Continuing our month of love, I delve into a BookTok sensation. Reading The Love Hypothesis far after the initial hype left me with mixed impressions. While the writing and pacing didn’t always land for me, the humour and emotional beats in the final third were engaging. It’s a light, fun accessible romance that improves as it goes with a satisfying conclusion.
We begin our month of love with a critical look at The People We Meet on Vacation as both novel and film. A movie I watched on a whim, this post is an exploration of why the film feels emotionally lighter than the novel, how major plot changes reshape Poppy and Alex’s relationship, and which version hits home for me.
The first post to commemorate my Birthday month is my favourite BookTok sensation, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo! A book I read years ago and thoroughly enjoyed, its scandalous, emotional and heartfelt. transporting us back into The Golden Age of Hollywood and all the salaciousness that comes with. A BookTok fave and mine as well!
It took me 7 months to finish reading Onyx Storm. What started as an exciting foray into a new and unique universe, transformed into an exhausting slug through one of the most frustrating books I’ve read this year. While I love the world Rebecca Yarros has created she has left very much to be desired. I unpack everything from disjointed plot holes to lack of character development, in this very very long review.
I decided to give Lights Out by Navessa Allen, the BookTok sensation a read! I was thoroughly entertained giddy and blushing the whole way through. A fun book with a morally ambiguous storyline Aly and Josh gave us so many laughs I couldn’t put it down. Despite my critiques I had a great time with this book and I dive into why in this post!
I have embarked on a brand new series Gods & Monsters starting with The Book of Azrael by Amber V Nicole. I never thought I would be committing myself to a long romantasy series but here I am again. I am having a great time with this unique new world. So here is my review of this Booktok fave!
A fast-paced psychological thriller, The Housemaid lures you in with its deceptively simple premise and captivates you with its crazy storyline. While some tropes feel familiar, Freida McFadden’s execution, sharp, sinister, and satisfyingly unhinged, makes this a ride that’s hard to put down. However, is it worth the hype? Read the review and find out.
Yellowface is one of those books that makes you cringe, laugh, and spiral, often all in the same chapter. What I thought would be a straightforward narrative quickly unraveled into sharp satire, complete with an unhinged and wildly unreliable narrator. Kuang doesn’t just tell a story, she holds up a mirror to the publishing industry, to whiteness, to us. It’s messy, uncomfortable, and deeply self-aware in the best way possible.
Not every book lives up to the hype! I read Verity so you don’t have to—and I’m spilling the truth. Was it worth the read, or should you skip it? Find out in this brutally honest review before adding to your TBR list!
