It’s that time again! Cover Snark time! Amanda: Everyone, I have some great personal news! Tara: That little voice in my head just shouted “NO. WHAT?! NO.” Maya: Girl, get it!! Look at that plumage!!!! Elyse: He better do a special dance when he wants to bone. Lots of head bobbing Amanda: Why can’t you be happy for us, Tara? Tara: I will only accept it if it meets Elyse’s conditions. Amanda: No, the only … Continue reading Cover Snark: We’re Registered at Crate & Barrel →
RECOMMENDED: The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister is $2.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! Carrie gave this historical mystery a B+.
I loved this book. It kept me in suspense and when it was over I wanted to read it again. It sent me down many Google rabbit holes, which is my favorite kind of book. I recommend this for people who aren’t averse to ambiguity, who like stories of adventure and exploration as well as intersectional examinations of women’s lives, and to people who like mystery/thrillers.
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Get Rec’d sneaks up on me sometimes! Welcome back! If you’re new to this feature, hi! Hello! This is where I pull from several recommendations I’ve made at my other book-related jobs for particular readers. Some are previous staff picks or books that I’ve hand-sold at the bookstore. Get any good recommendations lately? Let me know below!
It’s that time again! We want to hear all about what you’re reading! Susan: I’m reading Roslyn Sinclair’s Truth and Measure and I am incredibly resentful of every commitment I have that keeps me from reading more. The ice queen just woke her assistant up at 5am to talk about their (totally hidden, super platonic) feelings, and my bosses expect to do my job instead of screeching about that?! Tara: Susan, it’s soooooo freaking good … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? April 2022, Part One →
Dangerous Ground by Rachel Grant is $1.99! This is book one in the Fiona Carver series and I’m unsure if it’s romantic suspense or more of a mystery series with romantic elements. Book two is also on sale!
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When we received the news that the Fifty Shades of Grey 10th Anniversary Edition was coming out and we saw the cover, we immediately had questions: Sarah: That is a tampon. Kiki: …that tampon must have come out with some force. Also, someone has to have tied decorative ribbons to tampons before, right? Tara: I see a dildo octopus. Or is it a handle for a little girl’s bike with streamers? Amanda: A ribbon dancer? Sneezy: … Continue reading The Fifty Shades Anniversary Cover is Here, and It’s…Something. →
Jesse Q. Sutanto joins me today to talk about the release of Four Aunties and a Wedding, and we talk about all the wedding drama we’ve experienced from behind the scenes and as guests. We talk about weddings with thousands of guests, runaway brides, cultural clashes and the weight of wedding expectations. I would love to know: Do you have a wedding drama story? Did you witness some serious nuptial shenanigans? Please tell me all … Continue reading 505. Wedding Tales with Jesse Q. Sutanto →
This Earl of Mine by Kate Bateman is $2.99! This is the first book in a rather new historical romance series. I gave this one a B-, because while the leads were great together, there were a lot of other distracting plot threads. Elyse loved the second one and I would definitely recommend the series, despite my quibbles.
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It’s Rec League time! Thank you to Aubrey for sending this one in: Do you have recs for a feel-good contemporary with a bi/pansexual female main character? Bonus points if she discovers her full sexuality as an adult! I’ve seen books with trauma, bisexual men or supporting characters, bisexuality as a one-line mention, or it’s YA. Or the bisexual character is “just confused” or “experimenting.” Do good adult romance books with a bisexual woman exist? … Continue reading The Rec League: Bi/Pan Heroines →
I started reading Hither, Page, finished it too quickly, immediately hunted down the sequel, The Missing Page, and read that too quickly as well. One tagline I’ve seen reads, “cozy mystery like Agatha Christie but make it gay.” It’s not so cozy that the dead have about as much impact as a dissolving dead NPC in a video game; the cozy has sharp edges. For example, there’s the bucolic setting, but around the borders are … Continue reading Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian →
