BY SOPHIA Guys. It's been awhile since I've read a book that felt refreshing and different and wasn't YA/fantasy so trust me when I say that I was SO happy to finally get my hands on a copy of Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano. This book is a murder mystery as the cover says BUT, it's not your typical John Grisham type of novel, or even a mystery in the way that The Gue[...]
Spring is in the air, and we're here with some of our favorite spring fling reads for you to enjoy this season. Some are new, and some are tried and true and surprise surprise, most are YA! Let us know if you've read any of these before and how you liked them! The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Historical Paris in the spring. Modern New York in the spring. What is[...]
BY SOPHIA I think I have a good thing going with books that have the "Reese's Book Club" stamp of approval on them - in general, I have not been disappointed with books that come from this curated list and The Guest List by Lucy Foley is no exception. I'd seen this book buzzed about on bookstagram and the other interwebs and had wanted to get my hands on it for awhile. Of course[...]
Via @janeesjournal We were so so so excited to talk about this month's trilogy, the Shadow & Bone series by Leigh Bardugo. It was a re-read for us (maybe third or fourth time for one;), and it was like slipping on a favorite sweatsuit (because that's what we're all living in still right?)... perfectly fitted with all the fuzzy warm feels. This is THE series for anyone who needs a l[...]
BY SOPHIA Have you ever read a book that you were absolutely SMITTEN with and couldn't stop thinking about? That's how I felt about the prequel to this book, American Royals. But this post isn't about that book and this post isn't going to be a rave, unfortunately. No, this post is going to be an unapologetic rant because aside from the travesty that was Christmas in Paris (by Anit[...]
Photo via @read_with_natalie I started this series by Brigid Kemmerer last year and blew through the first two books, even putting them on my year end best lists. The third and final book, A Vow So Bold and Deadly, finally came out in January, and in true book friend/fiend fashion, Sophia and I (and our frequent co-host and og book club founding member, Stephanie) read it together, whi[...]
BY SOPHIA In this month's PPG book club discussion, we read & talked about the LONG AWAITED next installment of the queen Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns & Roses series - A Court of Silver Flames. I personally had this book pre-ordered in my Amazon cart and ready to arrive on release day and could NOT wait to get my hands on it to read. For those who don't know, this la[...]
BY SOPHIA It's February and if you're anything like me, you have an ever-growing pile of books in your "to be read" list. I started a habit a few years ago of naming which exact titles I want to read every month; doing this has helped me a lot in being more intentional on what books from my TBR list will indeed get read as each new month approaches. If you're the exact opposite of me a[...]
BY SOPHIA I've been struggling with a reading slump for the past few months (thank you distance learning!) so while I've had my hands on this copy of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn since the summer, I only got around to reading it in the month of December. And then once I started reading it, it took me another three weeks to actually get through it - which if you know me[...]
BY SOPHIA Wow, Jensine & I absolutely cannot believe that we have officially been podcasting Pen & Page Gals for a full year now. To celebrate our anniversary and the start of Season 2 of PPG, we are hosting a GIVEAWAY! *Cue all the clapping emojis* WHAT YOU'LL WIN: $50 Amazon gift card (need help deciding how to spend it? Peruse our gift guides!)Custom Pen & Page[...]
