The Reading Room

  Once Upon a Broken Heart Written by: Stephanie Garber  This book had been recommended to me through "book-tok", so some of you have probably already heard of it or, at least, the author. However, if you haven't, that's no problem! This book follows the story of Evangeline Fox and her search for true love. After hearing of the wedding supposed to take place between her step sister and the love of her life, Evangeline takes matters into her own hands and makes a deal with a wicked Prince of Hearts. The book follows the aftermath of her deal and how it is affecting everyone else around her and her own love story. Evangeline learns just how bad a deal with the devil could be.  In my opinion, I didn't LOVE the book because it did seem written for a lower level reader and structured as so. I also was not a fan of how the female main character was portrayed as the typical damsel making questionable decisions and not always thinking about a logical solution. However, I ...

  Pretty Girls Written by: Karin Slaughter Nothing gets me into the Fall/Halloween spirit like a good thriller. Although some may say it is too early, I just couldn't wait, especially when I heard about this book. Pretty Girls  follows the plot of three sisters, one abducted years ago from her college, and two living in present day. After the death of one sister's husband, the two sisters reunite following years of no contact and begin unraveling the story of what happened to their sister and how the husband's death ties into it.  This book will have you on the edge of your seat the whole time. It pulls at your heart strings with passages written by the girls' dad after the kidnapping and absolutely blows your mind with the thought out plot twists. I had such an amazing time reading this book! I was a little worried at first because it is out of my comfort zone, but this was the perfect book to dive into the mystery/thriller world of reading. The story was incredibly we...

  Just For the Summer Written By: Abby Jimenez This week, I introduce to you: Just For the Summer. The story follows two characters happen to be stuck in the same constant loop of dating a person and that person meeting the love of their life immediately after their breakup. When discovering each others' dilemma through social media, the two characters agree to date each other to hopefully cancel out their alleged curse. They agree to a relationship "just for the summer" encompassing all of the things they have done in previous relationships. However, like all fake dating occurrences, their situation gets a bit messy. This story has everything you could ask for in a cutie romance with a deeper meaning. Jimenez demonstrates feelings of love, friendship, childhood trauma, adult problems all in one fantastic story that will have you giggling and crying all in one sitting.   This was such a quick and easy read because of how effortless it was to be held captive in Jimenez...