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Book Review: Heated Rivalry and The Long Game by Rachel Reid


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Two people, a woman (L) and man (R), run down a hallway, with red light near them and the rest of the hallway a blueish white. Overlaid on top are an image of two men with their faces/foreheads pressed against another on the left, the cover of Babel by RF Kuang on the right, and a young woman with curly hair holding a grey kitten up near eye-level on the bottom edge.

2025 Favorites in Books and Media


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Book Review: Heated Rivalry and The Long Game by Rachel Reid

January 14, 2026 by Jessica

Of course, I’m as obsessed with Heated Rivalry as everyone else on the internet. Of course, I had to pick up the books. Of course, I’m going to spill some of my (many) thoughts on it. Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2) by Rachel Reid Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy…

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2025 Favorites in Books and Media

December 31, 2025 by Jessica
Two people, a woman (L) and man (R), run down a hallway, with red light near them and the rest of the hallway a blueish white. Overlaid on top are an image of two men with their faces/foreheads pressed against another on the left, the cover of Babel by RF Kuang on the right, and a young woman with curly hair holding a grey kitten up near eye-level on the bottom edge.

Top 5 Books of 2025 I read 38 books in 2025. These were my top 5 new reads (I re-read Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom this year, and they remain among my favorites). 5. Face Off by Chelsea Curto (DC Stars Book 1) Finally got around to reading Face Off, having read Power Play first (in 2024), and I loved it! Read it earlier in…

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Mini Book Reviews (#4): I Must Betray You, The Heart Principle, Kiss & Tell, People From My Neighborhood

March 22, 2022 by Jessica
from left to right, the covers of I Must Betray You, The Heart Principle, Kiss & Tell, and People From My Neighborhood, overlaid on an ombre purple to black background

I’ve been reading a lot lately, so it’s finally time for another book review round up! *Includes affiliate links to Bookshop. I make a small commission if you purchase through my shop. I Must Betray You By Ruta Sepetys Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream; they are bound by rules…

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Book Review: Heated Rivalry and The Long Game by Rachel Reid

Two people, a woman (L) and man (R), run down a hallway, with red light near them and the rest of the hallway a blueish white. Overlaid on top are an image of two men with their faces/foreheads pressed against another on the left, the cover of Babel by RF Kuang on the right, and a young woman with curly hair holding a grey kitten up near eye-level on the bottom edge.

2025 Favorites in Books and Media

A physical ARC of The Other Side of Perfect is in the center of the picture. Near the top right and bottom left corners of the book, there are dirty light pink pointe shoes laid out. In the top left, there is a beige and pink scarf in the background.

Review: The Other Side of Perfect by Mariko Turk

Review: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

from left to right, the covers of the roommate, act your age eve brown, lore, and one to watch, overlaid on an ombre purple to black background

Mini Book Reviews (#3): Act Your Age, Eve Brown; Lore; The Roommate; One to Watch

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Review: The Other Side of Perfect by Mariko Turk

May 25, 2021 by Jessica
A physical ARC of The Other Side of Perfect is in the center of the picture. Near the top right and bottom left corners of the book, there are dirty light pink pointe shoes laid out. In the top left, there is a beige and pink scarf in the background.

Alina Keeler was destined to dance, but then a terrifying fall shatters her leg — and her dreams of a professional ballet career along with it. After a summer healing (translation: eating vast amounts of Cool Ranch Doritos and binging ballet videos on YouTube), she is forced to trade her pre-professional dance classes for normal high school, where she reluctantly joins the school musical. However, rehearsals…

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Book Review: Heated Rivalry and The Long Game by Rachel Reid

Two people, a woman (L) and man (R), run down a hallway, with red light near them and the rest of the hallway a blueish white. Overlaid on top are an image of two men with their faces/foreheads pressed against another on the left, the cover of Babel by RF Kuang on the right, and a young woman with curly hair holding a grey kitten up near eye-level on the bottom edge.

2025 Favorites in Books and Media

from left to right, the covers of I Must Betray You, The Heart Principle, Kiss & Tell, and People From My Neighborhood, overlaid on an ombre purple to black background

Mini Book Reviews (#4): I Must Betray You, The Heart Principle, Kiss & Tell, People From My Neighborhood

Review: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

from left to right, the covers of the roommate, act your age eve brown, lore, and one to watch, overlaid on an ombre purple to black background

Mini Book Reviews (#3): Act Your Age, Eve Brown; Lore; The Roommate; One to Watch

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Review: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

April 27, 2021 by Jessica

Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older black couple—it’s…

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What I’ve Been Up to in 2021

April 20, 2021 by Jessica
Jessica stands in front of a white cherry blossom tree. She has a sheer flower print blouse on and blue jeans

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I figured that I should fill you in on what I’ve been up to in 2021. I also haven’t really focused much on non-bookish content up to this point, so it’s nice to shake things up a bit. It’s been a strange year and a half, to say the least. I graduated from undergrad in 2019, applied for a research…

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