I’m so excited to share the book trailer of Sophie Jordan’s second Ivy Chronicles book, Tease! Tease is the follow-up to Foreplay, a fun and flirty NA book that I went wild for. In Foreplay we met Pepper, a bookish type, and in Tease, we follow Pepper’s party-girl friend Emerson who meets her match in […]
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Paula Stokes’ THE ART OF LAINEY is on sale today! *throws confetti* This is a fun book for lazy hot summer days, and perfect for YA contemporary romance fans. I am reading this book now and it is such a treat. The premise is that a girl uses The Art of War to get back the boyfriend that […]
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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature from The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books about Friendship. When I was looking at my favorite “friendship books” I noticed several of the same authors popping up in my favorites so decided to celebrate authors instead. These authors include romance in their books but know […]
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Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Link up and find new mailboxes to stalk at the Mailbox Monday blog! This week can be described in one word: Hot! It was in the 90s-100 degrees all week. Yesterday I spent the day at the LA Vegan Beer & Food Festival, […]
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The Snow Queen is Michael Cunningham’s (The Hours) latest release. The Snow Queen is the “it” book to re-imagine these days – just look at Disney’s smash-hit Frozen. Cunningham’s book is not a traditional fairy tale per se but does owe a nod to the Hans Christian Anderson classic with its dreamy, magical quality. The […]
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Abigail Tarttelin’s novel Golden Boy is an intense and emotional read that centers on Max Walker, an intersex teen. We follow Max’s story through the eyes of the important people in Max’s life: Max’s parents, brother, doctor, and girlfriend, and Max as well. This book provides food for thought about gender roles and identity, and this book […]
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