If you love non-angsty enemies to lovers, you’ll want to pick up The Retreat by Natasha West. West combines the enemies to lovers trope with fake dating, forced proximity, and only one bed. It’s chaotic and funny, yet unabashedly real. The pace is quick (the majority of the book takes place over a single weekend), and IRead More
Grief, First Love, and the Power of a Really Good Meal: This Feast of a Life by Cynthia So
This Feast of a Life by Holden So, writing as Cynthia So, explores grief, identity, first love, and the power of a really good meal. Spanning a year and some change, the story follows Auden, who has only recently begun to explore their nonbinary identity, and Valerie, who is still reeling from the death of herRead More

