Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.
Dr. Perfect is a low stakes, low angst contemporary romance that’s as much about loving what you do as it is about finding the love of your life. Ellie Frost set aside her passion for cooking to work as a manager for her motorbike racer ex. When he breaks up with her, she’s left with a huge gap in her CV, no severance and few options (he, of course, kept her off the books). Ellie … Continue reading Dr. Perfect by Louise Bay
Ed. note: This is clearly a current, ongoing, and difficult topic, and your feelings on reading books that include the COVID pandemic may be different. We want to remind folks that it’s ok to like very different things. This Rec League was sent in by Anna: I recently read Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, which made me realize that reading a romance set during Covid, especially one that doesn’t sugarcoat lockdowns, could really help me … Continue reading The Rec League: Lockdown Romances
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! How are you all doing? We’ve reached May and it’s been a rainy start to spring in New England. I may have mentioned this before, but my partner and I are looking for a friend for Linus. Linus is my grumpy senior cat, who was diagnosed with a thyroid condition back in August. It’s really brought out some anxious behaviors and we think a little lady would be able to … Continue reading Links: Kickstarters, Adaptation News, & More
The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich is $2.99! I’m a sucker for things that make comparisons for Romancing the Stone. However, I worry this will be another Stephanie Plum, where the romance is dragged out forever.
Last week, Lara asked for advice on stopping herself from reading to do adult things like chores (yuck) when all she wants to do is read for hours on end. I knew while we were discussing it that many people would think, “Wow, that’s not my problem. I have the opposite issue: I struggle with finding time to start and keep reading!” And I promised we’d discuss that conundrum today. So, let’s get to it: What … Continue reading How Do You Make Time to Read?
Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews is $3.49 at Amazon! This is a spin-off of Andrews’ Kate Daniels series with the main character being Kate and Curran’s ward. Obviously this will be a more nuanced read if you’ve finished or are familiar with the prior series. I dropped off that train around book three.
This HaBO request is Susan, who wants to track down this historical romance: I’m looking for a historical romance I read a few years ago. The heroine answers an ad for a position (can’t recall what it was for, maybe a governess?). In reality the hero had placed the ad under false pretenses. He is really looking for a wife and is using the ad to find somebody inappropriate to his family. He decides she’s … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Needs Someone to Annoy His Family
RECOMMENDED: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal is $1.99! Carrie read this one and gave it a B grade:
Even though at first I found this book to be slow going, I came to appreciate it for its intersectional feminism and its unabashed adoration of all the science and math that goes into making space flight possible.
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-fuelled way, a romance. There may not be many of us for whom this is our jam, but if it IS your jam, buckle … Continue reading The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
This edition of Cover Awe is for us goth kids. Cover illustrations by Malika Favre Amanda: Loving these classic goth covers. Sarah: The one on the right doesn’t do it for me, but the middle and left are terrific design. Especially the use of shadow on the Jane Eyre cover. Elyse: I love the Sense and Sensibility cover. Shana: I love the eye contact on the S&S cover. The left and middle immediately remind me … Continue reading Cover Awe: Dark & Moody
