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Annika Pillai
Oct 25, 20222 min read
my issue with ana huang's books
I thought, that after reading Twisted Hate, I had turned a real corner with Ana Huang’s books. I really did enjoy that book, after not...


Annika Pillai
Oct 13, 20222 min read
karen m mcmanus’ books have actual crack in them
I don’t think I have read a single Karen M. McManus book that I haven’t at least liked. One of Us Is Lying was great, the sequel was...


Annika Pillai
Sep 28, 20222 min read
i read if you could see the sun by ann liang and it was actually really good!
I came across this book on TikTok (surprise, surprise) and as someone who rarely dips her toes into YA, I was beyond excited when I...


Annika Pillai
Aug 30, 20222 min read
a review of pretty dead queens
I don’t know if this has ever happened to anyone else, but when I start reading too many books from the same author, I start to get deja...


Annika Pillai
Jul 22, 20222 min read
my thoughts on colleen hoover
I’ve got to be honest, this was something long overdue. It feels like these days, everyone and their mom has read at least one Colleen...


Annika Pillai
Jul 12, 20222 min read
i read another elle kennedy book and it was not good.
I don’t know why I decided to request an ARC of this book, since I don’t even like Elle Kennedy’s books that much––the only one I really...

Annika Pillai
Jun 30, 20222 min read
the tropification of romance books
It’s hard to remember a time before TikTok, but believe it or not, it did exist. I’m not saying that I’m anti-TikTok, because the topic...


Annika Pillai
Jun 13, 20224 min read
a review of how to fake it in hollywood
(slight spoilers ahead!) I requested this book as an ARC a while back, and it languished on my kindle for a long time (like a long...


Annika Pillai
Jun 1, 20225 min read
you have to read sex, love and stiletto by lauren layne
I’ve been stuck in a little bit of a rut when it comes to companion novel series––I’ve read a bunch over the last few months: The Brutal...
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