4.5 out of 5 stars (the single book I have reread) Ok so. This book is the definition of “I know it’s toxic, but I can’t deny the attraction.” It’s one of the few books I have reread, which says a lot since I’m always hunting for new books. The cold, morally questionable billionaire and a sunshine artsy girl with unresolved trauma, I eat it up. Finished this book in one sitting. Both times. Yes, it is toxic. If a man like this showed up in real life, I would walk in the oppos

4 out of 5 stars (emotionally…maybe 5/5) A delicious, aching slow-burn set in a small town. Archer’s Voice  follows trauma-filled Bree Prescott and silent, isolated Archer Hale. I loved this book. I’ve been thinking about it a lot again recently. It’s a tender, devastating, easy read with the iconic line, “Don’t run from me, I said. I can’t call to you. Please don’t run from me.” What I loved: I absolutely adore how we learn Archer’s story bit by bit, it was like slowly pieci

5 out of 5 stars Cut to the Chase: A novel within a novel with little stories nested in between, this is an intricately woven tale about two sisters’ loves and lives, spanning over six decades. There are three distinct sections to this novel: a series of flashbacks by an octogenarian who initially claims she’s unsure who she is or why she’s cataloguing all of this, a series of local newspaper articles detailing the social events, political ambitions, and deaths of some of the

2 out of 5 stars (and the yearning did all the heavy lifting ) Give Me a Reason is a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion , following Korean-American actress Anne Lee as she returns to the  U.S. and reconnects with her first love, firefighter Frederick Nam, ten years after breaking up to save her family from bankruptcy. It’s a contemporary second-chance romance with lots, and I mean LOTS, of yearning.  I hate to say this, but I genuinely think that the cover art migh

Hilarious, Witty and Heartfelt 4.5 Stars So this is a super solid romance with chaotic side characters (Weronika and Lorelai get shout-outs), some lovely found family (the Grad or Die girls, the stray who she names The Dog) some lovely rebound/revenge stuff (where she's getting over not only her cheating ex, but that she let that happen for so long) some light family tension (this part was refreshing, instead of the stereotypical Chinese Tiger Mom, Daisy's mother is actually

2.5 out of 5 stars (because I have a heart)  This is a contemporary second-chance romance where two childhood friends are reunited by a death in the family. The plot flips between the two timelines of “then” (starting when they’re 13 and 14 years old) and “now” (roughly 15 years later). So many people recommended not just this book but Christina Lauren I was… unpleasantly surprised by how little I enjoyed it. The childhood sections were cute, but honestly? Kind of bland. Two