Roll for Love by M. K. England #ContemporaryYA #WLW #RomCom #NerdsInLove CW: (Pre-book) Death of a Grandparent, Grief, (Pre-book) Divorce, Abandonment, Internalized Queer-phobia, Religious Bigotry, Homophobia, Racism, Emotional Abuse, (On-page, but symptoms aren't focused on) Panic Attack, Cursing, Sexism, Bugs 4.5/5 Admittedly, I don't remember putting M. K. England's Roll for Love  on my Libby T.B.R., but as I was scrolling through recently, I spotted it was available. I ce

I feel that I need to address the controversy surrounding Homegrown Magic and Rebecca Podos ( review here ). There are many claims that the book is antisemitic and that Podos experiences internalized antisemitism. I discovered this after finishing the novel. I wasn't even planning on talking about this book from a Jewish perspective. Although, as you can see, I did make this discussion separate from my review. The only Jewish things I noticed in it were the names "Yael" and "

Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos #Queer #CozyFantasy #Romance CW: Alcohol, Classism, Abusive Parents, Capitalism, Self Sacrifice, Grief from Losing a Loved One, Sexual Content, Cursing, Money Problems, Bugs, Gaslighting, Invasive Surveillance, Communication Issues, Vomit 4/5 The cover of Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos's Homegrown Magic caught my eye while scrolling on Instagram one day. I've read one of Pacton's books before, The Life and (Medieval) Times of

2025 was a tough year for me personally and for the year at large. I slowed down a smidge with reading and a lot with posting here on my blog. I have a backlog of posts that I hope to get to soon. Know if you're feeling sluggish, you aren't alone. Still, books continue to mean a lot to me. They bring me closer to others, they give me an escape from this world, and they challenge my perception of all kinds of things. Below you will find my 2025 reading stats from The StoryGrap

From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos #Jewish #Queer #ContemporaryYA #Fantasy CW: Click Here 5/5 I noticed Rebecca Podos on Instagram when I saw a picture of the Home Grown Magic  cover, although I did read this first. Podos writes about queer Jews, my niche! Now, I don't read a lot of Y.A. romantasy, which this review's book, From Dust, a Flame  looked like from the cover. Still, I read the description and wanted to give it a chance. I shared a name with the main character and

Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield #Queer #YA #RomCom #TimeTravel CW: Click Here 5/5 One day, not too long ago, one of my best...

Too Bright To See by Kyle Lukoff #MiddleGrade #Trans #Supernatural CW: Family Member Death, Terminal Illness, Grief, Hauntings, Described...

Summer Girls by Jennifer Dugan #Contemporary #YA #RomCom #WLW CW: Child Abuse/Control, Car Crash, Using the Phone While Driving,...

The Ride of Her Life by Jennifer Dugan #NewAdult #WLW #Contemporary #RomCom CW: Click Here 5/5 Based on the reactions I've gotten from...

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler #Contemporary #YA #Bisexual #RomCom CW: Pre-book Divorce, Absentee Parent, Money Problems, Classism,...

I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman #Queer #Contemporary #YA CW: Click Here 4.5/5 I Was Born For This had been the only Alice Oseman book...

Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall #WLW #MurderMystery #Contemporary CW: Poisoning, Vomit, Blood, Murder, Stabbing, Discussion of Suicide,...

How To Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow #Jewish   #HolidayRomance   #Contemporary #YA CW: Click Here 4/5 Jake Maia Arlow's How to...

Hope you're all settling in okay to the new year! I know we've got a tough one ahead of us, but books will always be there for us. Let's...

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann #Asexual #Supernatural #RomCom #Contemporary CW: Capitalism, Supernatural...

Café con Lychee by Emery Lee #MLM #Contemporary #YA #RomCom CW: Toxic Parents (Openly Homophobic & Misogynistic), Homophobia,...

6 Times We Almost Kissed (and One Time We Did) by Tess Sharne #WLW #Contemporary #YA CW: Click Here 4.5/5 Reading Tess Sharne's  6 Times...

The Guncle by Steven Rowley #Humor #Gay #Contemporary CW: Alcohol, Swearing, Mild Sexual Content, Death, Grief, Loss of a Parent,...

Make My Wish Come True by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick #Contemporary #YA #RomCom #WLW #Holiday CW: Dark Side of Hollywood...

The Fianc é e Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur #NewAdult #RomCom #Contemporary #WLW Content Warnings: Click Here 4/5 I fell in love with...