Candy Bunny Reader

  Lyla Lee 's first adult romance novel! How was it? Love in Focus is about Gemma Cho, a journalist who just broke up with her boyfriend of seven years. She vows not to not be in another relationship. That is, until her workplace starts a new project for a Valentine's Day issue titled "Modern Love in Focus", and the photographer for the project is none other than Celeste Min, Gemma's ex-girlfriend from college! Gemma and Celeste try to keep things professional at first, but very quickly they realize that they never got over each other. The two end up rekindling their relationship, but they are scared to get close to each other again. It turns out Celeste was carrying a lot of personal baggage with her, too, which is why she suddenly broke up with Gemma several years ago. But as you can imagine, everything ends up working out in the end. I just love how Lyla Lee makes her characters feel so real, and the messages are always really good! This is how romance novels s...

I've also reread volumes 1-13 recently. This series is so awesome! Obviously volume 14 got 5 stars from me.   I need to reread and catch up with A Sign of Affection too.  

  This is a tag that has been making its rounds recently online! I decided to join in, too. I tagged some people over on my Instagram, but there is no pressure to do this tag. Anyone is free to do it!   Oh yeah, one more thing...

I really liked reading this author's Huda F YA trilogy, and I felt that I needed to read the rest of her books!  That Can Be Arranged by Huda Fahmy is ultimately about how the author met and married her current husband in a very unexpected way. Leading up to that are anecdotes about how she mostly had bad luck when it came to relationships. Sprinkled throughout the book are also mini lessons on how arranged marriages in Muslim communities look like.  This was very interesting to read! I love the author's sassy sense of humor, and her artwork is fun, too.  I gave it 4.5 stars , but that was because of some Harry Potter references. However, even though the book was published in 2020, the author mostly likely wrote it in 2019 before JK Rowling's controversies, so I could overlook the references this time. Any book published after 2020 has no business referencing Harry Potter. 

  I saw one of my followers on Instagram do this tag and I thought I should do it too! I tagged some people over on Instagram, but anyone is free to do it. 1. A classic you've been meaning to read And Both Were Young by Madeline L'Engle ! I bought it at a thrift store last year and still haven't cracked it open. 2. A book on your shelf that you haven't read yet  I got two! They are part of a series: The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore , both by Laurie Gilmore 3.  A recent purchase that you haven't read. The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech. 4. A Book You've Had Forever But Haven't Read I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai ! I bought this way back in 2015. No kidding! 5.   A Recommendation From a Friend You Haven't Read Disney High by Ashley Spencer  (it's a nonfiction book about Disney Channel) 6. A Book You're Procrastinating I got a few... The Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Gutterson,  Pennies by Lora Senf,  and  Mistress Pat by ...

    This one made me more emotional than usual! 😭

My Aunt is a Monster by Reimena Yee is a graphic novel of a blind girl named Safia who loves storytelling. She lost her parents and is sent to live with a mysterious aunt. Aunt Whimsy used to be a famous explorer and archeologist, but went into hiding several years earlier and was presumed dead. She also may or may not be a big furry monster (well, I know the answer because I read it).  One day Aunt Whimsy finds out an old rival of hers named Cecilia "discovered" part of an ancient kingdom that Aunt Whimsy and her nanny, Cathryn, actually discovered a long time ago. Hoping to stop her rival from taking all the credit (and to stop them from encountering something dangerous at the kingdom's ruins), Aunt Whimsy, Cathryn, and Safia go on a trip. Safia decides to record a story of her travels. While on a ship, Safia runs into a girl named Hebe who is also interested in discovering new and lost things. They get along well at first, but Hebe and her two cousins seem to have ult...

