6 Can’t Miss Reads Hitting Shelves in December

This year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday book deals didn’t do much for me, which means hopefully I’ll have a few more dollars to spend on December new releases. Usually as the year winds down, I use December to catch up on books that I meant to read, but didn’t. The thing is, the…

ByMichelleDecember 3, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

JOSH AND HAZEL’S GUIDE TO NOT DATING by Christina Lauren

Review copy provided by the publisher Fun, Sexy Friends-to-Lovers Romance Features Christina Lauren's First Korean-American Hero Christina Lauren is a one-click author for me. No matter how different the heroines have been in their books, I’ve always found something to identify with or appreciate in the women they’ve created. I had trouble with Hazel Bradford,…

ByMichelleAugust 23, 20180Comments

Main Course Recipes

Deuki Hong’s Kimchi Fried Rice

My grandma's fried rice is sacred. It's been our house recipe since the time before time. But this weekend, I made Deuki Hong's Kimchi Fried Rice and if there's another version to add to your repertoire, it's this one. I tried my grandma's version and added kimchi, but it just wasn't as good as Deuki's.…

ByMichelleAugust 13, 20180Comments

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Cover Reveal: My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren

Christina Lauren's MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND releases December 4, 2018. Even before their next release hits shelves in September, Christina Lauren unveiled the cover for MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND, due out December 4. Entertainment Weekly snagged the exclusive along with a great Q&A that covers the genesis of the book which follows UC Santa Barbara professor Millie…

ByMichelleAugust 1, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

LOVE AND OTHER WORDS by Christina Lauren | 5-star Review

Christina Lauren’s first foray into women’s fiction is as swoonworthy as any of their romances Review copy provided by Gallery Books When I sat down to write this review of Christina Lauren’s Love and Other Words, all I could think of was the scene in The Notebook when Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams get…

ByMichelleApril 10, 20180Comments

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2018 MOST ANTICIPATED READS (January – June)

Looking into 2018, I'm planning on the same reading goal I had last year: 52. One book for each week of the year. 2017 was a year I escaped into books and if my most anticipated list is any indication, 2018 will be pretty much the same. Romance and thrillers are dominating the list at…

ByMichelleJanuary 3, 20180Comments

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CHRISTINA LAUREN’S ROOMIES | 4 star review

ARC Provided by the Publisher for Review The moment you sit down in a theater, you can feel the energy. Whether it comes from backstage with performers rushing around just before the curtain goes up, or from the audience giddy with anticipation for the show, the air hums with electricity. That’s how I felt reading Christina…

ByMichelleDecember 4, 20170Comments

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Autoboyography by Christina Lauren| 5-star Review

I wrote my initial Goodreads review of Autoboyography, Christina Lauren’s latest, about a month ago. I felt that urgency to capture my first thoughts and reactions after reading the book, giving it a 5-star rating. But I needed the last month to just sort of let it sit with me, because that’s the kind of…

ByMichelleSeptember 7, 20170Comments

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5 Stars: Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren | Review

Forget he loves me, he loves me not. In Dating You Hating You, it's, "I'll get the job, I'll get the job not." **Review copy provided by the publisher** In Dating You Hating You, Evie and Carter are talent agents who hit it off at a party and then find themselves competing for a single job.…

ByMichelleJune 6, 20170Comments

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April Book Deals on Kindle

It may be April, but this month's cookbook deals say there's still time to hunker down with bread and booze. On the romance side, there's a double deal for rom-com lovers with two Christina Lauren books on sale. Our April book deal picks on Kindle: Bourbon: the Rise, Fall and Rebirth of an American Whiskey Once and…

ByMichelleApril 1, 20170Comments