WAITING FOR TOM HANKS by Kerry Winfrey | 4-Star Review & Excerpt

Review copy provided by the publisher for review A pitch perfect beach read! If you’re a mega-fan of 90s rom-coms, you and Waiting for Tom Hanks (June 11; Berkley Romance) by Kerry Winfrey are M-F-E-O. Made For Each Other. It’s a supercute (and totally self-aware) homage to the genre, with nods to everything from…

ByMichelleJune 3, 20190Comments

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THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT by Misa Sugiura | 5-Star Review

ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss I absolutely adored THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT , Misa Sugiura's new book out June 4. It’s the novel with a Japanese American main character that I wish existed when I was teen…. While first generation American stories are dominating shelves, Misa Sugiura breaks away from the…

ByMichelleMay 29, 20190Comments

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Ice Cream Lover by Jackie Lau | Book Review

ARC provided by the author for review Ice Cream Lover, Jackie Lau’s latest romance, pairs grumpy hero Drew with Chloe, a bi-racial Chinese Canadian woman who is opening an ice cream shop in her mother’s memory. Drew’s ex left him at the altar, then wrote a thinly veiled self help book/memoir called “Embrace Your Inner…

ByMichelleMay 27, 20190Comments

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MEET CUTE by Helena Hunting | 4 Star Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review Helena Hunting’s latest, MEET CUTE (Forever; April 9, 2019), is a perfect beach read…especially if you’ve ever had a crush on a teen TV star or boy band. Kailyn Flowers runs into Daxton Hughes, an old law school nemesis (and former teen heartthrob). Now both practicing attorneys, Daxton…

ByMichelleApril 1, 20190Comments

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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams | 4 star Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Queenie, the title character in Candice Carty-Williams' novel, is a 25-year old Jamaican British woman who's going through a messy breakup with her white boyfriend. She's dealing with it in some pretty self-destructive ways and barely holding on to her job as she struggles with the emotional turmoil.…

ByMichelleMarch 18, 20190Comments

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99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review 99 Percent Mine Isn't the Hating Game and Here's Why That's a Good Thing Sally Thorne’s follow up to the Hating Game, 99 Percent Mine, has a sunshine yellow cover with purple text, but that bright cover doesn't totally match up with story. Thorne's latest has a…

ByMichelleJanuary 30, 20190Comments

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I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella | Spot Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley I OWE YOU ONE by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press; February 5, 2019) Synopsis: Fixie Farr has always lived by her father’s motto: “Family first.” And since her dad passed away, leaving his charming housewares store in the hands of his wife and children, Fixie spends all her time picking…

ByMichelleJanuary 28, 20190Comments

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Overnight Sensation by Sarina Bowen | 5-star Review

This peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich will totally make sense when you read Overnight Sensation by Sarina Bowen. ARC provided by the author's publicist for review Holy Heck in a Handbag! The Team Charmer Finally Meets His Match in Sarina Bowen’s Sizzling Overnight Sensation We got glimpses of the charmer that Jason Castro…

ByMichelleJanuary 21, 20190Comments

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The One You Fight For by Roni Loren | 4.5 Star Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley The One You Fight For is Brave, Raw, and Chillingly Relevant It 2018, it was a risky proposition to come out with a romance series based on a group of friends who survived a school shooting a decade earlier. But Roni Loren’s The Ones Who Got Away…

ByMichelleDecember 18, 20180Comments

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Teri Wilson’s THE ACCIDENTAL BEAUTY QUEEN | Spot Review

Review Copy Provided by the Publisher The Accidental Beauty Queen is Funny and Heartwarming. Ideal for fans of Sophie Kinsella and/or Miss Congeniality. In The Accidental Beauty Queen, Ginny and Charlotte are twins who've taken two very different paths after the death of their mom. Charlotte is an elementary school librarian, Ginny's made her money…

ByMichelleDecember 13, 20180Comments

WAITING FOR TOM HANKS by Kerry Winfrey | 4-Star Review & Excerpt

THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT by Misa Sugiura | 5-Star Review

Ice Cream Lover by Jackie Lau | Book Review

MEET CUTE by Helena Hunting | 4 Star Book Review

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams | 4 star Review

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne | Book Review

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella | Spot Review

Overnight Sensation by Sarina Bowen | 5-star Review

The One You Fight For by Roni Loren | 4.5 Star Review

Teri Wilson’s THE ACCIDENTAL BEAUTY QUEEN | Spot Review

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