It’s Cover Snark time! From Kerri: I saw this cover and was immediately uncomfortable. And the longer I looked at it, the more uncomfortable I got. Either her body is made of cloth, or his body ends at his chest. Sarah: “Oh! How bendy!” Elyse: Is that the “surprise” in surprise dukes? Sarah: Or maybe it’s tickly beards that are the surprise? Lara: Her foot seems too big in comparison to the rest of her … Continue reading Cover Snark: Apologies to Jake Gyllenhaal →
Welcome back, everyone! We’re talking book recommendations! This time, we have a couple non-fiction titles, a mystery, and more cozy fantasy. While cozy fantasy is having a moment, I sincerely hope I never get tired of it because I’m just having so much fun. Are there are subgenres you’re just loving right now? As always, let me know what recommendations you’ve received recently!
Welcome to our first Whatcha Reading post of July 2023! It’s time to talk about what we’ve been reading lately! Claudia: I am reading Appointment in Bath by Mimi Matthews! Hoping to keep my very good book run that included the fantastic The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies and We Could Be So Good! Sarah: I just started Cathy Yardley’s Role Playing and it is DELIGHTFUL. Lara: Claudia, I just finished Appointment in Bath and … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2023, Part One →
RECOMMENDED: The Bride by Julie Garwood is $1.99! This is one of my favorite historical romances and was one of my gateway reads to the genre, if you’ve listened to the What Made Us Romance Readers podcast episode.
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Coming down off Pride month, you might think shelves would be lacking in new LGBTQ+ releases, but I’ve done some digging to make sure the queer kissing keeps on coming! From historical to SFF YA to bi m/f to a new pairing in an old setting, here’s what to make sure is on your rainbow radar for July!
In Rachel Lynn Solomon’s newest book Business or Pleasure and in Lana Ferguson’s new book The Nanny, both authors engage directly with sex positivity and honest intimacy through their characters and the plot. I’ll let the authors describe their books, but we’re talking about sex lessons where the heroine is teaching the hero how to be better at sex after a terrible one night stand, about “only one bed over and over,” about OnlyFans and … Continue reading 570. Sex Positivity with Lana Ferguson and Rachel Lynn Solomon →
Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey is $2.49! This is a contemporary f/f romance that has been mentioned on both Book Beat and Hide You Wallet. It was also an Amazon First Reads selection, so double check your ereader before buying!
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This was an excellent airplane book. I found it on Kindle Unlimited in the airport, and read it on a two hour flight. It held my attention, but was light enough that I could read quickly and not feel like I was taxing my tired brain. There is a lot of dialogue and in just about any other circumstance that would make me very happy. I love dialogue. But the characters do a lot of … Continue reading Death in Soho by Emily Organ →
It’s a holiday week here in the US, but I’m avoiding the heat, illegal fireworks and public intoxication and staying in the AC with Lady Pudding. For her part, Pudding doesn’t celebrate the Fourth of July as she’s an avowed monarchist… …although she believes she should be the queen. She’s not wrong though. We immediately establish that Brayden has not met an accessory that he doesn’t like. “I feel like you won the First Impression … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S20 E2: Spring Break →
Apologies for the delay – I’ve been traveling!
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