Book Review | PALM MERIDIAN by Grace Flahive

PALM MERIDIAN BY GRACE FLAHIVE | PUBLICATION: JUNE 10, 2025 AVID READER PRESS | GENRE: FICTION / LGBTQ+ RATING: ★★★★✬ "Despite its melancholic premise, the novel hums with life." ____________________________________________________________________ A rollicking, big-hearted story of long-lost...

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Book Review | SKIPSHOCK by Caroline O'Donoghue

SKIPSHOCK BY CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE | PUBLICATION: JUNE 3, 2025 WALKER BOOKS US | GENRE: YA FANTASY RATING: ★★★★★ "Where love, survival, and fate collide across train tracks." ____________________________________________________________________ Set in a universe where time is key to power...

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Book Review | LET THEM STARE by Jonathan Van Ness, Julie Murphy

LET THEM STARE BY JONATHAN VAN NESS, JULIE MURPHY PUBLICATION: MAY 20, 2025 | STORYTIDE GENRE: YA FICTION | RATING: ★★★★★ "Vibrant, powerful, and unapologetically fabulous." ____________________________________________________________________ From Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness...

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Blog Tour | WHILE WE’RE YOUNG by K.L. Walther

About the Book: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG BY K.L. WALTHER | PUBLICATION: MARCH 4, 2025 HARPER COLLINS | GENRE: YA ROMANCE ____________________________________________________________________ A whirlwind romance inspired by Ferris Bueller’s Day Off about four friends whose hearts...

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BBNYA Spotlight | CURSE OF SOULS by Niranjan

About the Book: CURSE OF SOULS 15th Place Finalist, BBNYA 2024 BY NIRANJAN | JANUARY 19, 2024 GENRE: FANTASY, ROMANCE ____________________________________________________________________ The fates of two nations hang on the balance on a man’s choice between love and an arcane bond....

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Book Review | IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU by Alex Light

IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU BY ALEX LIGHT | PUBLICATION: NOVEMBER 5, 2024 HARPERCOLLINS | GENRE: YA ROMANCE RATING: ★★★✬ "Great banter, funny, profound scenes." ____________________________________________________________________ Jackie Myers is a fraud. Or she might be a genius—the jury’s...

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Book Review | THE LAST DRAGON OF THE EAST by Katrina Kwan

THE LAST DRAGON OF THE EAST  BY KATRINA KWAN  |  PUBLICATION: OCT 8, 2024 SAGA PRESS  |  GENRE: ROMANTASY RATING: ★★★★✬       "Its unique blend of lyrical narration and fast-paced storytelling makes it a standout debut" ____________________________________________________________________ At...

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Book Review | LOVE, LIES, AND CHERRY PIE by Jackie Lau

LOVE, LIES, AND CHERRY PIE BY JACKIE LAU | PUBLICATION: MAY 7, 2024 ATRIA/EMILY BESTLER BOOKS | GENRE: ROMANCE RATING: ★★★✬ ____________________________________________________________________ Jackie Lau, author of the “full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author)...

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Book Review | HERE WE GO AGAIN by Alison Cochrun

HERE WE GO AGAIN BY ALISON COCHRUN | PUBLICATION: APRIL 2, 2024 ATRIA | GENRE: ROMCOM RATING: ★★★★ ____________________________________________________________________ A long time ago, Logan Maletis and Rosemary Hale used to be friends. They spent their childhood summers running through...

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Book Review | THE EMPEROR AND THE ENDLESS PALACE by Justinian Huang

THE EMPEROR AND THE ENDLESS PALACE BY JUSTINIAN HUANG | PUBLICATION: MARCH 26, 2024 HARPERCOLLINS / MIRA | GENRE: ROMANTASY RATING: ★★★★★ ____________________________________________________________________ “What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical...

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Book Review | THE BREAKAWAY by Jennifer Weiner

The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner Publication: August 29, 2023 Publisher: Atria Books Genre: Romance Rating: ★★★★ ____________________________________________________________________ From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new novel about...

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Book Review | A LETTER TO THREE WITCHES by Elizabeth Bass

A LETTER TO THREE WITCHES by Elizabeth Bass Publication: January 2022 Publisher: Kensington Genre: Paranormal Romance Rating: ★★★★Nearly a century ago, Gwen Engel’s great-great-grandfather cast a spell with catastrophic side-effects. As a result, the Grand Council of Witches forbade his descendants...

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Book Review | THE MEETING POINT by Olivia Lara

Welcome to my stop for THE MEETING POINT Ultimate Tour, hosted by @TheWriteReads. ... THE MEETING POINT by Olivia Lara Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Aria Fiction Genre: Romance Rating: ★★★★★ What if the Lift driver who finds your cheating boyfriend's phone holds the directions to true...

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