Book List

If the way to your heart is food, read these books! Books to Read If Food is Your Love Language 1. A Pho Love Story by Loan Le In Loan Le’s A Pho Love Story, aspiring artist Linh and budding writer Bao fall in love despite their families’ rivaling pho restaurants. Hungry yet? To make […]

I don’t know about you, but I was raised to believe that we have to be very careful with food around our books. What if it spills?! What if it stains?! What if we somehow drop the book in a plate of spaghetti?! So, when I read, it’s a cup of tea, placed just barely […]

There were a lot of missed opportunities in 2020—events we didn’t get to attend, places we didn’t get to see, people we didn’t get to meet… but while we can’t go back into the past and fix it, we can live vicariously through books for the alternate reality 2020 we deserved! Here are some book […]

Who doesn’t love a good love story? Two people brought together against all odds in a hectic world; best friends who realize, slowly, they were meant to be together forever; two paths intertwined by destiny…*sigh* I’m a sucker for them. But what I really love are love stories where people aren’t meant to be together, or […]

When a story takes place over the course of 24 hours (or fewer!), you know that every single moment is going to be important. Even though quarantine means more of us than ever are relating to Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, we don’t mind these one-day books repeating in our hearts forever. Books […]

I’ll be totally honest, I have never been outside of the continental United States. For years I, like many of you, have relied upon the sweeping vistas of period dramas, international features, globe-trotting music videos, and lush passages to take me on a world tour. One day soon, I dreamed I would finally grab a […]

If you’re like me, your New Year’s plans look a bit different this year than in years past. When the ball virtually drops and we ring in the new year, I’ll be (happily) spending my evening in comfy pajamas, a hot drink in one hand and a book in the other. Looking to join me? […]

Taylor Swift surprised us with an album…again. So obviously, we again have to give you YA recs to go with every evocative dreamy song off folklore’s bop-filled (but SAD) sister, evermore. Thanks, Taylor. ❤️ Books to Read If You Loved Taylor Swift’s evermore 1. willow – The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett For the lead […]

The only thing better than a perfect fairytale meet-cute is the kind of meet-cute that is not supposed to be a meet-cute at all, when the sparks and the affection are all supposed to be for show—until the sparks start flying for real. The Fake Dating Trope is so powerful because it keeps everyone guessing. […]

It’s the holiday season!! All I Want for Christmas is You is back on the radio and the smell of hot cocoa is in the air. In the spirit of gift-giving, we here at Riveted by Simon Teen continue the tradition of telling you what books from this past year we recommend as the perfect […]