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That Kind of Guy — Talia Hibbert

TITLE: That Kind of Guy (Ravenswood, #3) AUTHOR: Talia Hibbert GENRE: Romance AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: If there’s one thing Rae can’t stand, it’s pity. She’s forty, frazzled, and fed up—so attending an awards ceremony alone while her ex swans about with his new wife? Not an option. To avoid total humiliation, Rae needs a date of her own. And her young, hot-as-hell new best friend is the perfect candidate… Zach Davis, king of casual hookups, has a secret: the notorious womaniser craves emotional connection, and...

COVER REVEAL: That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert!

I can’t even begin to describe how excited I am to share this post with you lovelies today! When Talia reached out and asked if I’d like to help her reveal the gorgeous new cover of her upcoming release, THAT KIND OF GUY, I freaked out. That’s such an understatement it’s not even funny, but—well, you’re not here to hear me gush about my feels, you’re here to SEE THE COVER!  *screams forever*...

Wicked Saints — Emily A. Duncan

update — May 2020: You know what? I’ve had a lot of feelings about this book over the last year. I initially gave it a pretty high rating, but then the author sketched me out on social media and I decided I didn’t want to support her work while she was being unkind to other reviewers. A quick way to convince me not to support an author is to show me them attacking reviewers, because 1) I think of the...

The Takeover Effect (now I'm craving chai, YUM) — Nisha Sharma

TITLE: The Takeover Effect (The Singh Family, #1) AUTHOR: Nisha Sharma RELEASES: April 2nd, 2019; pre-order here! GENRE: Romance AGE RANGE: Adult Hem wanted to branch out on his own, to leave his father’s tech company behind for good, but when he gets a call that another company is attempting a takeover of everything his father has worked towards, he comes home to help. Meanwhile, Mina must take on the role of his legal counsel in hopes of appeasing her greedy uncle and...

You're Welcome, Universe — Whitney Gardner

TITLE: You’re Welcome, Universe AUTHOR: Whitney Gardner RELEASED: March 7th, 2017; Knopf GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA Assigned reading for MLIS 7421: Multicultural Youth Literature. (Yeah, the class I took almost a year ago. That’s how overdue this review is…) Ironically enough, I had removed this book from my TBR in a blog post just a couple of weeks before receiving my assigned reading list for my course, and lo and behold… there it was. I wasn’t terribly excited about reading it, but...

Binti: The Complete Trilogy — Nnedi Okorafor (no spoilers!)

TITLE: Binti: The Complete Trilogy AUTHOR: Nnedi Okorafor SERIES: #1 Binti; #2 Home; #3 The Night Masquerade RELEASED: February 5th, 2019; DAW Books GENRE: Sci-fi AGE RANGE: Adult Binti only wants one thing: to further her search for knowledge by attending the prestigious Oomza University, an off-planet school who’s offered her the first invitation ever extended to a person of her people, the Himba. During her journey to Oomza U, however, her ship is attacked by a group called the Meduse. An unexpected friendship forms...

Goodbye, Perfect — Sara Barnard

TITLE: Goodbye, Perfect AUTHOR: Sara Barnard RELEASED: January 29th, 2019; Simon Pulse (US re-release) GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA If there’s one thing in life Eden can count on, it’s her best friend, Bonnie—until Bonnie runs away with their music instructor, and everything gets thrown into a whirlwind of police interrogations, suspicion, and fear. The worst part is that Eden knows where Bonnie’s gone, but how can she betray her best friend? If there’s anything I enjoy in the YA contemporary genre, it’s conflict—especially when...

A Curse So Dark and Lonely — Brigid Kemmerer

TITLE: A Curse So Dark and Lonely AUTHOR: Brigid Kemmer SERIES: A Curse So Dark and Lonely, #1 RELEASED: January 29th, 2019; Bloomsbury YA GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA Harper’s life isn’t easy—her father has left her family with all his debts, her brother is working for the same loan sharks they owe, and her mother is in the final stages of cancer. Meanwhile, in the land of Emberfall, Crown Prince Rhen is facing the final season of his curse: if he doesn’t find love within...