Instructions for Dancing is a young adult contemporary romance with a touch of magical realism by author Nicola Yoon. I am so incredibly excited about this book because I have been in a reading slump for a couple of weeks now, and I just haven’t been able to find anything that wowed me. I tried… Read more »
The Ivies is a young adult mystery thriller standalone by Alex Donne. I absolutely loved this story. I stayed up until 1:30 am reading it because I just couldn’t put it down. I had to figure out who did it. The Ivies centers around the seedy underbelly of competitive college admissions and ultra competitive private… Read more »
Gutter Girl is a young adult contemporary romance by Lynn Rush and Kelly Anne Blount. It is the first book in the Twin river high series and I loved it! I have read these authors together and individually and I am big fans of both of them. They are charming romances that are a ton… Read more »
The Mary Shelley Club is a young adult thriller mystery by Goldy Moldavsky. I love a good mystery. And this one is pretty epic! Writing reviews for mysteries are always so hard because I don’t want to give away too much of anything. Part of what I love most about mysterious books is.. well the… Read more »
Talk Bookish to Me is an adult contemporary romance by debut author Kate Bromley. I was utterly charmed by this book. I honestly loved every second of my reading experience here. Talk Bookish to Me is a combination of second chance romance with an element of enemies to lovers. The two main characters, Kara… Read more »
Wallflower is a young adult contemporary romance by Cookie O’Gorman. I think this book is my favorite contemporary YA romance that I have read in 2021 so far. It made me so happy, and I honestly just want to go back and re-read it again because I loved Viola and Dare so much. I would… Read more »
It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story is a young adult contemporary romance by Lauren Morrill. I thought this book was funny and had lots of heart. I loved the character growth that we saw with the main character, and while the romance was also cute. I thought the character growth and the friendships within… Read more »
A Pho Love Story is a young adult contemporary romance by Loan Le. A Pho Love Story is kind of a modern day Romeo and Juliet with feuding families, but luckily this story has much less death than Romeo and Juliet. I enjoyed this cute and delicious romance. Seriously, though this book should come with… Read more »
Enjoy the View is the third book in the adult contemporary romance series called Moose Springs, Alaska by Sarah Morgenthaler. Though this is the third book in the series, each of the books act as standalones, set in the same world. They each follow a different main couple, but there is character crossover throughout the… Read more »
The Secret Recipe for Moving On is a young adult contemporary romance by Karen Bischer. This book was an adorable coming of age story. It is perfect for young adult readers of all ages. There are some references to under age drinking, but overall I think this book had characters that were very age appropriate,… Read more »
