Shelly’s Book Corner

March 4, 2022

Book Review: The Assignment by Penelope Ward

This post contains affiliate links. What to Expect:Enemies to lovers trope.Feisty Heroine that has meat on her bones.Hot chemistry and fun banter. My thoughts:Troy and Aspyn went to the same high school and due to a certain incident they become enemies. Ten years has passed and they are reunited and Aspyn is not pleased at all. You could have cut […]

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January 14, 2022

Book Review: The Summer Proposal by Vi Keeland

Thank you Give Me Books for my advance review copy. What I liked:The chemistryThe banterThe sexy scenes were everything. No fade to black here!Max was an alpha male with a heart of gold.Georgia was a go getter and determined. Issues:As a sports fan I had some issues with the hockey storyline. About the Book: The first time I met Max […]

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January 9, 2022

Guest Book Review: Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin

Thank you William Morrow for my finished copy. Disclaimer: I gave this book to my mom to read since I had a feeling she would enjoy this book more than I would and she did! Here are her thoughts. Gwen’s thoughts: What an amazing read!!! Every night after dealing with a hectic and mentally exhausting job I looked forward to […]

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January 8, 2022

Book Review: Cackle by Rachel Harrison

Thank you Berkley for my finished copy. My Thoughts: This book reminded me of a Hallmark’s Good Witch series with some slightly spooky elements. This story is about Annie who was dumped by her long term boyfriend and moves to a new town to start fresh. Along the way she tries to make new friends, but is having a hard time […]

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January 7, 2022

Book Review: Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles

Thank you Scholastic Inc for my review copy. My Thoughts: After reading and loving “Tyler Johnson Was Here” I couldn’t wait to dive into this book. This story follows a bi Black boy named Gio. What I liked about this story is that Gio wasn’t questioning his sexuality throughout the whole story. He had a feeling he might be bisexual, explored […]

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January 6, 2022

Book Review: The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh

What I Liked: Bisexual heroine. Type 1 diabetes rep. Service dog. Diversity that isn’t cringey. Story incorporates a podcast. Issues I Had: Story started to lose steam in the middle. Predictable twist. About the Book: Dare Chase doesn’t believe in ghosts. But as the host of Attachments, her brand-new paranormal investigation podcast, she knows to keep her doubts to herself […]

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January 5, 2022

Book Review: The Love Con by Seressia Glass

Thank you Berkley for my free book for review purposes. What I Liked: Body positive Rep Black Girl Magic Cosplay Interracial Romance were race wasn’t an issue or obstacle to overcome Issues I Had: I wanted the love scenes to have more steam. There was all this build up and it was kind of lackluster in that department. The conflict […]

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January 4, 2022

Book Review: Come Again by Lauren Blakely

My thoughts: When I heard that Lauren Blakely was writing another book in the “Big Rock World” that I love I couldn’t wait to read! Big Rock was the first book I ever read by Blakely who nailed the male point of view effortlessly and the rest was history. What I liked:The banter between Easton and Bellamy.Catching up with characters […]

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November 11, 2021

Book Review: How to Marry Keanu Reeves In 90 Days by K.M. Jackson

My 💭:⠀So this book started out strong for me, but Lu started to get on my last nerves as the story progressed. True was sweetheart who could be a little bit of a doormat at times when it came to Lu. There was a lot of internal dialogue and that started to get on my nerves. I did like that […]

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November 10, 2021

Book Review: Well Played by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

This post contains affiliate links. My 💭:⠀Let me say start my review by saying that after reading this book peach cobbler will never be the same. 😏⠀The tension and chemistry between Levi and Presley was next level. You could feel it oozing off the pages. Levi was more than a superstar athlete and I loved seeing the vulnerable side of […]

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