These stories with a Bachelor-type reality show as the setting have absolutely RUINED the actual show for me.

We have a neurodivergent demisexual (not that he was aware of this until later in the book but it is very much what's happening) lead who is awful at interacting with new people. His producer is a gay man who is BUBBLY AS HECK (but also has depression because you can be both! Take note, other writers!) and is working to get the guy out of his shell.

And of course, they both end up falling for each other and it is one of the sweetest romances that I've read this year

The way that mental health (specifically anxiety and depression) were addressed in this book was so lovely and real. I'm not a person who does much rereading, but I absolutely see myself going back to this one over and over.

I absolutely loved Caleb and Adam when I first listened to The Bright Sessions podcast, and I knew that I had to read this book to get even more. My favorite thing about this book is that it parallels with the podcast so we get to see what was going on outside of Dr. Bright's office between Caleb and Adam. Combine this with the fact that the audiobook is read by Briggon Snow (voice of Caleb) and James Fouhey (voice of Adam) and how could I possibly rate it anything less than five stars?

"I'm going to make SURE that you marry my brother!!!" A few weeks later, "Wait but consider this: marry me instead."

That's it. That's the story. And it's lovely lmao

Heyo this book was ridiculous in like the best way?

Like I guess I need to make up a man and start writing him letters and hope that manifests a real human that I can fall in love with or something. Look forcing her into a marriage because of some letters definitely gave me dark romance vibes but the rest of it was very sweet: Logan did a great job of communicating his reasonings and needs to Madeline, he ended up being incredibly supportive of her career which seems to be pretty rare in historical romances, and the way they interacted with one another truly felt realistic.

Summer is everything to me and I will die for that sweet summer (pun intended) ingenue.

THIS IS THE BISEXUAL YOUNG ADULT NOVEL WE NEEDED.

I loved the back and forth between "then" and "now" as we learned more about Lara and Jasmine's summer relationship and how it impacted her as her school year started and her relationship with Chase.

I think the only issue that I had is that I didn't get why Chase was suddenly so into her? I was worried at first that it was just him approaching her for no reason other than the fact that he knew she was into him, but that feels like such asshole jock behavior and Chase felt like a really good dude from start to finish in this book. I wish I knew a little more about what was going on there, but that's just one of the flaws of only getting one person's point of view. Still, I'm glad that we didn't get the perspectives of Chase or Jasmine. Just living Lara's life with her felt right. And THAT is why even though I had that issue I'm still giving it five stars haha

Bethany and Wes are absolutely my favorite couple from this series. The way that Wes likes to poke at her until she loses it was almost annoying except that you could tell that she was secretly enjoying it, lmao. I also ADORE Wes's niece and would read an entire book about that girl's love of Elsa

Ok so I've never read Picture of Dorian Gray, so I can't speak to the similarities or differences between this book and the source material. What I can say is that this book was a really fun time and it very much had my interest the whole time I read it. I listened to the audiobook and I loved Bailey Carr, the narrator, and I'd happily listen to more audiobooks from her. I think she did a really great job of expressing the emotions that came from the writing. 

Older Hollywood actresses (not actually old but not young and spry like in most romances -- I think around their 40s?) star in a sapphic film together. One is straight (to her knowledge at least lmaooo) and the other is HEAVILY closeted. Their chemistry is off the charts and lots of questioning happens from there.

I absolutely adore Ida. Her struggles with being her true self and coming out publicly vs maintaining the comfortable career that she currently has while ALSO being faced with being so attracted to Faye is so much to have to work with.

And the way that she finally does come out is so lovely! I was bored with the idea of just doing it at a wrap party at first but once I realized that people were recording with her cameras and she knew that and was like "Fuck it let's go", I was genuinely inspired?

I'm not the biggest fan of Harper Bliss, but this book was definitely a pleasant surprise.