Shelf Indulgence

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 Welcome to Shelf Indulgence!  Hello! My name is Abriella, a life-long book lover, dedicated reader, and now an official book blogger! I am a 20 year old aspiring early elementary teacher and I am so excited to finally create a mini space to share my thoughts on all things literary! Stay tuned for book reviews, reading recommendations, and other book-related discussions!  Why I'm Starting a Blog! For as long as I can remember, books have been a form of escape from reality and my constant companion. Whether I'm curled up with a romance novel, getting lost in a fantasy realm, or unraveling the layers of a classic, I am constantly being connected to new perspectives and experiences. This blog is my way of celebrating my love for books and reading, and sharing it with fellow readers!  What You Can Expect!  ♡ Honest Book Reviews - whether it's the next best seller or a hidden gem, I'll share my thoughts for different books across many genres! ♡ Reading Lists and Reco...

  By the Book by Amanda Sellet Genre Romance, Contemporary Star Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Sum mary In this clever YA rom-com debut perfect for fans of Kasie West and Ashley Poston, a teen obsessed with nineteenth-century literature tries to cull advice on life and love from her favorite classic heroines to disastrous results -- especially when she falls for the school's resident Lothario. Mary Porter-Malcolm has prepared for high school in the one way she knows how: an extensive review of classic literature to help navigate the friendships, romantic liaisons, and overall drama she has come to expect from such an "esteemed" institution. When some new friends seem in danger of falling for the same tricks employed since the days of Austen and Tolstoy, Mary swoops in to create the Scoundrel Survival Guide, using archetypes of literature's debonair bad boys to signal red flags. But despite her best efforts, she soon finds herself unable to listen to her own good advice and falling f...

  The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Genre  Romance Star Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Summary In this "masterpiece from the queens of romance" (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) Christina Lauren, the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex convince his snobby family their marriage of convenience is real, or lose a massive inheritance. Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam "West" Weston for access to a subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she'd signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed and they both went on their merry ways. Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless cooperation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred million-dollar inheritance. There's ...

  People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Genre Romance Star Rating ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️ Summary Two best friends. Ten Summer Trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She's a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best friends. For most of the year they live far apart -- she's in New York City and he's in their small hometown -- but every summer for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven't spoken since. Poppy has everything she should want, but she's stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows without a doubt that it was on that ill-fated final trip with Alex. And so she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation tog...

  The Song of Achille's by Madeline Miller Genre Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mythology Star Rating ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️ Summary Greece in the age of heroes. Awkward young prince Patroclus has been exiled to the court of King Peleus. Despite their difference's, Peleus's golden boy Achilles befriends the shamed prince. As they grow into young men, their bond blossoms into something deeper -- despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother, the sea goddess Thetis. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus journeys with Achilles to Troy, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear. Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, the rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, im...