What I read in March 2022 (that I’m finally posting about in May 2022)!
Everything I Read in March
Review // Dating Dr. Dil
Dating Dr. Dil was one of my most anticipated releases of 2022 and so part of me wonders if I hyped it up too much in my head, if I came in with too high of expectations, because this book just did not work for me.
Everything I Read in February
What I read in February 2022 (that I’m finally posting about in May 2022)!
Review // The Long Game
I don’t know how I could ever write a review that does The Long Game justice, that sufficiently conveys just how dear this story and its characters are, but here goes. After waiting (rather impatiently) for this sequel for years, I was absolutely blown away by how special it was.
Review // Birds of California
With a very strong start, excellent banter, and deeply flawed but lovable characters, Birds of California was primed to be one of my favorite reads of this year. Unfortunately, a lackluster third-act and dissatisfying conclusion left me feeling bittersweet.
Review // Funny You Should Ask
Quick, witty, and impossible to put down, Funny You Should Ask is the perfect feel-good novel that doesn’t sacrifice depth and quality for escapist fun.
Review // The Verifiers
Jane Pek’s debut, The Verifiers, is well-written and starts with so much potential, but ultimately tries to accomplish too much and weave together too many storylines to make any one storyline that effective or satisfying.
Review // In a New York Minute
In a New York Minute is a fun story with a delightful premise that unfortunately falls a little short in the chemistry department.
My Favorite Washington Bookstores
My favorite indie bookstores in Washington State
Review // Mr. Wrong Number
Mr. Wrong Number is a fun and witty, albeit underdeveloped, story.
![29 books I read and loved between June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022 because I’m 29 today ✨ this was actually supposed to be a stack of 28 books I loved and read while 28 but I miscounted and didn’t realize I’d used 29 books until after I’d already taken the photos, put all the books away, edited the photos, etc., so now it’s a birthday stack. And yes, I was terrified this stack was going to topple over at any moment. See any of your favorites?
All five 🌟, all dear to me; from top to bottom:
1. The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George
2. The Long Game by Rachel Reid
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
4. Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (#gifted @randomhouse)
5. To Have and to Hate by R.S. Grey
6. Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (#gifted @grandcentralpub)
7. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
8. A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria
9. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (#gifted @atriabooks)
10. Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne (#gifted eARC @gallerybooks)
11. To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne
12. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle (#gifted @putnambooks)
13. Lease on Love by Falon Ballard (#gifted eARC @putnambooks)
14. Set on You by Amy Lea (#gifted eARC @berkleyromance)
15. Isn’t it Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams
16. The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle
17. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
18. The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan
19. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
20. The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
21. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
22. Cultish by Amanda Montell
23. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
24. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
25. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
26. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
27. Quiet by Susan Cain
28. Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (#gifted @randomhouse @delrey)
29. Mythos by Stephen Fry
Thank you to the tagged publishers for the gifted copies!
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