Midnights in Bali by Carla de Guzman | Book Review

Title: Midnights in Bali Author: Carla de Guzman Publisher: Spark Books Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary Synopsis Ava Bonifacio has always been the girl with The Plan —a life plan that would give her everything she’s ever wanted, including becoming a lawyer, a role she was sure she was born into. Sure, her determination may …

Finding My Forever by Heidi McLaughlin | Book Review

Title: Finding My Forever (The Beaumont Series #3) Author: Heidi McLaughlin Publication Date: December 30, 2013 Genre: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary Synopsis Everywhere I look, my friends are settling down - marriage, children, white picket fences; but not me. Marriage isn't in the cards for me. I’m a ladies man. A rock star. I was …

My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin | Book Review

Title: My Unexpected Forever (The Beaumont Series #2) Author: Heidi McLaughlin Publication Date: September 2, 2013 Genre: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary Synopsis I expected a life of music. I expected to raise my son. It took one look to make everything change. I never expected happiness. I never expected to find her. I never expected …

Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin | Book Review

Title: Forever My Girl (The Beaumont Series #1) Author: Heidi McLaughlin Publisher: Bandit Publishing Company Publication Date: December 27th 2012 Genre: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary Synopsis I was never supposed to be a rock star. I had my life all planned out for me. Play football in college. Go to the NFL. Marry my high …

Philophobia | Flash Fiction

Philophobia - fear of emotional attachment; fear of being in, or falling in love *** “I’m sorry, I’m not ready to be in a relationship,” she told him after he confessed his feelings for her. “I understand,” he said. Sadness was evident in his eyes. “I’ll see you around... I guess,” he added before turning …

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon | Book Review + Movie Comparison

Title: Everything, Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date:  September 1st 2015 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see …

Love & Gelato by Jenna Evan Welsh | Book Review

Title: Love & Gelato Author: Jenna Evan Welsh Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: May 3, 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis “I made the wrong choice.” Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s …

Lost | Flash Fiction

“Have you ever wondered why some people are lost, while some knows exactly what to do with their lives?” “No. Have you?” “Yeah. I even have a hunch. ” “What is it?” “Reincarnation. People who knows what to do with their lives are old souls. They have been born, so they already have an idea …

I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maureen Goo | Book Review

Title: I Believe in a Thing Called Love Author: Maureen Goo Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary Synopsis Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That’s how she became student body president. Varsity soccer star. And it’s how she’ll get into Stanford. But—she’s never had a boyfriend. In fact, she’s a disaster …

22 Things I Learned on My 22nd Year | Essay

Because today is the last day I can say "I'm feeling 22."