Title: The Holiday SwapAuthor: Maggie Knox Genre: RomancePublished On: October 5, 2021Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s SonsSource: ebookPages: 352 Synopsis: A feel-good, holiday-themed romantic comedy about identical twins who switch lives in the days leading up to Christmas–perfect for fans of Christina Lauren’s In a Holidaze and Josie Silver’s One Day in December. All they want for Christmas is a different …
Category: ARC Review
ARC Book Review | The Book of Magic (Practical Magic, #2)
Title: The Book of MagicAuthor: Alice Hoffman Genre: FantasyPublished On: October 5, 2021Publisher: Simon SchusterSource: ebookPages: 400 Synopsis: Master storyteller Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting final Owens novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters. The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love …
ARC Book Review | Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis
Title: Eight Perfect HoursAuthor: Lia Louis Genre: Contemporary RomancePublished On: September 28, 2021Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler BooksSource: ebookPages: 336 Synopsis: In this romantic and heartwarming novel, two strangers meet in chance circumstances during a blizzard and spend one perfect evening together, thinking theyβll never see each other again. But fate seems to have different plans. From the …
ARC Review | Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang
Title: Beautiful Country: A MemoirAuthor: Qian Julie WangGenre: MemoirPublished On: September 7, 2021Publisher: Doubleday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: An incandescent memoir from an astonishing new talent, Beautiful Country puts readers in the shoes of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world. In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates …
ARC Review | Never Saw You Coming by Erin Hahn
Title: Never Saw You ComingAuthor: Erin HahnGenre: Young AdultPublished On: September 7, 2021Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: CW: religious trauma, brief mention of suicide, body shaming, emotional abuse, homophobia Raised by conservative parents, 18-year-old Meg Hennessey just found out her entire childhood was a lie. Instead of taking a gap year before college …
ARC Review | Slanted and Disenchanted by Lisa Czarina Michaud
Title: Slanted and DisenchantedAuthor: Lisa Czarina MichaudGenre: Young Adult 17+Published On: September 21, 2021Publisher: Barre Chord PressSource: physical (author invitation)Pages: 320 Synopsis: She hates her family. Heβs hiding behind his teenage sex life. They form a band as an escape. On tour, can they start over….or will all secrets come out on the open road? …
ARC Review | How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton
Title: How Sweet It IsAuthor: Dylan NewtonGenre: RomancePublished On: July 13, 2021Publisher: Forever (Grand Central Publishing)Source: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 353 Synopsis: Opposites attract in this charming debut romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Beach Read. Kate Sweet is famous for creating the perfect happily-ever-after moment for her clients’ dream weddings. So how is it that her best …
ARC Review | Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
Title: Damnation SpringAuthor: Ash DavidsonGenre: Historical FictionPublished On: August 3, 2021Publisher: ScribnerSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 464 Synopsis: An epic, immersive debut, Damnation Spring is the deeply human story of a Pacific Northwest logging town wrenched in two by a mystery that threatens to derail its way of life. For generations, Rich Gundersenβs family has chopped a livelihood out …
ARC Review | The Husbands by Chandler Baker
Title: The HusbandsAuthor: Chandler BakerGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: August 3, 2021Publisher: Flatiron BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: “Chandler Baker, queen of the feminist thriller, has delivered once again! The Husbands is a poignant exploration of what it would take for women to have it all. –Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister Chandler Baker, the New York …
ARC Review | Where It All Lands by Jennie Wexler
Title: Where It All LandsAuthor: Jennie WexlerGenre: Young AdultPublished On: July 6, 2021Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: physical (Goodreads giveaway)Pages: 352 Synopsis: CW: grief, death of parent, infidelity by a parentStevie Rosenstein has never made a true friend. Never fallen in love. Moved from city to city by her fatherβs unrelenting job, itβs too hard to care …