📖 Genre Lit Fic, Contemporary, Adult 📃 Number of Pages 352 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.11 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 5 ⭐ What’s Sorrow and Bliss About? Sorrow and Bliss follows Martha, a woman in her 40s suffering from an unnamed mental illness, as she grapples with her failing marriage and family relationships. The … Read more
I recently wrote a list of books to read when you just need light, fun romance, and in it, I mentioned Electric Idol — the second book in the Dark Olympus series by Katee Robert. I read Electric Idol quite a while ago, but writing about it inspired me to give it another re-read. In … Read more
📖 Genre Romance, New Adult, Contemporary 📃 Number of Pages 394 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 3.64 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 4.5 ⭐ What’s Emergency Contact About? Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi is a contemporary novel about Penny and Sam as they become unlikely friends through a series of text messages. They meet … Read more
If you’re tired of reading romance novels that have the same trope (broody hero with a mysterious past + manic pixie girl-adjacent heroine), you may be looking for something different and fun to read this Valentine’s Day. Below, I’ve rounded up 5 charming, happily-ever-after romances that will make you swoon and giggle, but might also … Read more
📖 Genre Lit Fic, Mystery, Contemporary 📃 Number of Pages 336 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.01 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 3.75 ⭐ What’s Penance About? Penance by Eliza Clark is a fictional true crime story told through the unreliable perspective of a disgraced journalist, Alec Carelli. Within Penance, you read the novel he wrote … Read more
📖 Genre Lit Fic, Romance, Contemporary 📃 Number of Pages 320 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.02 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2 ⭐ What is Writers and Lovers About? Writers and Lovers by Lily King is a contemporary romance novel about Casey, a young writer who feels unmoored in her life. Her mother died recently, … Read more
📖 Genre Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Contemporary, Dark Academia 📃 Number of Pages 354 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.18 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 4.5 ⭐ What is If We Were Villains About? If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio is a dark academia novel in which Oliver Marks, recently released from prison, tells a … Read more
📖 Genre Classic, Fiction, Literary Fiction 📃 Number of Pages 186 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.07 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 5 ⭐ What is A Single Man About? A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood is a short novel showing a day in the life of George, a gay university professor whose partner has recently … Read more
If you’re looking for a short and sweet read under 300 pages, look no further. Plus, I have a list of romance books under 300 pages in here for you.
If you’re a part of any bookish community, whether it’s on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed a (not-so-recent) trend marketing books through tropes. Instead of getting a full synopsis or a book review, you will usually see videos that mention various tropes used in a certain book. Alternatively, you’ll see a list of … Read more