Well we’re finally at the end of Katie’s “journey” and it’s a 3 hour long episode. WTF ABC? Have a thought for my mental health. In happier news, Pudding got the final rose. That’s right, she’s officially a foster fail and a new member our family. She also wants to murder me in my sleep because she’s got a little skin infection on her tummy and needs to wear the Cone of Shame. So last … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S17 E10: Three Fucking Hours →
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.
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My guest this week is Becky Chambers, author of the Wayfarers series and the new novella, A Psalm for the Wild Built. We talk about the book itself, and themes of caregiving and comfort, and the process of writing a book with the goal of sending a hug out into the world. Thank you to Malaraa and Molly from our Patreon community for the questions! … Music: purple-planet.com
This request comes from Eliza. Thanks, Eliza! I’m looking for fiction books that tackle the stage of a relationship after two characters have fallen in love and decided to spend their lives together. Once people are in love, there are still problems that come up, small hurts that each partner accidentally causes the other, and confusions or disagreements that need to be resolved in order to keep a relationship strong. I want to read about … Continue reading The Rec League: Established Couples →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links where I am definitely very sleepy! So far this week, every day has felt like a Monday. Between the heat and this pandemic, I’m just over it. Counties near me are going back to mask mandates and I’m all for doing whatever is best for the community, but it just makes me sad. Anyone else feeling the same way? Thank god I had therapy yesterday. … We all knew that … Continue reading Links: Tattoos, Plagiarism, & More →
RECOMMENDED: The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George is $2.99! I’m not much of a historical romance reader these days, but this one blew me away:
I was charmed by this book. Completely.
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Any Way the Wind Blows is the conclusion of Rainbow Rowell’s amazing Simon Snow Trilogy. The story began as part of another book, Fangirl. Fangirl was a contemporary novel in which the main character wrote fan fiction about a franchise similar to the Harry Potter franchise, with courageous students at a magical school. Carry On gave us a different version of this same fanfic that stood on its own as a lovely and moving deconstruction … Continue reading Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell →
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This HaBO is from Amanda, who is looking for this Mills & Boon romance: There was a Mills & Boon romance in a bundle of old library books I bought when I was 12 or 13 – I was a 90s kid-turned-teenager, so as they were older books we’ll probably be going back to the 80s today. I can still remember a few points from the plot today and they’ve been niggling me for years … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Asked to Be a Surrogate →
RECOMMENDED: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal. Sarah had this to say:
It’s absorbing, beautiful, and made me tear up at the end. It’s amazing – buy it for yourself or for someone who likes historical romance, mystery, or really, really powerful writing.
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Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO comes from Ava, who is looking for this romance. Trigger warning for the description below: Single mother on the run finds work on a remote ranch, where she falls for a broody rancher. I read this book 10-15 years ago and it was already a few years old so I’m throwing it way back, but I just really want to find it again. So the female main character is a mom and has … Continue reading HaBO: Single Mom Hides Out on Remote Ranch →
