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  • Book of the Month: The Duke and I

    After my friend’s sister insisted she choose this book for book club with the “It’s like a modern Jane Austen,” we finished and my friend’s expectations fell short. Very short. As she kept saying when we finished “This isn’t like Jane Austen at all. Jane Austen didn’t write about horny people. I mean, they probably…

  • Rose & Thorn Review

    Rose and Thorn is a pretty obscure Superman villain. Well, technically Thorn is the villainous alter ego of Rose, and when I first saw her on the cover of a Superman comic, I thought she was a discount Poison Ivy. Fun fact, she actually appeared first. Obviously didn’t get as popular but still. However, when…

  • Finding Famous Review

    For the 1st of July and more importantly, the 700th post, we’re getting a first look at the opulent world of the Mashads! *I received this free ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.* Josie is pretty happy as she reaches her 18th birthday. All she wants is for her longtime crush,…

  • June Books

    Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke. Illustrated by Mel Valentina Vargas You know those sexy male gaze trope of women having pillow fights in their lingerie. Well that fantasy gets upended by the Pillow Fight Championship. It’s a real thing where girls get dressed up as wreastlers to pillow fight their rivals into submission. It’s a…

  • Thea Sisters

    Technically it’s the Thea Stilton series but since she only figures about a 1/4th of page time than her proteges, I’m just calling it the Thea Sisters series of which has spawned as many spin-offs as the Geronimo series. Seriously, there’s like 4 spin-off series ontop of the original one which is still going so…

  • Book of the Month: Spy x Family

    Honestly, not much to delve into her as I reread the first volume of Spy x Family for book club. Okay, there was a little as hindsight allows me to appreciate Twilight’s mission all the more. First, reading it you think he is like any other heroic archtype in his intense devotion to his country…

  • Nancy Drew 8-9

    Now I’m only two away from finishing the series, let’s get to it. The Clue in the Diary is one of the first Nancy Drew books I remember. Primarily because I was terrified of fire when I was little so even the cover looked daunting but I also was perversely fascinated because I wanted to…

  • Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions

    I have finished my mission to read all the Merlin Missions. And the series except for the latest book because it has a long waiting list as it should. Some series don’t stand the test of time much less resonate with a new generation (usually by retconning the old which makes no one happy) but…

  • Candice Jalili Interview

    Candice Jalili is an author and journalist whose work can be found in many major publications, The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone and Elite Daily where she held the role of Senior Dating Writer for four years. She is also the author of Just Send the Text: An Expert’s Guide to Letting Go of the Stress…

  • Patriot Hearts Review

    After going on that Hamilton binge, I needed to read more about our Revolutionary Founders. Or as Abigail Adams said, “Remember the Ladies.”