When Grumpy Met Sunshine

By: Charlotte Stein Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the ARC of this book! This book was so cute! Here we meet Alfie, an ex football player (soccer). He wants a ghostwriter to write his memoirs. Mabel Willicker is a ghostwriter. He’s grumpy and she’s a curvy, cheery, ball of sunshine. AlfieContinue reading “When Grumpy Met Sunshine”

The Stranger

By: Kiersten Modglin Many thanks to Kiersten Modglin for the ARC of this book! Wow, what a book! Walker meets Tibby walking on the side of the road in the middle of a snowstorm. He convinces her to get in his car and they drive, trying to make it to the nearest town. They windContinue reading “The Stranger”

Anna O.

By: Matthew Blake “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” This is another booksta made me read it! Anna O. stabs two people to death. She hasn’t woken up since, better known as resignation syndrome. Enter Dr. Benedict Prince, an expert in sleepContinue reading “Anna O.”

What Happens After Midnight

By: K.L. Walther “Aut viam inveniam aut facium. I shall either find a way or make one.” This was a sweet second chance rom-com! It’s getting to be the end of boarding school, and Lily Hopper is so excited. However, the senior class has not pulled the prank yet. Every year a Jester is pickedContinue reading “What Happens After Midnight”

Rosie and the Dreamboat

By: Sally Thorne “I’ll say it again. Are you listening to me? You’re being really, really brave right now, and it turns out, you’ve always been brave.” This is the third book in the Improbably Meet Cute series. While only 44 pages, this one is packed with laughs. Rosie and her sister go to aContinue reading “Rosie and the Dreamboat”

Before We Were Innocent

By: Ella Berman “You were so scared we were going to fracture that you broke us first.” I read this book for a book club and it was just eh for me. Joni, Evangeline, and Bess went to Greece the summer after high school. But only two returned – Jodi and Bess. Evangeline died there;Continue reading “Before We Were Innocent”

Worst Wingman Ever

By: Abby Jimenez “That’s the thing about kindness. You never know how big the ripple is. How one little selfless gesture can make all the difference for the person who receives it.” This is the second book in the improbable meet-cute series and so very cute. Holly is a hospice nurse and her current patientContinue reading “Worst Wingman Ever”

The Exception to the Rule

By: Christina Lauren “I like a lot of thing, but I don’t LOVE any one thing. It feels scary, you know? To worry I might commit to something because I have to but not because I love it.” This book was so cute! On February 14, an accidental email is sent due to a typo.Continue reading “The Exception to the Rule”

One Day in December

By: Josie Silver “You tread lightly through life, but you leave deep footprints that are hard for other people to fill.” Oh boy. This was another Booksta made me read it. Want a synopsis? Laurie and Jack see each other through a bus window while Laurie was riding the bus. She spent a year lookingContinue reading “One Day in December”

If I Can’t Have You

By: G.M. Lawrence Many thanks to Zooloo’s Book Tours and Inkubator Books for the gifted copy of this book! ABOUT THE BOOK Freya’s husband made her one simple promise – I will find you. Freya has recently escaped from her violent and abusive husband, Liam, and has moved to the city where she is fightingContinue reading “If I Can’t Have You”