BooksandLala 163K subscribers · Apr 25, 2026

I Asked for Books that Made You SWOON 😍

Reviews10

And what was really strong about Emily Wilde is it was her perspective and then there was like one almost surprise kind of chapter from Wendell. This has been compared very closely to Emily Wilde and the Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love, which I give both of those five stars.

Now, my experience with Talia Hibbert is interesting because I read Chloe Brown, and I hated it. I didn't like the love interest, I didn't like the dynamic, I didn't like the audiobook narrator, and I just did not enjoy that book.

Heated RivalryRachel Reid
Loved it

No, this certainly did not have enough hockey for me personally as a sports-loving girl, but it's absolutely a four. I love them together. I thought it was a really fun book.

Open WaterCaleb Azumah Nelson
Loved it

It is just a beautiful piece of art and I'm going to go buy myself a copy for sure. I guess I'm just going to have to rank swoon at the same places I would put my enjoyment level, which is a four out of five.

And I think this book is handling everything so well because society's pushing down, it has to also give like a certain type of comfort. So, like objectively, I think this is kind of a five-star romance. For me, it's going to be in the threes. I'm going to give it a 3.5.