Twisted Love follows Ava, a photography student with a traumatic past, and Alex, her brother’s best friend, who is cold and driven by his own dark secrets. As their paths intertwine, their intense connection grows, but buried pain and dangerous truths threaten to tear them apart. The story unfolds with unexpected twists, deep emotions, and a love that blurs the line between obsession and devotion.
Mallory Greenleaf has quit chess, a game she used to love and adore, forever. After tragedies struck her family, one after another, she’s stuck at a job she hates, with sisters she hates, and a best friend that may be moving on. Suddenly, Mallory’s world has turned upside down, and at the center of it all is the illusive, mysterious, and unfairly attractive Nolan Sawyer, the #1 chess player on the planet. Worst of all, he’s firmly obsessed with her, and she doesn’t know why.
(500) Days of Summer has to be one of my favorite movies to exist. The movie starts off by showing the viewers the main character, Tom. Tom is looking for love, but he hasn’t had much luck. He meets one of his co-workers, Summer, and immediately falls in love. Summer is very independent and does not believe in love. The movie shows us the 500 days that they were together, and their weird relationship.
This is my favorite book I have ever read. The book is about two emergency room doctors, Brianna and Jacob. They get off on the wrong foot but, Jacob’s kind gestures start to slowly win Brianna over. While they both navigate personal challenges, they find support in each other. The book dives into their journey and digs into themes of love and trust, also the importance of vulnerability and communication in relationships. Personally, I loved the book for how anxiety is portrayed through one of the characters.
The main character, Fallon, had a troubled childhood and she was attempting to find her confidence after a devastating fire left her scarred. On November 9th, she met a man named Ben—who was a 20 year old aspiring author. They had an instant connection but decided to only meet on November 9th, until they were both ready for a future together. They were both facing battles on their own, so by meeting once a year, they were able to keep their connection but grow themselves individually.
Ariana Grande recently dropped her new album this March, titled Eternal Sunshine. Four years after the release of her last album, featuring 13 new original tracks, Grande dives deep into relationship rumors, as well as other relationships and events in her life. She talks about her healing journey, and her pathway to finding peace. Most of the lyrics are in reference to the drama and rumors surrounding her life online.
This novel by Roy questions many parts of life and being. The story follows the life of a brother (Estha) and sister (Rahel) who grow up in Ayemenem. They witness their lives gradually fall apart after an incident in which their cousin dies and they are blamed for her death. Years of mediocrity and disappointment go by, with the book eventually ending with the reunification of the siblings after being separated and washed away of hope and life. A main point of discussion Roy has is the “love laws,” which was a theme I enjoyed hearing her thoughts about.
27 Dresses is a Rom-Com staple that everyone should watch. It is a rom-com starring Katherine Heigl as Jane Nichols and James Marsden starring as Kevin Doyle. Jane is an assistant for a CEO but her side gig is being a Bridesmaid. Now all that Jane wants is for a wedding of her own and she wouldn’t mind if it was with her boss. But as they say, “always the Bridesmaid and never the bride”. Jane suffers from one thing and that thing is people pleasing and never seems to be able to advocate for herself.
All Your Perfects is an emotionally charged novel that intricately weaves together the past and present of Quinn and Graham's marriage. The story unfolds through dual timelines, providing a poignant glimpse into the couple's early days of falling in love and the current challenges threatening to unravel their once-perfect union. At the heart of the narrative lies the deeply personal and often stigmatized issue of infertility.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is an intricate literary fiction novel by Gabrielle Zevin that centers on old friends Sadie Green and Sam Masur and Marx Wantanabe, Sam’s college roommate. Sadie, Sam, and Marx create a gaming company together and face the complexities of love, relationships, and evolving life in this poignant, long story. I personally enjoyed the level of depth Sadie Green and Sam Masur contained.
