Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz Published by: St. Martin's Press Pub Date: October 17, 2017 Pages: 225 Format: hardcover | Source: gift Genres: adult, contemporary romance, retelling Rating: Darcy Fitzwilliam is 29, beautiful, successful, and brilliant. She dates hedge funders and basketball stars and is never without her three cellphones—one for work, one for play, and one to … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Contemporary Edition
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Review: I Believe In A Thing Called Love
I Believe In A Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo Published by: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Inc. Pub Date: May 30, 2017 Pages: 325 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary romance Rating: Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That’s how she became student body president. Varsity soccer star. And it’s how she’ll get into Stanford. … Continue reading Review: I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Review: The Simplicity of Cider
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert Published by: Gallery Books Pub Date: May 16, 2017 Pages: 313 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: adult, contemporary romance Rating: Fall in love with The Simplicity of Cider, the charming new novel about a prickly but gifted cider-maker whose quiet life is interrupted by the arrival of a handsome man and his young son … Continue reading Review: The Simplicity of Cider
Review: The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away by Melissa Pimentel Published by: Thomas Dunne Books Pub Date: July 18, 2017 Pages: 400 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: adult, contemporary, romance Rating: A smart, funny, and modern retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion, where a young woman comes face-to-face with a lost love, proving that the one that got away is sometimes the one … Continue reading Review: The One That Got Away
ContRom2017: Most Anticipated Books For The Rest Of 2017
I joined the Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge for the first time this year (hosted by Andi @ Andi's ABCs) and I have to say I'm kicking butt! I was aiming for Second Base (6-10 books) and I'm already at 14 for the year, with lots more on my TBR. Fittingly, July's monthly topic is anticipated … Continue reading ContRom2017: Most Anticipated Books For The Rest Of 2017
Series Review: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han Series: To All The Boys I've Loved Before #1 Published by: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Pub Date: April 15, 2014 Pages: 355 Format: hardcover | Source: Purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary, romance Rating: What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt … Continue reading Series Review: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale
Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston Published by: Quirk Books Pub Date: April 4, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary, retelling Rating: Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to … Continue reading Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale
Review: Alex, Approximately
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett Published by: Simon Pulse Pub Date: April 4th 2017 Pages: 500 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary Rating: In this delightfully charming teen spin on You’ve Got Mail, the one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams—she just doesn’t know it yet. Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months … Continue reading Review: Alex, Approximately
ContRom2017: Favorite Shippy Books
I never used to think I was a big contemporary reader. Sure, I loved a good romance and I adore rom com movies, but it wasn't until the end of last year that I realized a quarter of the books I read were contemporaries. It seemed like a good time to join the Contemporary Romance … Continue reading ContRom2017: Favorite Shippy Books
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