Category: contemporary romance
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Book Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
Contemporary romance isn’t a genre I read a whole lot of. I often visit these books in between heavy fantasy novels as little palate cleansers that help me shift gears and stay out of a reading rut. Because of this, it’s taking me a long time to get through Emily Henry’s backlist, despite knowing that…
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Best Books Read in 2024
2024 was a huge year for me, so it’s a challenge to reflect back to January when it feels like I’ve come so far. Heading into the year, I knew it would be a big one, but nothing quite prepared me for the seismic shifts that would take place.
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Book Review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
I haven’t read everything by Emily Henry, but what I have read I’ve loved, which is why when Happy Place came out last year I was a little surprised to see it met with a fairly lukewarm reception. Don’t get me wrong, I did see a lot of positive reviews, but most seemed to indicate…
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Book Review: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
This might sound dramatic, but I think The Seven Year Slip is the best contemporary romance novel that I’ve ever read. I’d seen a few bookstagrammers that I trust raving about this back in 2023, but it took ages for my hold to come in from the library. Now I wish I’d bought it a…
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Book Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Generally speaking, I typically say that while I’m not super into romance novels, I make an exception for Ali Hazelwood. I usually love her academic settings, the smart female lead characters, and the realistic depictions of sexism and the gruelling nature of academia. With Love, Theoretically though, I fear I may be reaching my limit…
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Book Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am not a huge romance reader, but I love Ali Hazelwood. Her STEM/academia settings are among my favourite settings that a book can be in, and her characters are always quirky and loveable.
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Book Review: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
I don’t read a whole lot of contemporary romance, so even though I’ve seen everyone I know get obsessed with Ali Hazelwood, it still took me this long to pick up one of her books. I’m now regretting that because this one was so thoroughly enjoyable that I’m now craving more.
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Book Review: Enchanted to Meet You by Meg Cabot
I feel like I’m on a bit of a romance streak lately, which is rare for me. I do read a lot of fantasy romance, but I consider that a very separate genre from contemporary romance. That’s why when a friend told me about Enchanted to Meet You, I was incredibly intrigued. A contemporary romance…
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Book Review: People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
I’m typically not much of a romance reader, but Emily Henry has my heart. This is my second novel of hers and I loved it even more than the first. People We Meet On Vacation was beautifully executed, balancing romance and comedy perfectly. I laughed, I cried, it hit me right in the feels and…
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Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book Lovers had immediate appeal to me based on the synopsis alone: a romantic comedy about a literary agent who keeps bumping into a handsome, brooding editor in small-town North Carolina. A book about books? That also involves the people who love books falling in love with each other? Yes please. This story had all…
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