Happy new month, booklovers!  Welcome to another segment of Readers Recs! Are you on track to meet your reading goals for the year?  If you're not, no need to beat yourself up! We've all been there. Sometimes, we just need a fresh start or a new title to spark our interest. Here are five different book recommendation list that you might enjoy: 1.  THE 250-PAGE CHALLENGE : Most of the time, all we need is a few short and sweet reads to pique your interest. 2.  RIVALRY NEVER FELT RIGHT : Who doesn't love academic rivals to lovers 🎓. 3.  READ IN COLOR: PURPLE EDITION : Shake up your reads with a bit of color 💜. 4.  LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT FAVE YA BOOK : I love YA and I hope you love it as well! 5.  MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS : It's okay to not be okay! Happy Reading, booklovers! Until next time, stay bookish and wonderful!! Image from goodreads

📖 BOOK TITLE: FOLLOW ME  📖AUTHOR: ELIZABETH ROSE QUINN  📖 PUB DATE: MAY 6TH 2025  📖THOUGHTS&OPINIONS:  #138thBookOf2024 Ok, it's time to breathe, actually maybe a breath or two because what did I just read? 🤯🤯 I was expecting a cozy mystery because how can a grown woman of twin boys disappear without no trace? But then the story turned, and I was not expecting this dark tale. I say dark because it was definitely too dark for me—after the murder(s) that took place, I had to stop reading and start doing other things (like scrolling through Facebook) to stop my brain from playing the images/movie-like trance it has conjured. Like this book was crazy, momfluencer kind of crazy. You'll ask how monfluencers and murders relate, and I'll tell you you definitely have to read this book to actually find out the answers. Before diving into this book, know that there are some heavy themes being discussed in this book, which include: drug addiction, postpartum p

📖 BOOK TITLE: TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW  📖AUTHOR: JASON REYNOLDS  📖THOUGHTS&OPINIONS:  #137thBookOf2024 Neon is about to take the next big step in his relationship with Aria, and that step is being intimate. The novel starts with Neon being holed up in his girlfriend's bathroom before the "big moment." I loved how the novel progresses backwards, taking us twenty-four minutes before, then twenty-four hours, and also twenty-four days before, twenty-four weeks, and twenty-four months (back to the very first time Neon and Aria meet). This is a very unconventional novel for me, and it is so unlike anything I've read. And most importantly, it is told from Neon's POV Black Boys Love too ❤. I know in most black-oriented novels, we have racism, drugs, and the rest, but this novel is about love, and it is focused on love. Another important thing I love is how both Aria's and Neon's parents are fully involved in their lives; you don't se

📖BOOK TITLE: BINGSU FOR TWO  📖AUTHOR: SUJIN WITHERSPOON  📖 PUB DATE: JANUARY   14TH 2025 📖THOUGHTS&OPINIONS:  #136thBookOf2024 Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for granting my request to read this e-ARC and provide my honest opinions.  River Langston Lee (our MMC) is seventeen years old, and he is rethinking all his life choices, from walking out of a very important exam (meaning he won't be able to attend university) to breaking up with his longtime girlfriend and leaving his co-managerial job at his parents cafe, Cafe Gong. Being a teen comes with a whole lot of different emotions, different fears, and also a lot of I don't know. I love how all the teens in this book were portrayed from the MMC to the FMC and the side characters; the character development is just beautiful. I have always loved to read a romance novel from the MMC's POV, and I need more Recs like these. Love a good young adult romance and found family trope.