You can tell a lot about a person by knowing whether they like to plot or pants (or, alternatively, nothing at all). Me, I’m still undecided. Sometimes I feel like plotting. It doesn’t always go well, but I do it. Plus, one of my astrologist friends told me that I need to start planning things … Read more
Writing a novel is an experience I both wish everyone could have and one I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. It’s exciting, it’s exhausting, you’ll love it, you’ll hate it. But there are some things I found to make the journey easier. 1. Master Brain Dump(s) So, there are a few types of Master … Read more
Romance novels are one of the big pleasures of my life. Not guilty pleasures — because I don’t feel guilty about something that makes me happy — but truly luxurious pleasures. There’s nothing quite like the feeling when you open a romance novel and realize that you will love it. Or when they hold hands … Read more
📖 Genre Fantasy, Romance, Retelling 📃 Number of Pages 427 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 3.82 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2.5 ⭐ I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I really, truly wanted to love One for My Enemy. I ordered the prettiest edition on Waterstones as soon as it came out (it’s … Read more
📖 Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult 📃 Number of Pages 364 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 3.89 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2.5 ⭐ This book was fun and I read it within a day, mostly because I lack boundaries when it comes to reading but also because I wanted to know how it all happens. But … Read more
📖 Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult 📃 Number of Pages 432 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.28 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 3 ⭐ Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren was a very sweet story. I laughed, I cried, it was fun. But even so, I noticed several things that just weren’t that great (spoilers galore). … Read more
📖 Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult 📃 Number of Pages 570 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.27 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2 ⭐ I was in a mood for a good, tastefully done age-gap romance Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas so I was really excited to read this one. Unfortunately, Kulti by Mariana Zapata was a … Read more
📖 Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult 📃 Number of Pages 333 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 3.88 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2 ⭐ In essence: Bully by Penelope Douglas was a quick, but ultimately unsatisfying read with weak romance and horrible characters (spoilers below). Let me explain. So, the first thing that bugged me was: Why … Read more
📖 Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult 📃 Number of Pages 345 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.24 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2.5⭐ Even though Archer’s Voice came out ages ago, it got popular again via BookTok, so I thought I’d give you my quick thoughts. I expected a lot with a premise like that – because … Read more
We’ve all been there – eagerly picking up a book that everyone seems to be raving about, only to find ourselves scratching our heads and wondering if we read the same thing. And, well, that happens to me a lot. I tend to get major FOMO when I see book hype — sometimes it becomes … Read more