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Book Review

Off Script by Ashley Marie

Off Script

Off Script is a Hollywood enemies-to-lovers romance, where the heroine has good reason to hate the dude she’s fake dating. She forgave him, but I couldn’t. Jada is an actress who’s been struggling to land another role since getting kicked off a tv show for a love triangle with a co-star. Her luck changes when she’s cast as the sidekick friend in a time travel romance. The only problem? Her character’s BFF is played by … Continue reading Off Script by Ashley Marie

Links: Adventure Romance, Cover Design, & More

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.

It’s time for Wednesday Links! It’s a very tiring week for me. No particular reason; just tired! At the very least, the heat is breaking here in New England and I’ve getting invigorated for fall. On a more somber note, lots of places in the US are either on fire or underwater, on top of *gestures to everything els*. I hope you all and your families are staying safe and being well. … I love … Continue reading Links: Adventure Romance, Cover Design, & More

Book Review

First Comes Like by Alisha Rai

First Comes Like

I was initially skeptical of the newest installment in Rai’s Modern Love series. The main character, Jia, is a social media influencer who creates videos about make-up. I tend to avoid novels about models, and wasn’t sure that I was millennial enough to appreciate this romance. But First Comes Like might be my perfect pandemic read. It has a more lighthearted, fluffier tone than Girl Gone Viral, with a heroine whose thirstiness made me smile, … Continue reading First Comes Like by Alisha Rai

Book Review

Dating You/Hating You by Christina Lauren

Dating You/Hating You

I’ve been struggling to write this Dating You/Hating You review for weeks, simply because I’m worried I won’t be able to convey how truly wonderful I thought it was. But I’m going to do my best, because this is a pretty worthy competitor for my favorite book of 2017. It’s funny, feminist, and a great example of a modern romance. I should also mention that this is a complete standalone and not tied to any … Continue reading Dating You/Hating You by Christina Lauren

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Hollywood Style

Our summer vacation was pretty epic. I’ve already written about our time at San Diego Comic-Con. Apparently I hadn’t had enough of standing in long lines in a hot, crowded place, because we spent the last day of our trip at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Hollywood. It opened in April and my Potterhead daughter and I were dying to check it out. Here’s my report, fresh from Hogwarts. Our … Continue reading The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Hollywood Style

Other Media Review

Movie Review: Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar! is the latest movie from the Coen Brothers. As it turns out, we’re all pretty big fans of the Coen brothers, so after many reassurances that this was not the “everyone dies a bloody death” type of Coen brothers movie, I checked it out, along with Redheadedgirl. Our non-spoiler review goes as such: we both enjoyed it, we’d both watch it again, but it didn’t set our worlds on fire or anything. It … Continue reading Movie Review: Hail, Caesar!

Book Review

Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler

Under the Lights

A few weeks ago, I was telling folks on Twitter that I’d made a rather large dork of myself (not like that’s at all difficult) by begging a publisher to approve a NetGalley request for a New Adult F/F novel about actors on a teen drama. Someone pointed my ridiculousness out to the author, who contacted me very kindly and sent me an ARC – which was very cool of her – and so I … Continue reading Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler