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It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! and our 2021 Gift Guide! This week, Elyse has ideas for the crafty, especially knitty, person in your life. Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items.
The A Court of Thorns and Roses Bundle by Sarah J. Maas is $5.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and so far, isn’t being price-matched. This collections books 1-3 in the series, plus a novella. I believe that’s the first full story arc. Normally, this bundle would retail for over $45, so this is a steal!
This HaBO is from Katherine, who is looking for this romantic fantasy: This one has been driving me crazy and I’ve been trying to find it for a year at least! I hope someone can help me out. Here is what I remember. Definitely a romantic, fantasy (or at least alternate world), probably YA book. Heroine is an orphan taken into an orphanage run by a seemingly kind noblewoman who treats the girls there as … Continue reading HaBO: Orphan Heroine Spies on Emperor
Carrie and Shana decided to start December off right with a midweek movie night. Also in attendance were Carrie’s daughter, a dog, and a cat. As consummate professionals, we prepared by reading this article about the realism, and lack thereof, of the movie. It’s been a long time since we’ve done a recap, and we are prepared. Shana was in charge of snacks. Bitches, let me tell you. If you ever have the chance to … Continue reading A Castle for Christmas
RECOMMENDED: Off the Clock by Roni Loren is $1.99! I read this one and gave it a B+. Content warnings here for childhood trauma and suicide, which are the major ones I remember. Here’s what I thought:
When I first heard about Off the Clock, I was pretty excited. I’m all for erotic romances with smart people and it’s nice to see non-billionaires. So I went into the book amped for some nerdy people getting down and dirty, but was pleasantly surprised that it was so much more than that – it was emotional and showed an interesting portrayal of individuals dealing with all manner of trauma and mental illness.
Welcome back to Cover Snark! Most of these were sent in by you all, and oh, buddy…they are good. I also want to issue a content warning for discussion of self harm in the first cover in this series. Lara: Is it okay sometimes to not be clever? To look at something and just go, “Ew” Amanda: It is very okay, Lara Lara: I can’t even put my finger on what repulses me. My whole … Continue reading Cover Snark: Wonderful, Reader-Submitted Snark
RECOMMENDED: Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane is $2.99! This is part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals, which feature a lot of Harlequin category romances. Elyse reviewed this one and gave it an A:
The story is really a cat-and-mouse game between Lila and Aaron (or whoever moved him), Lila and the police, and Lila and Aaron’s friends and family. It’s layers upon layers of deception, plots, counter-plots, and moments where I thought I figured out what was happening and was wrong.
That’s all I can really say without spoiling this wonderful, twisty thriller. Just trust me. You’ll love it.
Is it that time already? Lovely to have all of you back. We’re onto volume seven of Get Rec’d! This is the space where I chat about some other books I’ve been recommending lately. They usually fall outside of romance and this time, a lot of these skew more toward horror elements. With the holidays coming up, my brain is constantly stuck on finding comparative titles for shoppers who need books for fickle readers. Get … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 7!
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews is $2.99! This is part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals. I’ve heard good things about this book and it has a mix of scifi and paranormal elements, and I really don’t know why I’m dragging my feet on reading this series. It isn’t price-matched yet, but maybe later!
This month we look to Vietnam for Kickass Women. The Tru’ung Sisters led a rebellion against the Chinese in Vietnam and ruled for three years. They lived from around AD 12 to AD 43. This entry comes with a few caveats. For starters, the history of Vietnam is long and complicated and not something I presume to have digested properly in the time it took to research this post. Secondly, stories about the Tru’ung sisters … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: The Tru’ung Sisters
