Review: “Love at Full Tilt” by Jenny L. Howe

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Title: Love at Full TiltAuthor: Jenny L. HowePublish Date: July 2025Genre: Romance, Young AdultRating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Plot synopsis: Freshly graduated from high school, Lia has scored the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt at her favorite amusement park. She’s focused on the prize, a cash amount that would allow her freedom from her overbearing parents and let her envision her own future. But when she stumbles (quite literally) across Mason, a local who suggests an alliance for the contest, she might be getting more than she bargained for with her own fairy tale romance. I […]

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Review: “On the Plus Side” by Jenny L. Howe

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Title: On the Plus Side Author: Jenny L. Howe Published: December 2023 Genre: Romance Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   Sometimes, a book comes along that absolutely speaks to my soul, and On the Plus Side is one such book. It could’ve been written specifically for me, aside from the fact that I didn’t meet the author, Jenny L. Howe, until this fall (disclaimer: she co-runs the romance book club that I attend, but I have no bias towards her writing despite that). But never have I felt more seen about who I am and what I’ve experienced, and […]

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Review: “There is a Door in This Darkness” by Kristin Cashore

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Title: There is a Door in This Darkness Author: Kristin Cashore Published: June 2024 Genre: Magical Realism Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I read There is a Door in This Darkness in August, and have wanted to review it since but kept putting it off for personal reasons. Because honestly… this is the book I needed at the time, as I dealt with my favorite aunt dying from breast cancer, but didn’t want to process too heavily as I was in the thick of that. Well, it’s now been two months since my aunt died, we’ve gone through another […]

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