January-February Muslim Releases

2023 means more Muslim Authors getting a spotlight! Here are some books coming out this month and the next that I think should be on your radar! Disclaimer: Any bookshop link included is an affiliate link. And if the book is from HarperCollins the link will direct you to the HCP Union bookshop page to…

Book Review: A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan

A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan Rating: 3.75/5 Check out the author on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. More about the book HERE. Check out an excerpt HERE. Long time no see! I'm starting back up the blog with a little book review of a fun rom-com that includes a teaspoon of a "meet…

Favorite Holiday Books

'Tis the season for all the perfect fuzzy feelings and holiday vibes! I actually love holiday books even though I don't actually celebrate the winter holidays! There's just something about the fun times and romance that blossoms even in the darkest of days and when seasonal depression is at its height! (But also, do I…

BLOODMARKED Review

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn Rating: 5/5 Publication Date: November 8, 2022 LINK I couldn't put this book down and that about sums up the entire experience because what in the world just happened!!!! TRACY HOW DARE YOU. I actually don't even have the appropriate words to describe how epic this sequel was like... I didn't…

Middle Grade Mini Reviews!

Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui This parent trap inspired book was just so cute and so fun! I love books with interesting family relationships and this one gave me everything I wanted! Not only did we get a cute long lost brothers relationship, we got some complicated mother-son and father-son relationships! Of course, I…

Book Review: The Make Up Test by Jenny L Howe

QUICK PITCH: ACADEMIC RIVALS IN GRAD SCHOOL. EXES TO LOVERS (AKA SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE)!!! FAT REP! HILARIOUS AND EMOTIONAL! GO GET IT NOW!!!!! I've been wanting to read an academic rivals to lovers aimed at adults for AGES AND I HAVE FINALLY RECEIVED WHAT I ASKED FOR. But you know what made this even better?…

Review: If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

I'm actually obsessed with this book this is definitely one of my favorites of the year! The whole premise is just so interesting what with the academic setting, the superpowers, the academic rivals to lovers!!!! I definitely think this book would be an absolutely splendid adaptation what with the elite drama happening throughout the story.…

Recent Contemporaries I’ve Enjoyed!

Since I unintentionally took a hiatus from blogging, I have a whole lot of thoughts on a good bunch of books! So here are some contemporaries I've really enjoyed! Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle Sarah Hogle just has the best flawed characters because as much as you want to dislike the characters, you also…

13 books that kept me up past Midnight

Taylor swift is single handedly reviving my blogging abilities as usual and with the new album announcement (yes, I did draft this a month ago and forgot to post shhh), I decided to talk about 13 books that keep me up past midnight! This is also serving as a way to manifest the vibes of…

Mini Reviews: Tokyo Dreaming and My Mechanical Romance

Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean Rating: 4.25/5 Publication Date: May 31st, 2022 I received this for the publisher in exchange for a review. This does not affect my review which is unbiased and honest. At first, I was a little sad about some events in the beginning BUT THEN Emiko Jean threw in some of…