White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Book Review
Whoever said that the narrator of White Nights is a perfect example of the “Nice Guy” is correct.
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Book Review
Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of The Dead by Olga Tokarczuk follows an old woman who lives in relative isolation. She spends her time studying astrology, tending to homes of summer residents of her area, and caring for animals in the forest. When a series of murders occurs, Janina is convinced she knows who … Read more
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith: Book Review
I didn’t think I’d enjoy Phantasma as much as I did, yet here we are. It’s like Caraval if you wanted it to be spicier and darker.
7 Books I Didn’t Finish Recently and Why (Rapid Fire Reviews)
Ranty explanations on why I DNF’d some books. Includes Done and Dusted, Cash, The Ex Vows, Binding 13 and more!
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks Book Review
A sweet and soft rom-com that could have been even better without all the side plots.
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan: Book Review
This book felt more like women’s fiction with a romance subplot; the writing was great, but I wanted more relationship development with the main couple.
Given Our History by Kristyn J. Miller: Book Review
This romance book wasn’t romantic at all — an elegy of misused plot devices, wasted opportunities and poorly done characters.
Savor It by Tarah DeWitt: Book Review
I wish I could say I liked this one, but I was so bored. It might not be a bad book, but it definitely wasn’t for me.
At First Spite by Olivia Dade: Book Review
I thought this would be my favorite romance of the year — unfortunately, all the memes and icky sex scenes (or rather, the heroine’s dialogue during sex scenes), ruined it for me.
The Wingman by Stephanie Archer: Book Review
What I hoped would be a sweet and spicy friends-to-lovers quickly turned into a cringey, bog-standard hockey romance.