A poignant forbidden romance packed with some classic romance tropes: married in Vegas, grumpy Hero, employee-boss relationship and a second chance romance. The novel is riddled with angst and sweet moments and explores what it means to find The One at the exact wrong time and a Hero who will do all he can to win his girl back. Unfortunately, the plot suffers from dumb misunderstanding/mistake-syndrome which detracted from my enjoyment of the novel.
Poignant and Impassioned: My Saving Grace by Melanie Moreland
The Weekly Wrap: February 1st to February 7th
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The Weekly Wrap: January 25th to January 31st
Two books read (both from my Up Next shelf), three new books I want to read, including a nonfiction novel that delineates the LGBT+ world-wide rights movement and analyzes its impact, a moving fictional story that explores familial relationships and the desire to belong and an entertaining nonfiction book about the highs and lows of dating, and one new book releasing this week!
The Weekly Wrap: January 18th to January 24th
Seven books read (one from my Up Next shelf and one DNF), three new books I want to read, including a winner of the JCB Prize (an Indian literature award), a novel in verse, destigmatizing periods and a memoir on the intersections of sexuality, immigration status and the Muslim religion and three books releasing this week!
The Weekly Wrap: January 11th to January 17th
Three books read (one from my Up Next shelf), three new books I want to read, including a sweet-AF high school romance, a nonfiction novel analyzing the USA empire from a non-US centric perspective and a memoir on being a Black man in the US that also unpacks masculinity, and all the books releasing this week – there are SEVEN!
The Weekly Wrap: January 4th to January 10th
Nine books read (two from my Up Next shelf and three re-reads), three new books I want to read, including a young adult novel that addresses the adultification of Black girls, a classical historical fiction novel exploring a Black man's family history and a compilation of essays on racial injustice challenging Canada's politeness stereotype and my thoughts on re-starting my Up Next progress and a new release featuring a gender-swapped retelling of Beauty and the Beast!