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Bad Words
Rioghnach Robinson, 2026, 5 stars. Absolutely brilliant love story of a writer, a critic, and their heated intersections. The portrayal of each main character was vivid and unflinching because we meet them as they take bites out of one another, sparring in person and online and assaulting each other’s core…
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Back for Seconds
Betty Corrello, 2026. 4.5 Stars. I was so happy to revisit the Jersey Shore and meet another Betty Corrello strong female who is going through a season, and this is in a charming Christmas setting. June is loud and angry and full-bodied, recovering from a divorce with a man who…
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Summer People
Sally Blakely, 2026. 4.5 Stars. Very strong summer beach read, about two people who kept their relationship a secret from the friend group until the break up isolated everyone and turned them bitterly away from each other. I was hooked reading this because the slow burn between Sutton and Everett…
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Brain Games
Nicole Alfrine, 2026. Three and a half stars for a rom com set in the first year of surgical residency. Delilah got into her dream hospital for Neurosurgical residency, trailed by her nemesis Brad. She’s accustomed to competing and sparring with him, but he wants a change of tone for…
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Forever is the Sweetest Con
Joanna Thurlow, 2026. Four Stars. This was wicked fun, because we meet Cleo, a FMC making a dishonest living as a bartender who tends to overcharge drunk misogynists and the hopeless twits at her work. She is in debt because her former boyfriend swindled her, and she’s down bad for…
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The Great Outdoors
Kayla Olson, 2026 4 Stars for the view. In the preface, Kayla Olson says this book is meant for the girls who relate to the 80’s movie Troop Beverly Hills (alongside Elle Woods of Legally Blonde) and she had me hooked. It’s a light rom com version of Wild, with…
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The Shippers
Katherine Center, 2026. 4.25 Stars. This is a true romp, a quick read abundant with the rat-a-tat back and forth volleying between childhood friends that are obviously meant for each other, when they are not holding each other in headlocks. Katherine Center is straight up playing in this novel, I…
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The Paris Match
Kate Clayborn, 2026. Five stars in every language. I re-read parts, I self-imposed speed bumps to not rush through this book, and I savoured every word. Griff is an incredible MMC that I’ve never seen before, which complements Layla as FMC, because we trust her as a well-composed physician who…
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While You Were Seething
Charlotte Stein, 2026. 3 Stars. This starts tough, with Caleb as the most irascible male love interest I’ve seen. He is a world-renowned romance author known to be a bitter pill and recluse, and Daisy of course has a history with him in school where they both angered one another…
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Don’t Tell Me How it Ends
Adrienne Thurman, 2026. 4.25 Stars. Yes, absolutely yes. The heat between the two characters is really compelling, and we see Kaia in an absolute gutter of a life event, trying to find purpose and grit to figure out a job, city, and space within her family. A love life? She’s…
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