Reviews by Tag: contemporary romance

Meet Me In the Margins by Melissa Ferguson

Five months ago, PhD student Dani Brown and her best friend had their routine witchy

requests to the universe. Dani, looking for a casual rebound after a failed relationship, wished

the universe would show her who to pursue next. Several months later, when a video of former

pro rugby player turned charity founder and security guard Zafir carrying her out of her

university building goes viral, it seems like a pretty big hint. Except Zafir asks her to fake-date

All Your Perfects, by Colleen Hoover, is a romance novel and a stand-alone book.

The Flatshare is a often funny and always cute romance about broke and

fresh-out-of-a-breakup Tiffy and her new roommate, night-shift nurse and total sweetheart Leon.

They work out an arrangement that satisfies their budgeting needs as well as Leon’s jealous

girlfriend: Tiffy gets the room the nights and weekends, and Leon gets the day. And to ensure

that they never meet, Leon’s girlfriend forbids him from ever seeing Tiffy. But they have to

Lucy and Joshua are coworkers, both assistants to the two CEOs at a publishing

company. Though the word coworkers implies some cooperation and amiability, that’s nowhere

near the truth. Their mutual loathing, which began from the moment their two companies

merged into one, has been dubbed the Hating Game. It’s just another pretty normal workday for

Lucy (begins with staring hatefully at Joshua and ends the same way), when for some reason

he kisses her in the elevator. This, combined with a new promotion opportunity, an agreement

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han is contemporary fiction and the third book in the

series. After everything that went down, Lara Jean is having a great senior year. Life couldn’t be

better, she has so many senior activities to look forward to. Except Lara’s bubble pops suddenly

when she faces college, relationships, and family troubles. Senior year turns into a year Lara

Jean will never forget.

P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han is contemporary fiction and the second book in the series.

Lara Jean didn’t plan on falling for the guy she was fake dating to cover up her crush on her

sister’s ex. It was supposed to be pretend and it was supposed to end. Except, it developed into

something so much more. When a guy from her past shows up, her feelings return with him. But

Lara isn’t the only one who reunites with an ex, and so does Peter. In love with two boys, Lara

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han is contemporary fiction. Lara Jean has never

admitted any crush. Instead, she’s written all the boys a letter, but never sent them out and kept

them in a box. One day, her letters are mysteriously mailed out. This leads to her having to face

all the boys she’s loved: her first kiss, her sister’s ex, and a boy from summer camp. Falling for

extreme measures to hide her crush for her sister’s ex, she decides to pretend date another

For Lily Bloom, life hasn’t been easy and she’s had to work hard to start the business she has. But when neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid comes into Lily’s life everything seems too good to be true. Ryle is stubborn and arrogant but also sensitive and sweet. However, Ryle has a “no dating” rule that Lily can’t help but find disturbing. As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan who was her first love and also a connection to her past that she thought she had left behind.

Bella Kirkwood is living the big life in NYC. She shops on her dad's credit card, goes to a school with great friends, and she has a good boyfriend. What more could she ask for? Then life takes a terrible turn. Bella is moving to Truman, Oklahoma, a city of farming, no fashion, and mean step brothers. Bella is having trouble settling into her new school when she joins the school newspaper. Bella’s editor, Luke, gives her some not so appealing articles, until her big break comes.