Lorelei King has been a guest on the show before, and you may recognize her name and her voice from her work in romance audiobook narration. This week, Lorelei joins me to talk about her role as a core participant in the official UK government COVID Inquiry, which begins its second phase on October 3. We also discuss her volunteer work on the COVID Memorial Wall in London. A content warning: We’re talking about COVID, … Continue reading 582. COVID Bereavement and Activism with Lorelei King →
RECOMMENDED: The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw is $2.99! Thanks to everyone who let us know about this sale! Carrie gave this one a Squee grade:
Dear readers, I would be remiss if I did not point out that Cassandra Khaw’s book The Salt Grows Heavy is about what happens when a horror story version of a mermaid teams up with a version of Frankenstein’s monster to burn it all down. It is, in its own blood-soaked, rage-fueled way, a romance. There may not be many of us for whom this is our jam, but if it IS your jam, buckle up.
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I read this book in a day. A delicious day. A work day! In between meetings and emails I was reading this book. (Sorry, boss.) Landon Stackhouse, a hockey goaltender, has been called up from the Calgary farm team to play in the NHL as a backup goalie due to an injury. He’s riddled with anxiety in so many ways and tends to stick to himself. Casey Hicks, a star winger on the team, isn’t … Continue reading Time to Shine by Rachel Reid →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I picked up a copy of Mineko’s Night Market on the Switch last night and I only regret I don’t have a ton of free time this week to play it. Don’t you hate it when that happens? Thank you for sharing some great recipes last time! I’ve had a slew of mediocre showings in my recipe options lately, so I definitely overdue for a real winner. I also attended a … Continue reading Links: Crafting Drama, Barbara Metzger, & More →
CW: Homophobia Blackward is a graphic novel that snuck up on me. I was excited to read a story about a group of Black, queer friends and was thrilled to end up with that, plus a beautiful message about how you can’t build a community without help. Eight years prior to the main story, Lika, Amor, Tony, and Lala met at a reading camp at their local community center. Today, they still hang out at … Continue reading Blackward by Lawrence Lindell →
Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall is $2.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This is book two in the Winner Bakes All series. I loved book one, but really struggled with Paris and his treatment of the love interest. Last time this was on sale, the comments said that this one should have been marketing differently. What were your thoughts?
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This HaBO is from Alyssa, who wants to find age-gap romance. Trigger warnings for pregnancy complications in the description below: I’m going out of my mind not being able to find this book again! I read it last year on Kindle Unlimited and I can’t find it anywhere. Its not really all that dark but more of a taboo relationship. It’s an age-gap romance. I think there’s like a 15-16 year age gap and the … Continue reading HaBO: She Falls for Her Late Dad’s Best Friend →
Settle in for the last Hide Your Wallet of September 2023! There are quite a number of sci-fi and fantasy novels to cap off the month. Will the number of sci-fi and fantasy releases we’re excited for grow even higher in October? Only time will tell! What books are you eager to read this week? Do any of you choices overlap with ours? Let us know below!
READER RECOMMENDED: Game Changer by Rachel Reid $2.99! This is the first book in a series of the same name and is a M/M hockey romance. I know other books in the series have been reviewed on the site. Are you a fan? Do you have a favorite?
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Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Syntha: I suppose it’s not awful, but there’s definitely too much going on. Amanda: That man is on too many covers Shana: THIS dude, again? Sarah: He went to the carnival! He needed a selfie. Shana: Does he hate crystal balls and carny fun? Smile for your selfie, carnival goer, you look angry! Sneezy: But Shana! How will we know he’s Broody McBrooderson then? Shana: This cover is so … Continue reading Cover Snark: A Lot Going on at the Carnival →
