Genre: Contemporary

Pleasure Reading: The Roommate by Rosie Danan

Posted January 6, 2021 by Wendy in Reviews / 1 Comment

Why Did I Read? A strict rule follower ends up rooming with a super attractive stranger who works in the adult entertainment industry. I was drawn into this premise from the beginning! My Thoughts: Clara is a straight laced rule follower who has never stepped a toe out of line. She’s determined to withhold the “proper” image her socialite family demands and because of this, has always colored within the lines. Her latest cross country move is the most daring […]

Blog Tour: The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

Posted October 12, 2020 by Wendy in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments

The Code for Love and Heartbreak is an inventive and cute contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma. It centers around Emma, an analytical number focused, top of her class student. Numbers are black and white and make sense to her – they always do what they’re supposed to and she much prefers straightforward numbers to subjective feelings. As co-president of her school’s coding club, she comes up with the idea for an app to predict a person’s “perfect match” based […]

Irresistible Characters: The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

Posted August 24, 2020 by Wendy in Reviews / 0 Comments

Why Did I Read? All my friends raved about this one and it definitely sounded like a romance I’d enjoy so of course I was going to read it! My Thoughts: The Friend Zone was such an enjoyable contemporary romance with memorable characters that I fell in love with from page one. Kristen is spunky, passionate about her work, fiercely loyal and hilarious. I swear to God, I could live in her head and enjoy her internal dialogue forever. Her […]

A Harder Hitting Summer Romance: Beach Read by Emily Henry

Posted August 17, 2020 by Wendy in Reviews / 2 Comments

Why Did I Read? It’s about two writers who clash and turn out to be neighbors with the other and make a bet due to their writer blocks. It has such a cute beachy cover and it seemed like the perfect choice for a summery romance! My Thoughts: First things first: take those preconceptions of what you think this book will be and toss it out the window! Because I was definitely under the impression this would be a hate […]

Blog Tour Review + Author Interview: Last Chance Summer by Shannon Klare

Posted July 23, 2020 by Wendy in Blog Tour, Reviews / 4 Comments

I always tell people that my summers spent at summer camp were the best summers of my life. I was a camper for multiple summers growing up and went on to work at a summer camp for a few summers as well. It was a really formative period of time in my life and I think really shaped me as a person! It sounds sort of dramatic but there’s something special and magical about summer camp. It’ll always hold a […]