So, I've been seriously lacking in marking off some of the POPSUGAR challenge prompts. I literally marked off three. By May I should have marked off five more, baby steps, but it's still slow going. If you would like to vote on what I read&review next check out my challenge list here: POPSUGAR Reading Challenge I … Continue reading May Reads & POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Cracked Kingdom (#5 The Royals) -Erin Watts This is the end of the Royals, but after everything we are ending on a high note. So, this book was very chaotic until the very end. The ramifications of the car accident shake everyone. Seb's in a coma, Hartley has amnesia, and Easton's on a bender because … Continue reading We have reached the end
Fallen Heir (#4) -Erin Watt Easton calls himself the fun one, the free one but he is just as burdened as his brothers if not more. He believes it's his fault his mom killed herself. He carries that weight so he acts out. His depression and ADHD cause him to do things he wished he … Continue reading Middle Child Syndrome
Waiting to Exhale (#1) -Terry McMillan Four women navigating 30. Back then, and even now, people expect you to have your shit together at 30. Then when you reach it you realize that life has no fucking instruction manual and everyone is in different stages of fucking winging it. Bernie was married to her her … Continue reading This is 30
Dear Edward—Ann Napolitano Everyone says you survive horrendous things for a reason. That you are blessed and you have a path/mission/journey to accomplish. That never sat well with me. In the book someone tells Edward “you were just lucky,” and it wasn’t in a mean or spiteful way. She knew by saying that she was … Continue reading Luck is random
Party of Two (The Wedding Date #5) Olivia and Max couldn't be more different. She plans 12 steps ahead and has contingency plans for her backup plans. Max is a fly by the seat of his pants type of guy. He's spontaneous and lots of fun but he rarely looks before he leaps. He is … Continue reading Do opposites attract?
Maddie's mom (Vivian) alway put Maddie before herself like any good parent. But once Maddie grew up she continued to put others before herself. It made her a great social worker but lonely in her personal life. Work and family was all she ever knew and when she did date it was more like dating … Continue reading You’re never too old for happiness
The Wedding Party (The Wedding Date #3) I usually don’t like the enemies to lovers trope. But I don’t think this is a true ETL. Maddie and Theo didn’t like each other but they disliked each other based on a misunderstanding. Theo, to people who don’t know him, can come off as snobby and prudish. … Continue reading First Impressions
Yona of the Dawn volumes 25-27 Yona kissed Hak and after all that craziness died down Hak confessed to Yona, which caused her to tailspain. She is all jittery around him because she can't figure out how to tell him she loves him too. They both didn't think that their feelings would be returned. Hak … Continue reading Crimson Princess
Our Stories Our Voices Edited by Amy Reed This collection of essays ame at the right time for me. While this book is four years old the feelings of restlessness, hopelessness, and injustice are still relevant. The fact that these feelings of despair are still relevant is very sad, but also uplifting. It gives me … Continue reading All Together Now
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard What I like about Mare is that she's real. She doesn't always do the right thing or the nice thing. She doesn't apologize for who she is, and she leads her people even though she doesn't consider herself a leader. She's messy and complicated but so is life. She makes … Continue reading Unrelunctant Hero
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