romance
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a touch of gold by Annie Sullivan [3 stars]
*SPOILERS* “The lapping of the water beneath my feet calls to my blood in a way different from the gold. It isn’t the greedy call to come closer. It’s a gentle sigh that fills my body with each breath. Instead of threatening to harden me in place, the ocean offers a chance at new memories… Continue reading
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the bodyguard by Katherine Center [2 stars]
Have you ever tried ‘buddy reading’? It’s like having a mini bookclub with just 2 (or I guess any small number) of friends. I tried a buddy read with a friend of mine for this book and it was an enjoyable way to experience the book. All of those moments Since we both like a… Continue reading
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hello stranger by Katherine Center [4 stars]
S P O I L E R S ! You know those steamy romance novel covers where there’s a shirtless man wrapped in sheets or a suggestive image of lovers or literally anything else that crossed your mind when you read ‘steamy romance novel covers’? I honestly cannot help but laugh at them. I saw… Continue reading
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what you wish for by Katherine Center [2.5 stars]
**SPOILERS AHEAD** Seriously I warned you. SPOILERS 🙂 I really loved Things You Save in a Fire, so I trusted Katherine Center to deliver again with this one. I saved it to my ‘Want to Read’ shelf on Goodreads almost a whole year ago and was excited to be swept off my feet again, but… Continue reading
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throne of glass by Sarah J. Maas
I closed the book, finally concluding the epic tournament of thieves and murderers competing to become the King’s Champion, and the first words out of my mouth were, ‘I love this book.’ Followed quickly by thoughts of Where did I put book 2? I want to start Crown of Midnight right now. Continue reading
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spells for forgetting by Adrienne Young (3.5 stars)
This book was meant to be read during the crisp Autumn months, when leaves are reddening and skies are darkening and a chill starts to settle in your bones. When witches seem a bit more real and you can feel the magic in the air as death knocks on mother nature’s door and colours of… Continue reading
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the summer I turned pretty by Jenny Han (2.5 stars)
I’m reviewing the first 2 books in this trilogy, which are: The Summer I Turned Pretty, and It’s Not Summer Without You. I will review the third book when I’ve read it (soon)! Have you read any of these books or watched the show? I was looking forward to season 2 of the show but… Continue reading
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things you save in a fire by Katherine Center
“For the first time, I understood. In all the times I’d remembered that story, I’d experienced every single part of it from my own perspective, standing in my own sixteen-year-old shoes. Now, for the first time, I saw it unfold from a new angle. Hers. And it changed the story.” I have read a few… Continue reading
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so many beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow
THIS! BOOK!!! I love this book SO MUCH! I want to scream it haha. I loved loved LOVED Bethany C. Morrow’s writing. It was as if I was wrapped up in the moment with the March sisters, living and breathing their own thoughts and feelings. The way Morrow describes the simplest body language, gestures and… Continue reading
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castle of refuge by Melanie Dickerson
A very closed door romance, barely even kissing. I believe Dickerson usually writes lightly-Christian novels and with that sub-genre this book didn’t have any spicy scenes. Set in a time of knights and small villages outside of castles perched on hilltops, you get a fantasy vibe from it despite there being no dragons or magic… Continue reading
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