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Book Review | Happy Place by Emily Henry

Title: Happy PlaceAuthor: Emily HenryGenre: RomancePublishes On: April 25, 2023Publisher: Penguin Random House UKSource: physicalPages: 388 Synopsis: A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends. Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt …

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ARC Review | Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

Title: Something MoreAuthor: Jackie KhaliliehGenre: YA ContemporaryPublishes On: June 6, 2023Publisher: Penguin Random House CanadaSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school, for fans of Jenny Han and Samira Ahmed. Fifteen-year-old Jessie, a quirky loner …

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Book Review | Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

Title: Meet Me at the LakeAuthor: Carley FortuneGenre: Romance Published On: May 2, 2023Publisher: BerkleySource: physicalPages: 320 Synopsis: A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking new novel from the New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author …

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ARC Review | Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs by Andrew Rannells

Title: Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable TriumphsAuthor: Andrew RannellsGenre: Nonfiction, MemoirPublishes On: May 16, 2023Publisher: CrownSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 254 Synopsis: Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambition, and the uncertain path to adulthood, which ask, how will we know when we get there? In Uncle of the …

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ARC Review | The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane

Title: The Half MoonAuthor: Mary Beth KeaneGenre: Contemporary FictionPublished On: May 2, 2023Publisher: ScribnerSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 304 Synopsis: From the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, a masterful novel about a couple in a small town who must navigate the complexities of marriage, family, and longing. Malcolm Gephardt, handsome and gregarious longtime bartender at the Half …

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ARC Review | If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook

Title: If We’re Being HonestAuthor: Cat ShookGenre: Contemporary FictionPublished On: April 18, 2023Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 304 Synopsis: For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s debut novel If We’re Being Honest is the snappy, smart, heartwarming story of the Williams family, and the sweltering summer that rewrote their …

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ARC Review | Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah

Title: Small JoysAuthor: Elvin James MensahGenre: Literary FictionPublished On: April 11, 2023Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: An unexpected friendship saves a young man’s life in this moving, utterly charming debut about chosen family, the winding road to happiness, and the grace of second chances. Could I one day inspire happiness in others, the …

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ARC Review | Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Title: Romantic ComedyAuthor: Curtis SittenfeldGenre: Contemporary FictionPublishing On: April 4, 2023Publisher: Random HouseSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamily handsome pop star flips the script on all her assumptions. Romantic Comedy is a hilarious, observant and deeply tender novel from New York Times–bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld. Sally Milz is …

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ARC Review | Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Title: Lone WomenAuthor: Victor LaValleGenre: Horror, Historical FictionPublishing On: March 28, 2023Publisher: One WorldSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 304 Synopsis: Blue skies, empty land—and enough room to hide away a horrifying secret. Or is there? Discover a haunting new vision of the American West from the award-winning author of The Changeling. Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk …

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ARC Review | You Wouldn’t Dare by Samantha Markum

Title: You Wouldn’t DareAuthor: Samantha MarkumGenre: YA Contemporary Publishing On: March 28, 2023Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 368 Synopsis: A rom com about trying to have the summer of your life before everything changes – only to realize change might be exactly what you need… When Juniper Nash Abreheart kissed Graham Isham for the first …

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