We’re sampling Tropetails cocktail mixes, discussing what we’re reading and playing, and what books we’re looking forward to in the coming months. We were not paid to promote them, but we did receive free samples and they are delicious. You can get 10% off of Tropetails drink mixes with code SBTBTROPES! And! The transcript is already in! Enjoy!
Red City by Marie Lu is $5.99! This came out last October and I believe is Lu’s adult debut. The second book in this series comes out April 2027, so there’s plenty of time to catch up.
This guest review is from Crystal Anne! Crystal Anne with An E comes to us from a sunny clime, but prefers to remain a pale indoor cat. She enjoys reading, cross-stitching something nerdy, going to see live music, and playing video games. She works as an autism consultant by day, got a degree in information science for fun, and currently serves on her local library advisory board, which she’s written about for SBTB. … Sometimes … Continue reading The Continuing Adventures of the Middle-Aged Gamer: Tiny Bookshop
I picked this book up for the following reasons: The colours on the cover – hello neon! The title – what could a ‘safari murder party’ be? The use of ‘safari’ in the title. I am a Zimbabwean/South African and while I have been on plenty of game drives and visits to nature reserves, I’ve never considered any of that a ‘safari’ even though they’re marketed as safaris outside of my region. Fletcher is an … Continue reading Safari Murder Party by Rachel Moore
Delay of Game by Ari Baran is $1.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal, so grab this one while you can! This is book two in the Penalty Box series. Are you a fan? Do you have a favorite?
RECOMMENDED: Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon is $1.99 and a KDD! Carrie read this one and gave it a B+:
I’ve read a lot of books recently in which the romance was the least interesting part of the book. This book gave me the opposite feeling. Ari and Russell are nice people who are nice to spend time with, so while this book was not, shall we say, action packed, it was a lovely story about being honest with and about yourself and others and finding unexpected love.
RECOMMENDED: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan is $2.99! It was recommended by both Bree Bridges and Sarah in the Rrrrromantasy panel Sarah moderated, by Courtney Milan in an SBTB podcast episode, and in a Rec League on Pure Escapism. Here’s hoping it wasn’t just a leftover sale from the weekend.
Lucynka is a long-time lurker, who has occasionally commented under a couple different names in the past. Over the last few years, she’s become really interested in the history of the romance genre, particularly those forgotten or oft-overlooked parts. You can find her on Bluesky @lucynka.bsky.social, or else over on her WordPress, where she blogs about “obscure bullshit,” including a lot of romance pulp magazines from the 1920s-’40s. … While my last guest post showcased … Continue reading ’Neath Tropical Skies by Mollie Donovan Maule
Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen is $1.99! This is book one in the Wolves of Ruin fantasy romance series. Book two in the series just released this month.
