review: I was told it would get easier by abbi waxman

I absolutely love Abbi Waxman’s books and was so excited to get I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET EASIER for review—thanks @berkleypub! This book focused on the mother-daughter relationship shop between Jessica and Emily while they are on a group tour of colleges on the East Coast.

review: why not me? by mindy kaling

I binged The Mindy Project a few years ago and adored Kaling and her comedic take on an OB/GYN practice. Hannah recommend her books and I enjoyed her first book and was excited to read the second. Kaling is my kind of funny. She’s that great amount of real, self-aware, and self-deprecating. I find her musings hilarious and I laugh out loud when she goes on with self-inflated fake comments about herself.

review: Head over Heels by Hannah Orenstein

I spent eight years of my naive young life convinced I was going to be an Olympic gymnast. The only two snags were 1. I was just not that good and 2. I had way too much of that dreaded 'F' word...Fear. I found my strength in dance and the rest of my adolescence was spent in that world competing. Reading HEAD OVER HEELS was nostalgia for me in both good ways and bad.

review: Always the last to know

I have read and loved every single one of Kristan Higgins’ books and that collection of work is not short. ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW started off rough for me. There are three main characters, Sadie, her sister Juliet, and their mom Barb. I reeeeeally struggled with empathizing with Juliet and Barb. They seemed harsh, not compassionate, and clueless to the blessing of their lives. If you know me, you’ll know one of my life pet peeves is people who have zero self-awareness. These two lacked it in spades.

Review: the boyfriend project

When I saw BOTM was going to have THE BOYFRIEND PROJECT as one of their picks I knew I had to get it. Three women figure out they’re dating the same scumbag and become friends? Yes, please. While the friendship, oddly, was the weakest part of the story for me, I still enjoyed how much they supported each other, lifted each other up, and hyped each other for their individual endeavors. Samiah is a tech genius who wants to start her own app and Daniel is a new employee at the company she works for...or is he? The added element of a mystery and why Daniel has this job elevated the story for me and gave it another layer of plot I wasn’t expecting but really enjoyed.