Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Published by Red Tower Books on November 7, 2023
Pages: 624
“Violence, remember it’s only the body that’s fragile. You are unbreakable.”
Oh second book syndrome… While I am very much enjoying this series, my biggest gripe is that this book could’ve been split into two. Why does every fantasy these days have to be 800+ pages? Maybe Sarah J Maas is to blame for that.
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Eligible: A Modern Pride & Prejudice Retelling by Curtis Sittenfeld
Published by Random House on April 19, 2016
Pages: 513
“There’s a belief that to take care of someone else, or to let someone else take care of you—that both are inherently unfeminist. I don’t agree. There’s no shame in devoting yourself to another person, as long as he devotes himself to you in return.”
Pride & Prejudice is probably my favorite classic and one of the very few from the required reading list in high school I read in its entirety. I know that I am not alone in my sentiment of looking upon Jane Austen’s novel lovingly and how the themes of the book withstand the test of time. I’ve always wanted a retelling of P&P but wasn’t sure where to find a good one. Now, I’m not sure how I found this one but it definitely gave me what I wanted.
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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Published by Little Brown Books on August 23, 2022
Pages: 368
“I love you, I think, and you are my home.”
I ate up my first Ali Hazelwood book with stars in my eyes and giddiness in my feet so how could I not reach for another? She writes genius characters (and I mean in the literal sense of their IQs) that do brilliant things (again, literally – if they were real they’d be so much smarter than me) and hopelessly pine after each other. And I’ll enjoy it each and every time.
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Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey
Published by Avon on March 1, 2022
Pages: 368
“Hannah had a playlist consisting of 308 love songs and not one of them could describe this moment accurately. Not even close.”
I fell trap into the sequel-that’s-no-so-sequel because after reading It Happened One Summer, I couldn’t get enough of this little fishing town and the characters. Okay – I immediately missed Piper and Brandon. That’s the problem with these contemporaries that you can absorb in a matter of hours – they’re over too quick.
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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Published by Avon on August 19, 2021
Pages: 397
Trying to figure out what to do when no one is watching. And wondering if maybe that’s the stuff that actually matters.
In my fierce attempt to hit my reading goal for 2023, I read a lot of contemporaries that are best suited near a body of water like a pool. And this one definitely falls under that umbrella, but I really enjoyed reading this.
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There’s Something about Merry by Codi Hall
Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on September 6, 2022
Pages: 416
Just because a dream isn’t elaborate doesn’t mean it isn’t extraordinary.
This is a Hallmark Christmas movie put to paper, but for me it wasn’t as entertaining. Maybe next Christmas season I’ll do a better job of picking a festive read.
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Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Published by Little Brown Books on June 13, 2023
Pages: 389
“Bold of you to assume that the real me is my best hand.”
“Foolish of you to think it isn’t.”
Oh my god. This is the perfect contemporary. Like the perfect contemporary. Maybe one of my favorite contemporaries to ever contemporary. I devoured this book and couldn’t sleep until I finished it and was sad when it was over. Chefs kiss, no notes. I need more Ali Hazelwood in my life.
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You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
Published G.P. Putnam Sons on April 7, 2020
Pages: 368
“Relearning you has been the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
I was really certain this book was going to be a DNF from pages like 40-100, but I am so glad I didn’t bail.
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Wildfire by Hannah Grace
Published by Atria Books on October 3, 2023
Pages: 400
“I’m watching you go in so you don’t have to watch me leave.”
So if you read my review for Icebreaker, you’ll note that I called it a standalone but here I am writing a review for a book that is technically a sequel. Before you call me a liar, I don’t think this really is a sequel but really a spin-off in the same universe/town. Also, I think that this book proves how much care Hannah Grace gives to the side characters for one of them to get their own book and it be just as entertaining.
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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Published by Atria Books on February 7, 2023
Pages: 435
“It’s not porn. It’s a romance book that happens to have a little bit of sex in it.”
Is this the summer of BookTok? Or just the summer of spicy poolside reads?
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