Ashley Schumacher’s debut novel Amelia Unabridged gently, yet fearlessly, explores the debilitating nature of grief and trying to find one’s place in the universe. Perhaps the most sobering truth to learn as a young adult is that we are not…
‘You Have a Match’ review: Emma Lord’s sophomore novel explores sisterhood, bravery, and first love
A warm, feel-good story about family (especially sisterhood), friends becoming something more, and learning to be a brave person, You Have a Match by Emma Lord feels like it should be a rom-com, but turns out to be so much…
‘Love & Olives’ review: Jenna Evans Welch explores the depths of father-daughter relationships while searching for the lost city of Atlantis
In Love & Olives, the latest offering from the lovely, YA globetrotting romance author Jenna Evans Welch (Love & Gelato and Love & Luck), readers plunge into the sapphire blue waters of Santorini, Greece, searching not only for the lost city…
‘Super Fake Love Song’ review: David Yoon’s latest delivers a quirky rom-com about high school identity
Brimming with nerdy humor and warm feels, Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon is the perfect rom-com to snuggle up with over break. Since moving from Arroyo Plato to Rancho Ruby, a wealthier, higher class Southern California neighborhood, Sunny…
Interview: Author Jenna Evans Welch on finding Atlantis and recreating beautiful Santorini in ‘Love & Olives’
Life has not been holding back any punches in 2020. We need a break more than ever—a chance to relax, recenter, and recharge. However, the global pandemic continues to keep our suitcases on the top shelf of the closet, and our…
‘The Code for Love and Heartbreak’ Interview: Author Jillian Cantor on Writing Retellings
During quarantine, I have turned to books that make me feel warm and cozy inside, and Jane Austen is always on top of that list. I’m pretty basic, so Pride and Prejudice was my go-to, but this spring, I fell…
Audiobook Review: The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth is a breezy lesbian rom-com about love in all its various forms. In it, cynical post-breakup Saoirse meets Ruby, lover of rom-coms which are largely, involuntarily, of the straighter variety. The two…