Reading, Writing, and Me

  I can't believe this is the last "looking forward to" post of the year! The next one will be for 2021. I'd love for someone to tell me how that happened. Here's my quick list of five books that have been on my radar for months. Many of these are finally getting published after being pushed for COVID. I'm happy they'll finally be coming into the world. I'm sure I've forgotten so many amazing December books because I kept finding ones I'd accidentally skipped as I picked books for this list. Let me know in the comments if you're excited for a new YA I didn't mention here. As always, if you'd like to pick up a copy of any of these books, I'd love it if you'd consider shopping through my Bookshop, which means I'll get a small commission to support the blog at no cost to you. Just click the preorder button under each title or shop from the full list here !  The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre  by Robin Talley December 1 Preo

  Rent a Boyfriend  by Gloria Chao Overview: Chloe has a big problem. She's convinced her parents she has a rich, smart, perfect boyfriend that doesn't actually exist so she doesn't have to accept Hongbo's proposal. When she needs this dream guy to appear, she turns to Palo Alto's premier service, Rent a Boyfriend, that specializes in giving you the perfect brand of boyfriend to suit your Type A, B, or C parents. Drew works for Rent a Boyfriend to support himself after he dropped out of college and his parents cutting him off. Drew is perfectly charming, empathetic, and in tune to the clients needs. But, as it tends to happen with fake dating, Chloe and Drew start to fall for each other. Drew is forced to reconcile breaking company code with his feelings, and Chloe is left to wonder if she's fallen for the real Drew or the perfectly tailored lie that is Andrew. Overall: 3.5 Characters: 4 I like Chloe and Drew. They're adorable, and I ship them together for s