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Welcome to my little library corner! I’m Laura and this page is dedicated to sharing what I’m reading in the moment
Here you’ll find mostly book reviews; mostly romance, romantasy, modern fiction… and the odd memoir, along with my string of consciousness ramblings - usually rabbit hole theories about what I’m currently reading.
A bit about me:
🇨🇦 I’m Canadian and living in southern Ontario (though we road trip around the country often)
🙋🏻♀️ I’m a new mom who lost her identity after having a baby and am looking to rediscover this new person inside my body (hence this page)
📖 My undergrad is in comparative religion so I have a long time love of culty discourse and ✨opinions✨
📚 We built a little library/music room in our house (and working on building a rolling ladder!!!!) and I’m always looking for new recs to stock the shelves!
I would be honoured if you’d stay a while and hang out! I’m excited to be in the bookstagram community and have an outlet for creativity 🧡
Drop something about you in the comments - I love meeting new book nerds!
#bookstagram #romance #romantasy #canadianreader #reader #introduction
04 Feb 2025
This one goes out to my fellow Loons 🏒🥅🇨🇦
Original design: @hannichka
Fleece: @uniqlocanada
Maple Leaf patches: @amazon
Letter patches: @etsy
Fabric: @konacotton
Thread: @aurifilthread
Inspired by @heatedrivalrytv @heatedrivalrycrave
#heatedrivalry #shanehollander #winterolympics #diy #teamcanadafleece
01 Jan 2026
Had the pleasure of being interviewed by CTV News Ottawa, along with @ohheyfarrah, to talk all about Heated Rivalry, the fleece (of course), and season 2!
and my last name might be wrong, but the vibes are there 😂
#teamcanadafleece #heatedrivalry #winterolympics #ottawa #ctvnews
08 Jan 2026
HEATED RIVALRY WATCH PARTIES & TRIVIA! 🔥🏒
Join us for a multi-night Heated Rivalry watch party series, culminating in trivia night!
Hosted by Readers’ Nook, 29 King St W in Cobourg!
Tickets to each night are $15 (includes HST)
🎟 Link in bio for tickets!
Enjoy themed snacks and mocktails, make Hollanov themed crafts, and watch our favourite hockey players fall in love!
Trivia questions are on the TV series only.
Teams of 2-6 people, or sign up for a community spot to meet new friends!
Details are in the listing on our website for how to register for trivia.
Spots are limited - grab your tickets before they sell out!
SEE YOU THERE!
Credit to @frenchnbookish for the background images!
#downtowncobourg #communitybookstore #trivianight #heatedrivalry
19 Jan 2026
2025 was simultaneously one of the harder and better years I’ve had in a while.
I knew I needed to start rebuilding a life outside of parenthood or else. Joining a little book club in February is quite possibly the best thing I’ve done for myself in a decade. I’ve made incredible friends and read more than I have in a long time.
I also had to face the need to revisit an SSRI in order to cope with life this year. Toddler parenting is HARD and I was not doing well. Shout out to Heated Rivalry for what I’ve dubbed “Dopamine December” - you the real MVP.
Life will get better in 2026. Going back to work, working towards a master’s degree, getting back into Pilates and climbing, and being very intentional with the books I choose to read are all going to make this year a good one.
If you’re still reading this, I wish you a hopeful 2026 full of moments of joy in between the inevitable chaos. Good things are still there for us to find. ❤️
01 Jan 2026
✨Arcana Academy by Elise Kova✨
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Please swipe to enjoy a sampling of Kaelis’ swoon-worthy dialogue that I ate up like it was my last meal.
When I tell you the way this had our book club in arms this month! This was definitely a divisive read, and those of us who were here for the vibes couldn’t even really explain why we loved it… we just did. And that’s good enough for me✌️
My feelings about this book were all over the place for most of it. There were times when reading it felt sluggish, and I was getting bored. There were other times that I was totally captivated and couldn’t put it down. However, by the 75% mark, I was absolutely hooked.
I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this book during the first half, but by the time I was finished I needed the second book immediately.
