It’s sharing time! Over the past few years, we’ve shared different versions of this reading tracking spreadsheet and each year it’s been improved by one of you! And I’ve received so many email messages and requests for more options from readers who absolutely adore it. This past few years has been a difficult one for reading for many people. Sometimes reading was all I wanted to do, and sometimes I struggled to get into a … Continue reading Track Your 2023 Reading With Our Community-Built Spreadsheet! →
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri is $2.99! This is Suri’s latest series and many of us were big fans of her debut fantasy romance Empire of Sand. I’m hoping this has the same balance of fantasy and romance.
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Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO is from Linnea, who wants to find this romance.: I read this a while ago, probably before 2000, but not sure. It is a Regency. The hero is madly in love with dramatic and beautiful lady, but he’s an impoverished aristocrat. He must marry for money to save the estate he inherited that is on its last legs. He marries the daughter of a wealthy businessman. She is not beautiful, but starts helping … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine is Not the Hero’s First Choice →
RECOMMENDED: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen is $2.99! This author became an auto-buy for me after I read this book as a part of a GoodReads reading challenge. I would liken this book to women’s fiction with a magical realism slant. It’s heartwarming and beautiful. I even wrote a Keeper Shelf squee for it; that’s how much I love this book.
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Our first Cover Snark of 2023 is brought to us by readers like you! From Lils: He appears to be melting into a pumpkin? I know people love pumpkin spice latte season, but … Sarah: PUMPKIN SHIFTER. And the bear is NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. Amanda: First Snark of 2023 just had to include a bear. Sneezy: Okay, so here’s what I think is happening. The man made a deal with the bear for bear … Continue reading Cover Snark: Wonderful Reader Submissions →
Welcome back to Get Rec’d! Happy New Year! I can’t believe we’re already a week into 2023. This year, I personally want to focus on reading more backlist (so you may see more older titles come up but don’t hold me to that!). This time, I have a mystery, a beautiful graphic memoir, light fiction with romance, and sci-fi with time travel. Quite the assortment! Get any good book recommendations over the holidays? Let me … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 33 →
This guest review is from Babelfish, who is a California librarian, historical fiction enthusiast, lizard person, and ADHD-prone daydreamer. … Long-time reader, first-time contributor. I find the reviews on this site some of the most entertaining writing on the internet, and the number of quotes with which I spam my coworkers (and my best friend) is a mite excessive. I *really* appreciate you people, is what I’m saying. 🙂 Y’all got me into reading romances in … Continue reading Passion Play by Beth Bernobich →
SERIES RECOMMENDED: Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas is $1.99! This is the fifth book in the much-loved Lady Sherlock series. You should probably read this in order, but if you’re looking to collect them all digitally, this is a good price.
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A Very Merry Bromance is the fifth book in the Bromance Book Club series, and while it can be read as a standalone, the sheer number of characters from other books can be distracting. It’s a Christmas romance, but it deals quite a bit with toxic families and childhood trauma, so I wouldn’t consider it cozy reading, which is what I had been expecting. Gretchen Winthrop had a one-night-stand with country music star Colton Wheeler … Continue reading A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams →
Nobody brings just one book to the recommendation party! Our first podcast of 2023 features Amanda and me talking about her favorite books of 2022, and a new 2023 title, too! Plus, we discuss her discovery of the unique joys of cozy horror. Plus, Melonie Johnson also shares her wishes, books, and wins. Thank you for being part of our year end episodes! Happy New Year! … Music: purple-planet.com
