A hockey team captain and a bubbly staffer mix business with pleasure when they start fake dating through the wedding season in this hot sports romance perfect for fans of Mariana Zapata and Elle Kennedy. Darcy Kendrick is used to putting out fires. As an overworked admin to a hockey team, she’s seen it all. But … Continue reading [Book Review] Big Stick Energy by Sarina Bowen
Right now it seems like we are in the golden age of book to screen adaptations. The most recent example is Off Campus. A lot of plot changes were made compared to the book. I’m not deep diving everything here but there is one element that I keep seeing online that has got me thinking; … Continue reading What We Lose When Adaptations Remove Difficult Storylines
ENDURE THE STORM. EARN YOUR PLACE. FULFIL YOUR DESTINY.For nineteen-year-old Poet Graves, New Manhattan has always promised safety from the deadly electrical storms that ravage the world ― but only if she plays her part.Raised within the ruling Houses and betrothed to a powerful heir, she arrives at the prestigious Amery Academy knowing her future has already … Continue reading [Book Review] Storm Breaker by Nisha J. Tuli
A weekly catch-up from my reading life — what I’m reading, buying, obsessing over, abandoning, annotating, and generally spiralling about. Think of it as part reading journal, part life update, part chaotic book club chat. This Week’s Goal: Getting back into a reading routine. 📖 Current Read: Our Secret Summer by R.S. Grey 🎧 Currently … Continue reading The Reading Diaries #1
To understand my journey I’m taking you back to 2024. I was taking a career break and blogging had started to lose its shine for me so I opened up instagram again (side note, I’ve had my bookstagram account since March 2017) and decided to go all in. I spent 9 months posting here and … Continue reading Why I Stepped Back From Bookstagram
Initial thoughts and feelings To note, my expectations were already pretty low after seeing the trailer, but I still tried to go in with an open mind. I’d also literally finished rereading The Deal the day before starting the show. The first couple of episodes were ok, but it went downhill fast imo. The last … Continue reading I watched Off Campus and I have thoughts…
He's looking for the perfect wife. She's looking for the perfect one-night stand. Literary agent Zoey Moody doesn't like small town life, but here she is: exiled from Manhattan's publishing scene and trapped in a tiny Pennsylvania town with her BFF and only remaining client, Hazel. The problem? She's totally broke. All she needs is … Continue reading [Book Review] Mistakes Were Made by Lucy Score
He’s a backup goalie with a broken game. The only thing he needs more than a win is the hot, grumpy bartender who pours his weekly beer. Becker James is having a spectacularly bad season. Once a top draft pick, he’s now riding the bench in the minors, one failed save away from being cut. … Continue reading [Book Review] My Kind of Guy Sarina Bowen
Featuring the love story of the next generation of the beloved and iconic Off-Campus couples from The Deal and The Mistake – coming to TV on Amazon Prime in May…New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy returns with her signature heat and humor for a Briar universe standalone romance – where one unforgettable summer changes … Continue reading [Book Review] Love Song – Elle Kennedy
When a brooding MMC comes along, we swoon and fall at their feet. We can’t get enough. There’s a reason shadow daddies dominate our shelves. But when a woman in literature is written with rough edges — when she has an attitude, makes selfish choices, or refuses to soften herself — suddenly she’s “unlikeable.” Cold. … Continue reading The Double Standard of the Female Main Character
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