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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING BY JULIA WHELAN // spoiler-free book review: took me long enough but i adored this book about audiobook narrators falling in love from the queen herself!
Look at me posting semi-regularly? I so appreciate all of your undying and heartfelt faith in my posting capabilities,,, C’mon folks, you know the drill. It’s sarcasm for everyone in Ruby’s house. I’ll stop talking and jump right in! Title: Thank You For ListeningAuthor: Julia WhelanPage count: 432Date published: 2 August 2022Genre: Adult contemporary fiction 🎧 Synopsis: For Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. She’s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. When…
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POPULAR BOOKTOK BOOKS I RECOMMEND // 10 viral tiktok books i actually like that you could read if you want
I don’t know what I’m doing today but I am unhinged and we’re just rolling with it. Spur of the moment decisions over at Ruby Rae Reads today *hides* I could be here talking about the worst BookTok books because I know there are many but I don’t want to put myself through that amount of pain. Very rarely will you catch me pushing through god-awful books and oof I know which ones those are. Avoiding them like the plague in this household. Anyways, I shan’t waste time on the opinions I have concerning this platform because frankly, I don’t know what I would say. It has been both very…
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AFTER I DO BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID // spoiler-free book review: this marriage in crisis adult contemporary blew my mind and i will never be okay again!!!
Welcome to round three of Ruby catching up on reviews of books she read in 2021 that were also on the favourites list, but I’m a terrible human. I, too, did not follow whatever I just wrote oops. Anyways, I’m a huge fan of Taylor Jenkins Reid, so this is an exciting review. Also was shocked at how much I adored this book, which is a crime on humanity because how can I expect anything less from queen TJR??? Let’s just get into the yelling! Title: After I DoAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidPage count: 336Date published: 1 July 2014Genre: Adult contemporary fiction 💍 Synopsis: When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the…
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MALIBU RISING BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID // spoiler-free book review: finally reviewing a fave read of 2021 ft. the perfect beach vibes, surfing siblings & fantastic family relationships
It’s only taken me a million years to get to this review but ‘better late than never’ is just my blogging motto at this point. Oh well, I guess get used to it *sighs* Anyways, very excited to chat about this book today, especially in light of our surpise new TJR 2022 release CARRIE SOTO IS BACK coming later this year which I’m ~of course~ ecstactic about. I shall stop rambling now and let us just commence with this ~rave~ review! Title: Malibu RisingAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidPage count: 384Date published: 1 June 2021Genre: Adult historical fiction 🌊 Synopsis: A lifetime holding it together.One party will bring it crashing down. Malibu:…
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MY FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2021 // a whopping bizarre top 8 ft. some honourable mentions
Life is currently a mess and I really wanted to get a lot more end of year posts out this month, but alas, 2021 will just have to close on the messy path it was already on. I have no idea what I’m writing but we’re rolling with it *nervous laughter* Apologies as I did have a fun idea for a Christmas recommendations list, but I just had no motivation to get it done. You’ll have to wait until next year folks. As usual, lowkey doing this post is stressful because I leave it till the very last day of the year JUST IN CASE a new favourite needs to…
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OCTOBER RECAP // essay mania but at least I discovered some new all time fave books and movies
I AM FREE FROM THE SHACKLES OF ESSAYS AND IT FEELS SO GOOOODDDDD Ugh anyways I did disappear again, so this post is late (as usual) but hey least all of my reads last month were 5 stars *wink wink* Let us just get into it! — The Love That Split The World by Emily Henry {★★★★★}: I declared October Emily Henry month and I’m not mad about it. I finally recovered from my adult romance bender and fell into the beautiful and graceful arms of Emily Henry, who I *was* so behind on but as you can tell, I’ve caught up. Anyways, I did start this at a time…
