If you enjoyed books by Taylor Jenkins Reid, here are some more books and authors you might like!
Hello beautiful / Did you hear about Kitty Karr?/ The Swans of Fifth Avenue/ A hundred summers
Songs in Ursa Major / The Sunshine Girls /The Chelsea Girls / City of girls
Rue Siebert is a very smart woman. She has a few friends she can count on, the financial
stability she wanted as a kid, and a successful career at Kline, a biotech engineering company.
Rude, also, doesn’t date, no exceptions. When a hook-up date doesn’t work out because of her
brother, she doesn’t think much of it. Yes, he was good-looking, but Rue has strict boundaries
until she learns that Eli Killgore, the hook-up that saved her from her brother, wants to take over
Kline, Rue gives him the cold shoulder. Eli, however, can’t stop thinking about Rue. Torn
between loyalty to her friends and this intense attraction to Eli, Rue has to remain cautious. But
it should be easy for Rue. She does no strings and no attachment, especially when it comes to
relationships and love.
Not in Love is light-hearted and fun. It was a super quick read and had enough to keep
me occupied. If I had the time, I could’ve read it in one sitting because the plot moves fast but
consistently while keeping readers engaged with the characters. I’ve been a fan of Ali Hazelwood
ever since her debut with The Love Hypothesis. I can really count on her for being consistent
with her writing style. The plots, love interests, and main characters are all very similar, but I
still find it all enjoyable because I know what Ali Hazelwood puts forth: consistency. If you have
read anything else by Ali Hazelwood and found it enjoyable, the chances are that you would find
all of her books just as enjoyable! I will say that Not in Love is definitely more mature than her
other books in terms of content. Additionally, I do praise Hazelwood for her intense knowledge
of STEM. She always does a fantastic job at researching STEM in her books and simplifying the
science the main character is doing. I really enjoy reading her books because her main
characters are more than their love interests, and it’s abundantly clear through Hazelwood’s
extensive STEM knowledge and solidifying that her main characters are extremely smart and
capable. The chemistry between Rue and Eli is off the charts. I kept reading because I loved
every single interaction between them. The chemistry was oozing off the pages! I also really liked
the emotional aspect of the book where both Rue and Eli are open to one another and their
boundaries. While I do think the ending was rushed a little bit, everything else was very good
and very well-balanced in terms of mature content and plot/character development. If you have
read a previous Ali Hazelwood book, you’re bound to like this! I find that this book would be
geared towards a wide range of audience who gear towards romance-heavy books. This book is
extremely enjoyable to read, and I always look forward to a new Ali Hazelwood read, even if the
plot and characters are repetitive! Consistency is sometimes key!
● Funny Story by Emily Henry
● Betting on You by Lynn Painter
● I Hope this Doesn’t Find you by Ann Liang
● Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
● That’s Debatable by Jen Doll
Are you participating in the 2025 Reading Challenge? We have 12 challenges to complete throughout the year and every month we’ll feature one of the challenge prompts. This month we’re featuring the prompt “a book where a character goes on an adventure.” Listed below are just a few books that fit the prompt but there are plenty of other books you can pick up!
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The land of stories : the wishing spell / Aru Shah and the end of time/ Book Scavenger/ Dragon Pearl/ Mel the chosen
The Silver Arrow / Furthermore/ Details for: Sky raiders/ The map to everywhere/ The forbidden stone
The beholder/ A thousand steps into night / A thousand pieces of you / Starflight/The smoke that thunders
In the shadow of the throne/ A clash of steel/ Something close to magic /These hollow vows /Darker by four
The princess bride / A darker shade of magic/ The quest/ Miss Benson’s beetle/ Life of Pi
See a full list of more book recommendations here
Detective Kat Donovan’s world unravels when she finds her estranged fiancé on a dating app. Leading her to reopen her father’s unsolved murder.
January 1st/ Netflix/ Put on hold
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
January 3rd/ Theaters/ Put on hold
Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, left to fend for herself. These two share a dream…and their tenacity may be the only thing that sees them through. Their destination? The ice…on the world’s stage.
January 4th/Crunchyroll/ Put on hold
Follows a neurosurgeon who discovers she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. She must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.
January 5th/ AMC/ Put on hold
Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.
January 7th/ ABC & Hulu/ Put on hold
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A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor’s palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.
January 10th/ Crunchyroll/ Put on hold
“Goosebumps” is a horror series telling the story of a group of five high school students who unleash supernatural forces upon their town. Now, they must work together in order to save it.
January 10th/ Disney+ & Hulu/ Put on hold
January 11th/ Netflix/ Put on hold
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James Herriot, fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, pursues his dream to become a vet in the Yorkshire Dales. He discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales’ farmers are a tough to please.
January 12th/PBS/ Put on hold
A woman searching for a spark finds a whirlwind night of romance with a man only to discover he is terminally ill and commits to helping him spend his last days living life to the fullest.
January 17th/ Theaters/ Put on hold
January 31st/ Theaters/ Put on hold
January 31st/ Put on hold