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Review // You Had Me at Hola

August 11, 2020reviews, romance
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I can think of very few things that feel as satisfying and wonderful as when you’ve been waiting patiently (or, in my case, impatiently) for a book and you finally read it and it’s everything you hoped it would be. With You Had Me at Hola, it was everything I hoped it would be and then some.

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Wrap-Up // What I Read in July

August 1, 2020wrap-ups
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I haven’t actually gotten around to posting my wrap-ups for May and June but that’s mainly because I was in a pretty big reading slump for a couple of months. I barely read anything in both May and June (only 7 books total in 2 months). Thankfully, I was able to snap out of it in July and I ended up reading 21 books! And I found so many new favorites!

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Review // They Wish They Were Us

July 31, 2020mystery/thriller, reviews, young adult
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Jessica Goodman’s debut, They Wish They Were Us, is definitely one of the most interesting young adult thrillers I’ve read and tackles privilege and entitlement in a way I haven’t yet seen done before.

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Review // Romeantically Challenged

July 28, 2020reviews, romance
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If you enjoy forced proximity and enemies-to-lovers, Romeantically Challenged, the first book in Marina Adair’s new When in Rome series, is a cute summer read.

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Review // Take a Hint, Dani Brown

July 24, 2020reviews, romance
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown was one of the first books I ever reviewed when I started. As such, it holds a special place in my heart (don’t ask me why, but I just get sentimental about certain things), and the Brown sisters hold a special place in my heart. Take a Hint, Dani Brown has only cemented my love of Hibbert’s characters and this special series.

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Happy #PubDay to PREPPED by @bethanymangle! ✨ Th Happy #PubDay to PREPPED by @bethanymangle! ✨ Thank you so much to @booksforwardpr for the gifted copy! Keep reading for the synopsis below 👇🏻⁣
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Always be ready for the worst day of your life.⁣
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This is the mantra that Becca Aldaine has grown up with. Her family is part of a community of doomsday preppers, a neighborhood that prioritizes survivalist training over class trips or senior prom. They’re even arranging Becca’s marriage with Roy Kang, the only eligible boy in their community. Roy is a nice guy, but he’s so enthusiastic about prepping that Becca doesn’t have the heart to tell him she’s planning to leave as soon as she can earn a full ride to a college far, far away.⁣
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Then a devastating accident rocks Becca’s family and pushes the entire community, including Becca’s usually cynical little sister, deeper into the doomsday ideology. With her getaway plans thrown into jeopardy, the only person Becca can turn to is Roy, who reveals that he’s not nearly as clueless as he’s been pretending to be.⁣
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When Roy proposes they run away together, Becca will have to risk everything—including her heart—for a chance to hope for the best instead of planning for the worst.
What I should be doing today: Packing, cleaning, d What I should be doing today: Packing, cleaning, doing anything productive related to the move in 2 weeks.⁣
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What I will be doing today: OBSESSING over this book, texting @reviewsshewrote about it, spending all my waking hours thinking about it.⁣
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But that’s okay because it’s Valentine’s Day and so it’s only fitting that I spend it reading romanceeee 💕
Hi friends. It’s been a while and I miss all of Hi friends. It’s been a while and I miss all of you and this space dearly, but I have to level with y’all—I’m burnt out right now. I’ve felt so anxious and overwhelmed about coming back on here, knowing that there are messages to reply to, engagement metrics to try and get back up again, reviews I need to write, books I need to feature. And don’t even get me started on my bookstagram email inbox too—I’ve been letting it pile up for no reason other than I’m so overwhelmed I’m shutting down. ⁣
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In case you haven’t heard, we’re in the process of moving to Seattle. And when I say process, I really mean PROCESSSS. Trying to coordinate an overseas move and uproot our life while working full time (in a demanding job no less) has been a lot. And I think because I’ve felt like I can’t let any balls drop in those areas, I’ve let myself shut down when it comes to this and reading in general. And it’s honestly such a shame because this is the space that brings me the most joy. ⁣
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So, this was all a very rambling way of expressing how much I miss all of you. And that I’m anxious but trying to work my way back. 💛
Remember how I shared Part 1 of my 2021 romance TB Remember how I shared Part 1 of my 2021 romance TBR TWO WEEKS AGO and then disappeared? Well, here’s Part 2 ✨ Thank you to @kellysiskind @gallerybooks @williammorrowbooks @avonbooks for the gifted copies! Can’t wait to read these
Part 1 of my 2021 romance TBR ✨ Are any of these Part 1 of my 2021 romance TBR ✨ Are any of these on your list too? Thank you to @avonbooks @stmartinspress @smpromance @readforeverpub for the gifted copies!
Happy new year, friends! I’m still compiling my Happy new year, friends! I’m still compiling my 2021 hopefuls list (i.e., the books I’d like to get to this year) but THE LOVE CURSE OF MELODY MCINTYRE and THE GOOD GIRLS are definitely on it already. Thank you to my friends over at @epicreads for the gifted copies!
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