  Aka all the 5 stars books! Shadow's House Volumes 1-9 by Somato Witches of Eden Volumes 5 and 6 by Yumeji Winterhouse by Ben Gutterson Sakura Saku Volume 9 by Io Sakisaka One Piece: Law's Story by Eichiro Oda and Sakagami Shusei Pet (and Bitter) by Akwaeke Emezi When it All Syncs Up (and Under All the Lights) by Maya Ameyaw The Witch Who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen She Loves to Cook Volumes 1-5 by Sakaomi Yuzaki Monster High Comics Volume 1 by several authors Under their Skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix Nightbooks (and Gravebooks) by JA White Witchlings book 1 by Claribel Ortega Linus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon Nicola Traveling Around the Demon's Realm Volumes 1-4 by Asaya Miyanagi A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll The Awakening of Roku by Randy Ribay Bone: Roses Story by Jeff Smith  The Gate Girl and Dragon by Grace Lin The Lightning Thief (and the Sea of Monsters) by Rick Riordan  Sheeta's Little Big World Volume 1 by Yuki Kamba The Best We Could Do...

These are all the books I gave either 3 stars or less and all the DNFs. The only 3 star book:  Juliet Takes a Breath graphic novel by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote All the DNFs:  Deep as the Sky Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig Days at the Torunka Cafe by Satoshi Yagisawa Shokugeki no Sanji by Yuro Tsukuda Beach Read by Emily Henry Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour  Always a Catch Volume 5 by Mayo Momoyo Fall in Love You False Angels Volume 4 by Coco Uzuki The Island Book 1 by Gordon Korman A Condition Called Love Volume 1 by Megumi Morino A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan Brigands and Breadknifes by Travis Baldree Sorceline Volume 1 by Sylvia Douye Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay by Dale Walls Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Ju The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier All Systems Red by Martha Wells Sheeta's Little Big World Volume 3 by Yuk...

  I don't think I need to explain what it is about because I think we pretty much all know. So far it's a slice of life fantasy about Akko (our lead witch) and her friends.  I've actually known about Little Witch Academia for a long time, but didn't get around to it until now when I saw that my local libraries had copies of one of the manga adaptations (it started out as an anime film then series). This version is only three volumes long and is written by Keisuke Sato ! What did I think of volume 1? This was fun! This was some cute fun. I have a feeling it's going to kick into a more serious story later on, but so far volume 1 gets 5 stars from me!  To be honest, it all kind of reminded me of another anime I like called Kaleido Star . From the main character being inspired by watching a live show to the character dynamics and archetypes. It's a nice coincidence! So far my favorite character is Sucy. She's so funny and relatable. 

A cute graphic novel I picked up on a whim. Pizza Witch by Sarah Graley and Stef Purenins follows Roxy and her cat George. Roxy wants to be the champion witch at making pizza (a kitchen witch if you will!) like her idol, Jeremy. Jeremy is the owner of a famous pizza restaurant, Pizza Warlock, which is also where Roxy works. He always sends Roxy on quests to get ingredients. Roxy wonders when she will finally hone her skills on making pizza magically. Well, one day she gets sent on this much bigger quest to find the legendary ingredient: The Remarkable Oregano. It isn't easy, but she does manage to make a girlfriend along the way named Erin, and she finds out something not-so-nice about Jeremy, too.  I had a lot of fun with this book! It's very predictable, but that for me was a good thing--I was just in the mood for a light, comfort read.  I did give it 4 stars , but that's because I thought the ending was a little abrupt. I honestly felt that it was kind of a cliffhanger....

This is the prequel to Elatsoe , which I read and reviewed last year. You can read that review here . Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger is about the maternal grandmother of Ellie from the first book, named Shane (well, her name is Sheine Lende meaning sunflower in the Lipan language, but everyone usually just calls her Shane). Set in the 1970s mostly in Texas, Shane and her mother Lorenza have a search-and-rescue business along with their three dogs (well, two live dogs and a ghost dog) Neal, Nealy, and Nellie. They usually search for people in their community that go missing.  But one day as they are trying to investigate the disappearance of Bobby, the younger brother of their neighbor named Donnie, Lorenza mysteriously goes missing, too! Shane, her brother Marcos, and their Grandpa Louis team up with Donnie and her grandparents to find both people. They end up going on a road trip involving all sorts of things from eccentric scientists, otherworldly creatures, and invasive m...

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