Friends with ARCs: Fable + Shine

Adrienne Young's latest book release Fable centers around a young woman of the same name. Fable has survived four years making her own way on an island of thieves, and is determined to find a way off the island so that she can find her father and claim her rightful place at his side. She enlist…

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Series Review: Bridgertons (+ Thoughts on Each Book)

I read the entire Bridgerton series years ago, when I wasn’t yet involved in the online book community and when it was harder for me to acquire books since I was still living in the Philippines. But I persisted and succeeded in completing the series eventually, and I have fond memories of reading (…

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Book Review: East in Paradise (Journey to the Heart #2)

East in Paradise is the second novel in Tif Marcelo's Journey to the Heart series, which are contemporary romances that feature a Filipino-American lead and also have a fun food-related aspect. This companion sequel is about Bryn Aquino, who is pursuing her dream to set up a Filipino culinary r…

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Series Review: Keeper of the Lost Cities

Allow me to introduce you to my new middle grade obsession: the Keeper of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger. I had high hopes for these books after both Macky and Kristin fell in love with the series. And as you can already tell, I too fell head over heels in love with this series (and I’…

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Book Review: The Downstairs Girl

The Downstairs Girl is about Chinese-American gal Jo, who is simply trying to find a way to make ends meet. But her gender and her race make it difficult, especially living as she does in Atlanta in the late 1800s where people like her being vocal is frowned upon. She finds an outlet for her voice …

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