Two friends united against their massive TBRs
The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau Publication Date: October 25, 2022 Hope you all enjoyed our Romance Week posts! If you missed any you can check them out (and past year's) here. Since I basically only read romance now, I am continuing with another romance novel I read earlier this year and loved. This book… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Stand-Up Groomsman
Hello! We are once again doing our little Romance Week posts. We hope you enjoy all the romance-themed activity, and if you're interested in previous years you can find them here! We did a yearly favorites round-up for Blogmas 2022, but we thought it would be fun to do the same but for Romance Week.… Continue reading ROMANCE WEEK: Top 5 Romance Reads of 2022
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn Publication Date: January 31, 2023 I didn't stick to our traditional Words About Words review format for this review because I really had more to say than a bullet point list would allow me to. It's long, almost 1k, but if anything, I hope you add this book to… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Georgie, All Along
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria(Re)Publication Date: February 14, 2023 I love Alexis Daria and I was so excited to learn about her debut novel when I heard they would be republishing it with a cute illustrated cover. Seriously, I love this cover. This book doesn't release until 2023 so you will have to wait… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Take the Lead
This post is born from our slight frustration at seeing so many summer recommendation posts that promise light & fun reads, only to fill their list with books containing BIG SAD MOMENTS. So we thought we would share an intentional list of books that are sort of summery and heart-warming, but full of sad times… Continue reading SUMMER SPRINT: Sad Summer Book Recommendations
It has been awhile since we did a romance recommendation post and so...this one is long. Also, if you've been following our reviews/posts for the past couple of years, there will not be many surprises. This post is organized by sub-genre into the categories of contemporary, historical, and novella. We don't read much from the… Continue reading ROMANCE WEEK DAY SIX: Updated Romance Recommendations
Maybe this is a niche post, but my favorite posts to write are always the ones that combine books with my other interests. Not that I would really consider running an interest. It's more like something I do to relieve anxiety and stress. When I run I mostly listen to music, but occasionally I will… Continue reading RECOMMENDATIONS: Audiobooks That Are Great to Listen to on Runs
We are both fans of a short book or a quick read that flies by! A few years ago we posted this "Guide To: Catching Up on Your Goodreads Goal" where we shared a bunch of short book recommendations & then last year posted our Short Book Recommendations. We have read quite a few more… Continue reading SUMMER SPRINT: Short Book Recommendations [Part 2]
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin Publication Date: April 13, 2021 This is apparently a “You’ve Got Mail” retelling? Or is inspired by the movie? I don’t know that movie bc I was a toddler when it came out and surprisingly my parents did not prioritize showing me romantic comedies when I was young.… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Hana Khan Carries On
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar Publication Date: May 1, 2020 TW: homophobia, racism, forced outing CW: religion, cultural appropriation, Harry Potter mentions Plot: Nishat just came out as a lesbian to her Bengali family and it did not go great. It does not help that a girl from her childhood moved back to town… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Henna Wars
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