Audiobook review: Sun of a Beach by Mia Sosa Naomi and Donavan both work for the same mens’ magazine and rarely see eye-to-eye. When their boss sends them on a tropical photo shoot, the pair must work together to avert catastrophe. Sun of a Beach is a cute, quick, beach-worthy tale. Because she was hurt by a […]
A Dress of Violet Taffeta Author: Tessa Arlen Reviewer: Ang Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: I want to start by saying I was interested in this book because I am a bit familiar with Lucy, Lady Gordon Duff and her struggle to become a Couture designer in a world where only men were allowed to put […]
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting Author: Sophie Irwin Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting is exactly what the description says it is: Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father’s massive debts, she has only […]
Upgrade Author: Blake Crouch Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Speculation about the brain’s capacity has long been a topic of science fictions writers. We daily live with differences in intelligence, education, diminishing capacity and disease as we age, and wonder about environmental factors on what our brains are capable of doing. Mayim Bialik […]
Fake It Till You Bake It Author: Jamie Wesley Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Donovan Dell is a successful professional football player for the Knights and the co-owner of Sugar Blitz, a new cupcakery in San Diego. WIth profits declining for the past six weeks, he knows he needs to do something […]
The Unmatchmakers Author: Jackie Lau Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Despite being raised by a single mom who lost faith in marriage and fiercely believes a woman doesn’t need a man, Leora is a hopeless romantic. While she is apprehensive about spending a week with her mom and mom’s best friends, she […]
Audiobook review: Something Wilder by Christina Lauren Something Wilder is a story with different elements: romance, adventure, suspense and comedy. The romance goes from a sweet first love in the opening to 10 years later as a second chance romance. Lily and Leo fell in love one summer when she was 19 and he was 22. He […]
A Lady for a Duke Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Though it was the war that tore them apart, Viola Caroll and Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood, have been fighting for their lives since long before Waterloo. Born into a body and societal expectations that were destroying […]
As Seen on TV Author: Meredith Schorr Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Adina grew up and lives in NYC. She and her mom moved there from a small town after her dad died when she was 3. Adina finds herself disenchanted with the big city, romanticizing small town USA after watching too […]
Go Hex Yourself Author: Jessica Clare Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: When Reggie answers a help wanted ad from the paper, she never expects that magic is real and that she’d be learning to help cast spells. While her boss, Dru, is a bit eccentric, Reggie comes to enjoy her job, even if […]
The Matchbreaker Summer Author: Annie Rains Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Paisley is looking forward to being a first-time camp counselor at Camp Starling after attending the camp every summer. But when she gets the news that her mom is selling the beloved camp which holds so many memories of Paisley’s father, […]
Braking Day Author: Adam Oyebanji Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Braking Day, thoughtful debut offering by Adam Oyebanji, begins in the sixth generation of a seven-generation trip through space. The seventh generation are currently infants and toddlers. For genealogical purposes, a generation is typically defined as twenty years. That means that it’s […]
The Wedding Crasher Author: Mia Sosa Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Solange reluctantly agrees to help her wedding planner cousin with bridal party makeup and regrets it from the start. But what makes it worse is that she overhears the bride-to-be confess her love to a man who isn’t the groom. Even though […]
The Impossible Us Author: Sarah Lotz Reviewer: Nima Rating: A+ for premise and writing, B+ for content What I’m Talking About: This was a tough book to rate. The Impossible Us by British author Sarah Lotz was unexpected in a really good way. Main characters Bee and Nick are incredibly normal people. Bee has given […]
In a New York Minute Author: Kate Spencer Reviewer: Jen Rating: A-/B+ What I’m Talking About: Franny seemed to have it all until the day she is laid off from her job and her dress is caught in subway door. When a handsome stranger gives her his Gucci jacket to cover up, the moment is […]