Kismat Connection is such a sweet, confidently-told, well-paced book, and you could be forgiven for not realising it is Anaya Devarajan’s début novel. It’s a fun fake-dating romance in which two teenagers try to escape the karma that threatens to haunt their futures for all eternity. Madhuri Iyer is doubly-doomed. Her mother informs her that…
Mrs. Nash’s Ashes is a fun, quick little comedy of romantic error about an ex-child star who heads to the Florida Keys to do her beloved landlady one more favor – only to find true love along the way. Rose McIntyre Nash passed away at the age of ninety-eight, but her full life is about…
Liz Parker’s debut novel In the Shadow Garden has so much going for it. Eye-catching cover, fascinating premise, a decades-old mystery to solve. And there’s tea. Lots of tea. But some issues hold it back from earning a higher grade, and I wanted to like it more than I actually did. The Haywoods and the…
One part 9 to 5, one part romantic comedy, You Should Smile More is a funny, delightful romp about sweet revenge and even sweeter friendship. Cat-loving Vanessa Blair is tired of being judged both for her outward appearance and her presumptive demeanor. Yes, the book’s titular phrase is often spoken to her even at her…
Jean Meltzer offers up another funny, sweet, poignant story with wonderful protagonists in her new novel Mr. Perfect on Paper. Dara Robinowitz comes from a long line of shadchaniyot (Jewish matchmakers) and has built an extremely successful company by combining her love of coding with the family business. J-Mate is the most popular Jewish dating…
Shortly after taking the bar exam, Cassidy – Cass – Walker is involved in a car accident that leaves her with two lingering challenges: she has trouble remembering details – “tasks, appointments, reminders, names”– but she can’t forget one big one – that her boyfriend was Devin Bloom. It’s not that she needs to forget…
Some of It Was Real tells a beautiful story about a psychic who’s not entirely sure she’s really a psychic and the investigative journalist who assumes she’s a fraud and dedicates himself to exposing her. The book straddles the border between Women’s Fiction and Romance, taking a deep dive into the psyche of each character…
Corinne starts out strongly, with brilliantly-observed and realistic portraits of its teen characters as they struggle to walk a fine line between being worldly and being godly. But when we flash forward, the characters lose the plot and the book loses its delicate balance. Morrow’s writing compels, but the book stalls and the end result…
Narrated by Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber Strong word of mouth about the author and their new audiobook led me to request Part of Your World from NetGalley last week. Abby Jimenez is a new-to-me author and lately, I’ve been a bit leery about veering away from old favorites, but I’m happy to tell you…
The No-Show didn’t quite jibe for me. While Beth O’Leary normally can do no wrong in my eyes, this is the lowest grade I’ve given any of her books, and that’s for one reason – she expects us to feel sympathy for Joseph, the central guy here. Naturally, she weaves a mature narrative out of…
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