Honest and unfiltered book reviews from an over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived nurse and her never ending TBR list..
Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey follows Annie, a die-hard romcom fan and screenplay writer who is desperately waiting for her own real-life meet cute and Tom Hanks. Not Tom Hanks the man himself, but what he represents in all of those beloved 90’s flicks. Romcoms were one thing Annie really enjoyed with her [...]
The Lemon Sisters by @jillshalvis follows sisters Brooke and Mindy Lemon. Mindy the “always perfect” sister arrives on Brooke’s doorstep in LA, a disheveled mess asking Brooke to take the kids and let her escape her life for a little bit. After three kids and a barely there husband Linc, Mindy’s reached her breaking point. [...]
Passion on Park Avenue is the first in a new series from @laurenlayneauthor and follows Naomi. A girl who came from humbled beginnings in the Bronx and now is topping all of the 30-under-30 lists. She meets two close friends Audrey and Claire under bizarre circumstances and they make a pact: never let one another be [...]
Beyond the Point by @clairecgibson follows three friends Hannah, Avery and Dani when they meet attending West Point together. The timeline shifts POV between the three girls alternating between their days at West Point and their relationships in the present. Each of the girls takes a different path after graduation and you see how the [...]
The Key to Happily Ever After by Tif Marcelo follows sisters Mari, Jane and Pearl de la Rosa as the three have just inherited the family's wedding planning business Rings and Roses from their parents. Every chapter has a specific song-themed title and the POV shifts between the sisters. Mari, the oldest sister is doing [...]
The Farm by Joanne Ramos shifts POV as we follow Jane, Ate, Mae and Reagan. Jane is a young Filipino woman looking for work to support her young daughter. She learns of a work opportunity as a baby nurse for NY's most wealthy clients from her cousin Ate. Ate, a well-known baby-nurse in the community [...]
THIS BOOK. I haven't been able to even write a review for a week because I wasn't sure my words would be able to even do it justice. A Woman is No Man by @etafrum follows three generations of Arab-American women as they navigate their lives in a man's world. Fareeda, Isra and Deya alternate POV's as [...]
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang follows Khai who we VERY briefly met in The Kiss Quotient. The books are completely separate stories but exist within the same universe. (You don't have to have read TKQ to read this one!) The book starts with My (known later as Esme to sound more Americanized) working cleaning [...]
Until It Fades by @katucker_ follows single mom Catherine, formerly infamous in her small town for scandal. Catherine has always tried to avoid the spotlight after a relationship with her high school art teacher blew up and made her talk of the town. Becoming a single mom with an imprisoned drug dealer certainly didn't help her reputation [...]
Meet Cute by Helena Hunting follows Kailyn and Daxton, former law school classmates. After an awkward first meeting at school - they quickly enjoy bickering and besting each other in the classroom. That is until Dax did something to alter the course of Kailyn's career and she never forgave him. Dax reappears in her life [...]
