A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen — 4 stars Pride and Prejudice meets The Great British Bake Off in A Taste for Love! This modern, romcom reimagining is a fun take on Jane Austen’s classic novel. It’s full of family expectations, drama, first love, and a messy…
Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco — 4.5 stars One of the series I wanted to finish in 2021 was Stalking Jack the Ripper, and so I finally read Capturing the Devil! I love this series so much—Audrey Rose and Thomas have been a…
If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka — 5 stars I loved If I’m Being Honest! It’s a loose retelling of The Taming of the Shrew, and the main character, Cameron, is the high school mean girl. This is not a perspective I…
A Phở Love Story by Loan Le — 4 stars A Phở Love Story is a cute romcom about two teens whose families have competing Vietnamese restaurants! I especially loved the focus on family and the role they played within in the story. You…
Sunkissed by Kasie West — 4.5 stars Sunkissed is a YA romance perfect for summer! It’s super sweet like all of Kasie West’s other books and also has a focus on family, especially the relationship between two sisters. I loved the summer camp setting +…
My Epic Spring Break (Up) by Kristin Rockaway — 4 stars Even though it’s set during a high school spring break, My Epic Spring Break (Up) will make an awesome addition to any summer TBR! It’s a fun, quick read filled with coding, Taylor Swift…
Heartstopper Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman — 4.5 stars The Heartstopper series is so sweet! I loved reading volume 3 and watching Nick and Charlie become even closer and navigate coming out to their friends. They head to Paris on a class trip in this volume,…
Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon — 4 stars I love Sandhya Menon’s YA romances, so I was excited to read her adult romance debut (as Lily Menon), Make Up Break Up! It’s such a fun rivals-to-lovers romcom! I loved Annika and her…
The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett — 4 stars The Good Girls is a solid mystery! I listened to the audiobook and loved the full cast narration, which was perfect for the multiple POVs, police interviews, and journal entries. Bread crumbs are left carefully…
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon — 5 stars I couldn’t stop listening to The Ex Talk audiobook. I loved it SO MUCH! A workplace hate-to-love romance with a bit of fake dating thrown in? So fun!! Fake dating is my fave trope, so I loved…
All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban — 2 stars Not going to say a lot about All Your Twisted Secrets other than I was disappointed in it because there’s problematic content. I do want to give this author a second chance in the future,…
