book-reviews
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ARC Review: Faking Summer by Jess Bryson
Publication Date: May 23, 2025 After reading Stealing Summer and Rival Summer, I was so excited for Faking Summer and to see Reese’s story play out! It was such a delight to see Reese and Caroline grow into a serious relationship. I really felt like both Reese and Caroline were able to open up and Continue reading
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ARC Review: Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle
Publication Date: June 10, 2025 This book struck home in all the best ways! Last Night Was Fun was the perfect combination of sports, romance, and the delicious tension of accidentally falling for your arch nemesis through a wrong number text. It had me laughing out loud on my couch to the point that my Continue reading
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ARC Review: Winging It with You by Chip Pons
Publication Date: June 10, 2025 Oh how I love the sweetness that is Asher and Theo and this book! With the reality tv competition angle of this strangers to lovers romance, there was not a moment where I wanted to put it down. The subtle tension between Asher and Theo while they’re figuring their feelings Continue reading
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ARC Review: Chasing You by Bridie Charles
Publication Date: June 7, 2025 It was such a delight to get to read Chasing You! Miles and Marina’s second chance romance was so realistic and beautifully done. The push & pull between their mutual affection and the lingering feelings from the past makes for a compelling read. I was certainly invested in this love Continue reading
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ARC Review: The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone
Publication Date: June 3, 2025 I love a friends-to-lovers arc- this is no secret. And The Friendship Fling absolutely smashed it. I was obsessed with Ava and Finn from the moment we were introduced to her and the reverse grumpy-sunshine dynamic between her and Finn. This book was so perfectly British in the best way! Continue reading
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ARC Review: Friends with Benefits by Marisa Kanter
Publication Date: May 6, 2025 Ah! This book!! The casual chemistry between Theo and Evelyn that bubbles up in this story is delicious. Friends to lovers, fake marriage, and then the forced proximity?? Incredible. The tension between these characters was amazing and I squealed with laughter when that tension finally bubbled over. This book was Continue reading
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ARC Review: The Touch of Wickedness by Kathleen Haley
Publication Date: October 10, 2024 Kathleen Haley once again wrote another amazing dark romance! This is book 5 in the Sense Series and amazingly, it’s as compelling and enthralling as the last. The trio of Dex, Shawn, and Tabitha are ascribing and had me invested from the multiple meet-cutes early on! I loved the depth Continue reading
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ARC Review: Much Ado About Hating You by Sarah Echavarre Smith
Publication Date: May 27, 2025 I’ve been obsessed with everything Sarah Echavarre Smith has written for years now, and this book is no different. Much Ado About Hating You combined the tension of enemies to lovers with two fanfic writers online flawlessly. We love a man who can write fanfic for women, and Aidan definitely Continue reading
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ARC Review: It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
Publication Date: May 27, 2025 It’s no secret how much I love anything and everything Annabel Monaghan has written. Getting to ARC read It’s a Love Story was an absolute dream come true. And I flew through this book. Jane was so perfectly relatable and awkward in a way that just felt true to who Continue reading
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ARC Review: Why Not Now? by Sarah Neeson
Publication Date: November 7, 2024 Why Not Now? was the absolute sweetest read. After being introduced to Ava and Derek at the end of Why Not Both?, I was dying to read their own story. They are two independent people who come together in love and growth- which is my favorite thing to read! Derek Continue reading