The enemies to lovers slow burn felt very real and was much better done than most novels that attempt this trope. It was a true slow burn and Kaelis’ dialogue in particular was making me swoon in my seat. Clara is a strong FMC that takes no shit.
The magic system based in Tarot was interesting and fresh, though I did feel a bit overwhelmed in the beginning with the thought of needing to keep track of all the cards and what they did. This felt less important as the book went on and the plot took over.
Overall, I loved this book and can’t wait for book 2!
#ArcanaAcademy #BookReview #Romantasy
04 Sep 2025
I have little to no self control.
#bookhaul #augustbooks #booksta #tbr
28 Aug 2025
ARC Review ✨
The Heartbreak Hotel by @ellenoclover 💕
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The Heartbreak Hotel is simultaneously heartbreaking and hopeful, and I just ate this book up. It is just the perfect cozy fall read. While The Heartbreak Hotel definitely exudes those autumnal vibes with its old house, MMC-is-a-vet, mountain vibes, it also brought so much depth, so much emotion that I felt connected to this book almost immediately. You get not only sweet and shy romance but also the power of female friendship and sisterhood.
Louisa is relatable and thoughtful while Henry is the sweet, sad, beautiful man that dreams are made of.
Our story begins with our FMC, Lou, learning that her suddenly famous musician boyfriend has been having an affair, and as brief of a moment it was in the book, I genuinely felt the pain and grief of her discovery. Usually cheating doesn’t hit me like this, but I felt it like a punch in the gut and I chalk it up to Ellen O’Clover’s beautiful writing. I felt the emotions that Louisa was experiencing right along with her throughout this story, right up to the very end as those last few words made me tear up.
As adults we’ve all experienced heartbreak, in some form in our lives, and this book is a cathartic and relatable read while also being the perfect, cozy hug for a fall day. The Heartbreak Hotel is unputdownable and serves up enough drama to keep things interesting.
O’Clover’s prose, her beautiful analogies, it really stands out that you are experiencing a book written by a truly gifted author. This book is indeed a “soft landing place” for the reader and I can’t recommend it enough.
🧡 As my very first ARC, I absolutely loved this book and all future ARCs have their work cut out for them because this was such a beautiful story.
The Heartbreak Hotel releases September 23, 2025!
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Thank you to NetGalley and Berkeley Romance for this eARC. All opinions are my own.
#TheHeartbreakHotel #NetGalley #Romancebook #bookreview
08 Aug 2025
August TBR (read: hopefuls because I’m ultimately a mood reader)
A few books in preparation for Book Crush in Toronto, a few library picks, and inevitably I’ll pull a few from the shelf when I’m feeling like something else.
Starting grad school in September means less time for pleasure reading, so fitting in what I can now before my monthly reads inevitably decline rapidly.
What are you most looking forward to reading this month?
06 Aug 2025
Heathen & Honeysuckle by @sarahabaileyauthor ✨
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It felt right to kick off the feed with my favourite read so far this year, and my number one, all time, cannot-get-enough, very favourite romance novel.
I cannot count the number of tears shed throughout this story. This book will break you to pieces and then heal you, all within 358 pages. To think, I randomly found this book off a “books you might be interested in” on @goodreads and I was drawn in by the insanely high rating.
Leo and Darby’s story is a bittersweet, beautiful read that really captures those feelings of summertime and innocent, first love. My heart was absolutely bursting.
The story teases enough of the rest of the series that you know you are in for more heartache in future books and I am absolutely SAT for the final two books to release later this year.
To top it off, Leo is the ultimate green-flags-only book boyfriend who loves Darby from the very moment they meet (and not even in the insta-love kind of way) that my heart can’t help but melt just thinking about this book so many months after reading it.
I’m constantly recommending this book and series and will probably never stop.
(Also, this song will never not remind me of them forever and ever).
It’s in bookstores AND on KU so you really have no excuse not to read it!
What you’ll find in this book:
✨Second Chance
✨Dual POV/Dual Timeline
✨Runaway bride | Pro surfer
✨Ultimate summertime first love vibes
#heathenandhoneysuckle #sarahabailey #bookreview #romancebook
04 Aug 2025
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