People We Meet...
Aug 10, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/4/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry's newest light fiction novel about best friends and polar...
Aug 4, 2021


Review of Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
I adored the romantic setup and seemingly ill-fated attraction in Saft's young adult fantasy-mystery, but I was dissatisfied with the...
Jul 21, 2021


Review of The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
Small moments in this young adult book ring true, and the story feels primarily about relationships, set against a witchy background. In...
Jul 13, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/12/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a bizarre, dark set of short stories by a former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer, Jen Spyra;...
Jul 12, 2021
