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Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett
Like a Sister is an engrossing novel that will definitely appeal to fans of Rachel Howzell Hall. Solid pacing, a likeable and engaging narrator, plenty of compelling dialogues, and a well-rendered suspenseful atmosphere. I won’t lie, the main reason why I picked this one up was because I came across the audiobook version while perusing…
1st pov, addiction, Adult, America, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, Contemporary, CRIME, drama, family, female authors, friendships, GRIEF, influencers, Kellye Garrett, Like a Sister, MURDER, murder mystery, musicians, My reviews, MYSTERY, NEW YORK, published in 2022, read in 2022, reading, rich people, SISTERS, SUSPENSE, THRILLER -
Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes by Alexa Martin
Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes is an exceedingly average chick-lit novel. While I appreciated that it was very much a novel about friendship, as opposed to romance, and that the author does incorporate more serious issues within her otherwise light-hearted story, I found many scenes to be cringey (unintentionally so) and towards the end, things…
1st pov, 3 STARS, addiction, Adult, Alexa Martin, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, California, Contemporary, divorce/separations, drama, female authors, female friendships, friendships, HUMOR, influencers, light reads, los angeles, millennial, motherhood, mothers & daughters, My reviews, published in 2021, read in 2021, reading, romcom, summer reads, toxic relationships -
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich
“It’s been so hard for me to believe that being adored doesn’t mean I’m one mistake away from being despised.” If you are looking for an escapist read, look on further. If This Gets Out is a cute and ultimately uplifting YA romance. It does have the sort of tropes and scenarios that you would…
1st pov, 3.25 stars, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, BISEXUAL/PANSEXUAL, boybands, Cale Dietrich, co-authored, Contemporary, Czech Republic, Denmark, drama, england, female authors, FRANCE, gay, Germany, hungary, influencers, Italy, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, light reads, LONDON, m/m, male authors, music, musicians, netgalley, Netherlands, published in 2021, read in 2021, road trip, ROMANCE, Sophie Gonzales, spain, summer reads, uplifting reads, YOUNG ADULT -
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Such a Fun Age is a engaging, if ultimately frustrating, read. The premise brought to mind two favorites of mine (Lucy and Luster, both focus on young black women living with white middle-class couples and taking ‘care’ of their child). Given the buzz around Such a Fun Age I had rather high expectations and when…
3rd pov, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, bad love, Black & Black heritage authors, class, Contemporary, drama, female authors, female friendships, friendships, HUMOR, influencers, Kiley Reid, millennial, motherhood, parenting, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, published in 2019, RACE, read in 2021, rich people, rom-coms, satire, sitter/au pair/governess, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, social issues, social media, Such a Fun Age, Summer, summer reads, work culture -
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Readers, I am disappointed. Plain Bad Heroines was one of my most anticipated 2020 releases…maybe I should have ‘hyped’ it so much. This is certainly an ambitious novel, one that is a few hundred pages too long. There were elements that I liked, but these were ultimately outweighed by my frustration toward the tone of…
1920s, 2.5 STARS, all girls school, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, big books, BISEXUAL/PANSEXUAL, boarding/private school, books about books, books about writers, Contemporary, creepy setting, curses, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), Emily M. Danforth, f/f, f/f/f, film industry, films, GOTHIC, haunted house, HISTORICAL FICTION, HORROR, influencers, jealousy, LESBIAN, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, Mary MacLane, metafiction, modern gothic, MYSTERY, PARANORMAL, Plain Bad Heroines, playful style, published in 2020, queer, read in 2020, sapphic, SUSPENSE, teachers, YOUNG ADULT -
Treasure by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Treasure is a short story story that explores the darker side of Instagram fame. Treasure is an aspiring influencer who is quite willing to present a glamorised version of her life to her follower. She likes the attention, the compliments, and the devotion of her fans. User @Sho4Sure has become particularly obsessed by Treasure and…
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Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner — book review
“It’s almost religious, that belief, that faith that a piece of silk or denim or cotton jersey could disguise your flaws and amplify your assets and make you both invisible and seen, just another normal woman in the world; a woman who deserves to get what she wants.” Beach read meets mystery in Jennifer Weiner…
1st pov, 3 STARS, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Big Summer, body positivity, Cape Cod, class, drama, female authors, friendships, influencers, Jennifer Weiner, Massachusetts, MURDER, murder mystery, MYSTERY, published in 2020, read in 2020, rom-coms, ROMANCE, social media, Summer, summer reads, wedding drama, whodunnit
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