Decoding Charlie Lovett’s The Paradox Club A slow reading month turned out to be a blessing in disguise, giving me the space to dip into genre-bending books and new-to-me authors. The Paradox Club by Charlie Lovett is an imaginative, genre-blending...
Two Rules, Zero Spoilers Two Rules for Reading Understory:1. Start slow and pay attention.2. Go in completely blind.Writing a review for Understory is a total exercise in restraint—mostly because giving away even a single plot beat feels like a...
Playing with Fire & Forging Her Own Path Let’s address the elephant in the room first: I know everyone is comparing this to a certain Disney princess. Do other strong female leads fit the bill? Sure. Am I mad at the comparison? Not even a little...
Careful What You Wish For As the host of a book club for people with disabilities, this was our August pick. Funnily enough, it took me almost the entire month to finish. One of my clients accidentally spoiled the first half for me, so I had to...
Blade, Badasses & Bad Narrators I jumped on this bandwagon because my best friend and I trade off picking series for each other, and we’re officially buddy reading this whole series together! She’s a huge fan of ACOTAR, so picking this up was...
Bound by Destiny, Tested by Time Why did I pick this book up you might ask? Started with a stunning cover and stayed for the interesting concept.What stood out: Deeply rooted in Persian mythology, the narrative builds a rich clash between jinns...
3 Stars for Potential To say I was excited to jump into Scion is a massive understatement. I completely inhaled The Will of the Many—it was stunning and worth every single minute—so my expectations coming into James Islington’s latest were sky...
Reality TV, Twisted Secrets & 4 Stars I finished this book days ago, but life ended up putting me in a bit of a slump where I just didn’t feel in the mood to do much of anything!This was my third book by Jennifer Hillier, and if reading her work...
The Dangerous Price of Perfectionism The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen left me completely torn, but I’m happily rounding my rating up to 3 stars. On one hand, Pedersen’s writing style is phenomenal—she has an absolute death grip on the English...
Broken Hearts, Big Laughs, and 5-Star Magic My heart is so full! I’m so thrilled I managed to race against the clock and finish this right before the library summer reading challenge ends on Monday. Nothing Like the Movies was worth every single...
