Category: Spoiler-Free Reviews
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Just Friends ⎼ Haley Pham

When I requested this advanced copy, all I knew was that it was a “BookTok” creator’s debut novel. After reading the first chapter, I was surprised by the writing style. And by “surprised”, I mean I was reading sentences aloud to my boyfriend and then saying “This doesn’t even make sense.” Pham was clearly trying…
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Most Eligible ⎼ Isabelle Engel

When I was in college, my friend group was composed of consistent Bachelor watchers. And after being introduced, I was hooked immediately, and for good reason. In the 8 years that I regularly watched the Bachelor, I saw every variety of obsession, mental health spirals, cheating, lying, redemption, and using the same 5 phrases 37…
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The Fair Weather Friend ⎼ Jessie Garcia

I read Jessie Garcia’s debut thriller, The Business Trip, last year. And what stuck out to me the most from that book was that one of the characters worked at a TV news station. That dynamic was really interesting, and stuck in my mind long after finishing the book. So I was pleasantly surprised to…
