Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review Friends-to-Lovers + Family, Community, and Funny as Hell Lines Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson opens just after the death of Mama Joy, owner of Harlem institution Strong Knits. Not only are her four adopted sons grieving, they're flailing over what to do with the shop. …

ByMichelleMay 26, 20200Comments

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Sure Shot by Sarina Bowen | Book Review

ARC provided by the author for review Sarina Bowen skates full out with a sexy, second chance romance that’s not afraid to poke at some of hockey’s sore spots. In Sure Shot, Sarina Bowen bolsters her Brooklyn Bruisers hockey team with a trade from Dallas and brings in sports agent Bess Beringer. But…

ByMichelleMay 18, 20200Comments

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If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane| Book Review

Review Copy Provided by the Publisher If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane is part fauxmance, part office romance, but the first 100 pages will wreck you. Laurie finds out her long-term boyfriend is just done with the relationship and has already moved on despite the fact that they live together. To make matters…

ByMichelleMarch 23, 20200Comments

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The Good Neighbor by Cathryn Grant | Book Review

The Good Neighbor by Cathryn Grant constantly keeps you off balance with a page turning story that makes every character suspect. After a new family moves into a Silicon Valley neighborhood, their homeschooled daughter disappears. Everyone is quick to jump on the idea that she was snatched from her bed. But Brittany’s disappearance is…

ByMichelleNovember 6, 20190Comments

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Book Review: TWICE IN A BLUE MOON by Christina Lauren

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Twice in a Blue Moon, Christina Lauren's latest, tells the story of intoxicating first love that goes wrong (so wrong). Then, the main characters, Tate and Sam, meet again on a movie set 15 years later. Sounds a lot like their 2017 release Love and Other Words, right?…

ByMichelleOctober 30, 20190Comments

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Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane

Review copy provided by the publisher Mhairi McFarlane’s DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME is hilarious, insightful, and a perfect example of next generation contemporary fiction (you might call it women’s fiction or chick-lit, I won't). And it evolves the genre with laugh-out-loud humor and a keen eye on women’s lives in 2019. If you loved…

ByMichelleSeptember 9, 20190Comments

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CRASHING THE A-LIST by Summer Heacock | Spot Review

Review copy provided by the publisher CRASHING THE A-LIST by Summer Heacock totally broke me out of a reading slump. Here's the lowdown: Clara gets laid off from her gig as an editor in publishing and finds herself crashing on her brother's couch. While she searches for a new job, she takes a gig cleaning…

ByMichelleJuly 26, 20190Comments

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TEMPER by Layne Fargo | Spot Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Rage Becomes Her. "It's SMASH, but with teeth," is how I wanted to logline Layne Fargo's debut psychological thriller, TEMPER. Set in the Chicago theater scene, it features Malcolm, a controlling and charismatic theater director; Joanna, his professional partner and enabler; and Kira, an ambitious young actress. With…

ByMichelleJuly 24, 20191Comment

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Trashed by Mia Hopkins| 5-star review

ARC provided by the author for review Are my eyebrows on fire? Trashed is a scorcher! Damn, Mia! Mia Hopkins keeps it sexy in Trashed (Eastside Brewery #2), wrapping Eddie and Carmen’s romance in a story that’s ultimately about culture, community, and the happily ever after we all deserve. Eddie’s six months out of prison…

ByMichelleJuly 11, 20190Comments

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NATALIE TAN’S BOOK OF LUCK AND FORTUNE by Roselle Lim | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review I loved the first half of NATALIE TAN's BOOK OF LUCK AND FORTUNE by Roselle Lim. Natalie's been traveling the world and comes back to San Francisco after the death of her mother. The neighborhood she once knew as thriving and vibrant is a shadow of its former…

ByMichelleJune 18, 20190Comments

Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson | Book Review

Sure Shot by Sarina Bowen | Book Review

If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane| Book Review

The Good Neighbor by Cathryn Grant | Book Review

Book Review: TWICE IN A BLUE MOON by Christina Lauren

Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane

CRASHING THE A-LIST by Summer Heacock | Spot Review

TEMPER by Layne Fargo | Spot Review

Trashed by Mia Hopkins| 5-star review

NATALIE TAN’S BOOK OF LUCK AND FORTUNE by Roselle Lim | Book Review

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