stevie's reviews
320 reviews

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

Three Holidays and a Wedding by Marissa Stapley, Uzma Jalaluddin

3.0

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

3.0

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone

2.25

Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

3.25

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

3.75

Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd

4.5

Still Unwritten by Caroline Khoury

2.5

Right on Cue by Falon Ballard

2.75

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

this was a compelling romance mostly because despite Sally’s tiresome “I’m ugly but at least I’m funny” act that wasn’t as feminist as she thought it was, you can’t help but root for her. Her deep-seated insecurity and fear of vulnerability is so relatable. I don’t know that we needed 70 pages of emails in the middle or the highly detailed descriptions of the inner workings of SNL (oops I mean TNO), but I have to appreciate both the hope that normies can snag hot celebrities and the gross-yet-maybe-endearing-but-definitely-pathetic Pete Davidson representation.