Dream Count follows the lives of four Nigerian women—Chiamaka, a travel writer; her best friend, Zikora; her cousin, Omelogor; and her housekeeper, Kadiatou. It’s a pandemic-era novel about grief, love, friendship, and the immigrant experience. ...
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She Started It by Sian Gilbert Book Review
She Started It follows four childhood best friends—Annabel, Esther, Tanya, and Chloe—who reunite for a luxurious, all-expenses-paid bachelorette trip to a Caribbean island. Their former schoolmate, Poppy Greer, is the bride-to-be, they are shocked to ...
The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella Book Review
I read this in the middle of my burnout and let me just say - however comically, this book captured the burnout perfectly. You’ll laugh reading this book. From the first chapters through all the shenanigans from Shasa to the workers at The ...
Onyx Storm By Rebecca Yarros – Book Review
I’m not sure how I felt about Onyx Storm. It had a lot of information—but somehow, also a lot of nothing. There were journeys, side quests, and new characters popping up like we were supposed to know them. I get why some readers found this book a bit ...
Axiom by Madison Rose Book One Review
One Test. One Serum. One Truth. Axiom Book One Axiom is my first book of the year. I picked it up because I kept seeing it on TikTok. Normally, I don’t read dystopian novels — I prefer watching the movies (even though I know the books ...
Editor’s Note #3 – Notes on Grief
The Weight of Grief and the Hope of Rediscovery I watched life pass me by for a year. I lived a year dissociated from my reality—alive, but not truly living. I was broken and desperately trying to fix myself until I simply stopped trying. ...
The Exception to The Rule by Christina Lauren -Book Review
Book 1 of 6 The Improbable Meet-Cute collection I loved The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren. It was so cute and bubbly. I felt so good after reading this. I ended up reading the entire The Improbable Meet-Cute collection, ...
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
I absolutely loved The Seven Year Slip. The story follows Clementine, an overworked book publicist grieving the loss of her beloved aunt. She moves into her late aunt’s rent-controlled Upper East Side apartment. While she's getting ...
Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez Book Review
I almost gave up on this book for some reason. I liked it, and I really felt Emma’s struggles, but I wondered how they’d end up together. I didn’t see that happening with just the power of love, so I struggled a bit. But I loved all of Abby's ...
Powerless by Lauren Roberts Book Review
An epic and sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed. I loved powerless. It was indeed a combination of Hunger Games and Red Queen. I wasn't expecting to like it. Apparently, it’s overhyped but I hadn’t seen much hype on it until I needed to read ...
“Why Colleen Hoover’s portrayal of women is harmful and problematic and why I will no longer be reading her books”
Colleen Hoover is a bestselling author known for her romantic novels. However, many readers including me have criticized Hoover for her problematic and harmful portrayal of female characters in her books. Colleen Hoover is best known for her ...
Review: Iron Flame By Rebecca Yarros: Beyond the Threshing: A Journey through Iron Flame
Iron Flame -The Empyrean Book 2 by Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame is the second book in the Empyrean series after Fourth Wing. It Picks immediately where the previous book left off, Iron Flame follows Violet Sorrengail as she struggles to adapt ...
A Riveting Finale to a Spellbinding Series – A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber's "A Curse for True Love" marks the triumphant conclusion to the Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy, delivering a mesmerizing blend of fantasy, romance, and suspense, it really rounds up the books. I loved this book and the entire ...
The Ballad Of Never After By Stephanie Garber Book Review
The Ballad of Never After is the sequel to Stephanie Garber’s Once Upon A Broken Heart, and it picks up right where the first book left off. This second instalment dives deeper into the story around the Valory Arch and its opening. It also introduces ...
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Book Review
Once Upon a Broken Heart" by Stephanie Garber invites readers into a magical world filled with love, curses, and the pursuit of happily ever after. As a fan of Garber's Caraval series, I was eagerly drawn back into her enchanting world, where whimsy ...
Someone Else’s Shoes: A Novel by Jojo Moyes – Book Review
When Sam and Nisha from different walks of life and wealth, accidentally swap bags, they get to wear each other’s shoes and get a taste of what it’s like to be in another woman’s other woman’s shoes, quite literally. Unbeknownst to them, one pair of ...
Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: Where Dragons Soar and Hearts Ignite
Fourth Wing The Empyrean Book 1 by Rebecca Yarros A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without their dragon is dead.’ Welcome to Fourth Wing. Prepare to be swept away on the wings of dragons in Rebecca Yarros' enthralling fantasy ...
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross: Book Review
Divine Rivals BOOK ONE of the LETTERS OF ENCHANTMENT Duology by Rebecca Ross Divine Lovers is the best book I’ve read this year, Alas good stories are back. Divine Lovers took me out of a reading slump and I loved loved it so much. The ...
Book Lovers by Emily Henry: Is This a Book for Book Lovers? Book Review
Book Lovers by Emily Henry is a novel I’ve had on my to-read pile for a long time. I finally decided to give it a try, despite not being a huge fan of romance novels. However, after a string of disappointing reads, I decided to give a new author a ...
The Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours #3)- Cassandra Clare | Book Review
As the last book in “The Last Hours” series, Chain of Thorns really puts meaning into “The Last Hours”. I was most excited for The Chain of Thorns, the highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series. The build-up from books one and ...