Helen Hoang Brings Us a Gender-Bent ‘Pretty Woman’ in Her Novel, ‘The Kiss Quotient’
Helen Hoang brings us a gender-bent take on ‘Pretty Woman’ in ‘The Love Quotient.’
October 6, 2021
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Adult Fiction / 4 Star / Historical Fiction / Long Form / Traditional Book
July 21, 2021
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Ali Hazelwood Goes Meta with Fake-Dating Trope in Her Debut, ‘The Love Hypothesis’
In Ali Hazelwood’s ‘The Love Hypothesis,’ Olive and Adam are aware of the fake-dating trope they’re living in but don’t realize they’re not exempt from its unwritten rules.
September 23, 2021
Songs in Ursa Major
Emma Brodie takes us on a journey back to the early says of folk festivals in the story of budding folk singer, Jane Quinn.
July 21, 2021
Andie J. Christopher’s ‘Hot Under His Collar’ Will Have You Eagerly Booking a One-way Trip to Hell in First Class
Andie J. Christopher delivers an otherwise salacious narrative with grace and tact in her slow-burn and very sexy latest novel, ‘Hot Under His Collar.’
May 31, 2021
Laura Zigman’s Separation Anxiety Explores Unconventional Coping Mechanisms
Laura Zigman’s ‘Separation Anxiety’ pokes fun at the reality of our neurotic lives.
May 13, 2021
Kate Elizabeth Russell’s ‘My Dark Vanessa’ Delves Into the Deeper Truth of Abuse Victims
Kate Elizabeth Russell nuances the reality of victims of abuse in her brutally honest but beautifully written debut.
April 28, 2021
Sally Rooney Nuances Human Connection and Relationships in ‘Normal People’
Title: Normal People Author: Sally Rooney Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Hogarth Release Date: April 16, 2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 288 Connell and Marianne grew up in...
December 20, 2020
Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ is a Model of Literary Inclusivity
Evelyn Hugo is a woman living life by her own rules, marrying seven times but falling in love only once in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.’
December 19, 2020
Lori Gottlieb Documents Her Experience as Both Therapist and Patient
Lori Gottlieb is hilarious and insightful in her self-help/memoir ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.’
October 28, 2020
Jedidiah Jenkins Bikes from Oregon to Patagonia in Search for Answers in ‘To Shake the Sleeping Self’
His looming 30th birthday sets Jedidiah Jenkins on a literal journey from Oregon to Patagonia to find answers to life’s greatest questions.
October 4, 2020