Ander & Santi Were Here

This one ended up on my TBR thanks to a review post on IG that I saw, but I didn't note who posted that review, so I can't give credit where it's due. Anyways, after just recently finishing, and loving/being totally impressed by, We Deserve Monuments, I was in the mood for another emotionally hard-hitting and…

Beautyland

This was a recent ALC option from Libro.fm that caught my eye first because of the cover (I mean, tell me it doesn't pull your attention). The sci-fi ish sound of the blurb made me feel like it would be worth trying. And then I picked it up much sooner than I normally get around to "newly…

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

This has made like, every single list of "best books" recently. But most importantly, for me, it was on the Aspen Words longlist for 2024. And while I am not necessarily trying to full-read the whole list this year, I am still using it as a guide for books that I'm thinking about trying. And…

Forget Me Not

I borrowed this as an ebook from the library during a recent trip (I do love a romance read for a plane ride - they're light and quick and easy, which is exactly what I want under those circumstances), but didn't have a chance to get to it. I always overestimate how much reading I'll…

The Storm We Made

I won an ARC of this through a Goodreads giveaway, which is honestly a surprise to me because that never happens - there are so many entries for those! But yea, that was cool. Though then I waited to be able to combine reading it with listening to the audiobook, because having both is fast turning into…

The Frozen River

So, I got an ALC of this novel from Libro.fm, but I may not have picked it up as quickly without the recommendation/push from a library coworker. And color me glad for that, because I really liked this one! (Also, this maybe means it's time for me to finally pick up the book by Lawhon that's been on…

The Prospects

Shoutout to @booksnblazers for putting this one on my radar! And then thanks to NetGalley and Dial Press for granting my request for the eARC. I am not usually a sports romance person. I have tried a few. (I read Intercepted by Alexa Martin a few years ago and thought it was ok. And maybe others I have…

Pushout

I knew, when I finally picked this up, that it would be something special. It's probably why I waited so long, full of apprehension that I'd be ready for everything I'd read/learn, and unsure I'd be able to accurately express my thoughts and reactions. I wasn't wrong. And yet, as I was reading and realized I was…

Chemistry

This is an older backlist read, but one that I have seen lots of positive reviews for it over the years. I've been back and forth on deciding whether or not to read it, if the blurb made it seem like I'd be interested in it, or not. After all the hemming and hawing, I finally felt…

The Chosen and the Beautiful

I read, and really enjoyed, Vo's novella The Empress of Salt and Fortune a few years ago. Since then, she's published a few full length novels and I have been meaning to pick them up. This wasn't the one I thought I'd read first, as I never really did get the Gatsby hype. But I found it at a used…