Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.
The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan is $2.49! If you’ve been looking to try out Ryan’s steamy, angsty contemporaries, this isn’t a bad deal This is the first book in the series and I believe the first book has a bit of a cliffhanger. The second book is also available at this price.
I didn’t recap last week’s episode for 2 reasons: 1. It was the Men Tell All episode which is a clip show with a lot of shouting over each other (Ed. note: yuck.) and 2. I had COVID brain. (Ed. note: also yuck. Been there.) Despite her sassiness, Pudding was a good nurse and made sure we took big naps with her each day. I asked if she was going to watch this episode and … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S19 E9: Overnight Dates
Killers of a Certain Age is a sharp mix of heist, thriller, mystery, and the type of story where, besides all that action, the four main characters are shifting from one phase of their lives to another. There’s a lot of chemistry, both literal and interpersonal, murder, plotting, hunting, and scheming. There’s also a lot of on-page murder, but because everyone who is dispatched is quite terrible, it didn’t bother me too much, especially not … Continue reading Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
RECOMMENDED: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and it’s being price-matched. Elyse & I really enjoyed this horror/sci-fi novel. We jointly reviewed the book and ultimately decided on a B. We loved the cast of characters, but found the ending anticlimactic.
This HaBO is from S., who is looking for this historical romance. Content warning, ahoy: Need help finding a book title for historical romance novel, I read the book around the early 2000s: Young woman’s father dies (was a vicar or something religious I think, I remember she is very sheltered, naive and modest) but he secured a position for her as a governess. Her employer, the hero, is a man that was hurt and … Continue reading HaBO: Late Father Gets Her a Governess Position
There are a few reasons that this book and I were destined to meet. I love hockey romances, specifically m/m hockey romances. This book uses one of my favourite tropes: fake relationships. Catnip! I was specifically on the hunt for books similar to ones that I’ve loved as I was heading for surgery and needed the comfort of the familiar but the excitement of something new. Distracting yourself is a fine art. So that’s three … Continue reading Contract Season by Cait Nary
RECOMMENDED: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is $4.99 and so is the follow-up, Harrow the Ninth. AJ and I did a lot of squeeing about this one on a podcast episode. Will you understand what’s going on? Probably not, but you’ll have a lot of fun being clueless. I also gave it a B+:
Gideon the Ninth is a unique and bloody bananapants book, and I do think it’s worth a reader’s curiosity. Gideon is an unforgettable protagonist.
Let’s talk pretty covers, shall we? Jacket art inspired by the works of Jeff Maning Elyse: First of all, the purple + gold = A+ Secondly, I need a shark tooth headband to wear to every meeting ever “Excuse me did you just mansplain me? Please see my shark tooth headband and reflect on your choices today.” Amanda: I picture her clearing her throat and just pointing to the shark teeth. Sarah: This is such … Continue reading Cover Awe: Mermaids, Flowers, & More
The Hidden Moon by Jeannie Lin is 99c! This is part of the Lotus Palace Mystery series. I think these can be read on their own rather than in order, but definitely let me know in the comments if that’s not the case.
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Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall is $1.99! Of course, we’re big fans of Alexis Hall at the Bitchery and this is a rompy, road trip adventure. It came out in January. Did any of you pick this one up? I remember last time this one was on sale, there were comments about this one feeling a little mean-spirited.
