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 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
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
Whether you wanted to or not, at some point in your life you’ve either read fanfic, written it, or laughed about some of the more ridiculous examples (like My Immortal, the infamous Harry Potter fic; if you haven’t, here’s the link, thank me later). And if you think you haven’t, you’re likely wrong; just wait. … Read more
📖 Genre Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult 📃 Number of Pages 357 pages 🪴 Average Goodreads Rating 4.26 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2 ⭐ What is Divine Rivals About? Divine Rivals follows Iris, a young woman whose brother went off to war (between gods), and whose mother turned to drinking. To get money, she leaves school … 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 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
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