Adventures of a Bookworm

by Kathleen Brooks

Read Dates: 3/16/25 to 3/18/25

Review

I don’t think I’ve ever laughed this hard or connected so much with a book before! Paige, the main character, has lived through every single trope I would have dreamed of trying—and somehow, every one of them has gone completely off the rails. The way her life unfolds is pure chaos in the best possible way, making it impossible to put this book down. By the time I hit the halfway mark, I knew I couldn’t keep this experience to myself. I immediately convinced my friends to do a buddy read, backtracked, and started over just so I could properly document my reactions in our reading app. That’s how much fun this book is!

Honestly, the only reason I’m not immediately rereading it is because I have book two sitting right here, and I need to know what happens next. But I already know this is one I’ll be coming back to again! While there’s no actual on-page sex, the constant references and Paige’s wildly entertaining experiences definitely earn this book at least a one-chili-pepper rating. It’s playful, suggestive, and filled with enough mishaps to keep things hilarious while still bringing the heat in its own way. If you love books that feel like a rollercoaster of tropes, disasters, and pure entertainment, do yourself a favor and pick this up.