This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviews at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next good freelance … Continue reading Three Reasons to Run by Jackie Lau →
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen is $2.99! This is book two in the Hart and Mercy series and we loved book one. This newest release came out over the summer. Did any of you pick this one up?
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This HaBO is from Jaime, who wants to find this romance. CW for mentions of sexual assault: This is driving me up a wall! Trying to remember the name of a book. A desperate woman (poor, abused, or both?) finds herself a housekeeper or nurse for a grumpy man with old scars/injuries on his leg. He knows she’s hiding secrets. She cannot tolerate physically touching him but has to help him with exercises to help … Continue reading HaBO: Kissing in the Feed Room →
Happy Tuesday! I think this is the first time this year that a new month as started on a Tuesday. While it may be October, the onslaught of holiday romances has begun. Definitely a mix this week of more fall, atmospheric romances and holiday season romances. Which books are on your TBR pile? Let us know in the comments!
The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews is $1.99! This is the third book in the Belles of London series and came out this January. Thank you to everyone who let us know about this sale and big apologies if this was a KDD from the weekend.
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Welcome back to Cover Snark! Elyse: Did they just glue someone else’s head onto this body ? Tara: I’d need a drink, too, if that happened to me. Sarah: “And you may ask yourself, how did I get here?” Sneezy: Remember when Roman men used to sculptures of their heads on top of whichever sculpture of young, buff, homoerotic bodies that took their fancy? Well, they at least got the same lighting? From Emily: All … Continue reading Cover Snark: Whistling Bellybuttons →
Looking at the pictures of the complete devastation of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and elsewhere is bringing back some hefty sense memories of Hurricane Sandy hitting New Jersey. I remember the smell of everything wet and moldy and rotten, and the sight of streets that looked as if the houses had vomited their contents, if there was house standing at all. I remember fire departments from as far away as Oklahoma doing … Continue reading Helping Hurricane Helene Victims →
Welcome back to Get Rec’d! I feel like this is one of more eclectic selections we’ve done. I have a graphic novel with samurais, a man turning into a shark, non-fiction about the myth of the American family, and a new fantasy romance. Do you have any books you’d like to recommend? Or any slam dunk recommendations you’ve received lately? Let us know!
Happy Saturday! We’re wrapping up September with our second Whatcha Reading of the month. Here’s how we’re capping off our own TBR piles this week: … Shana: I just finished the perfect low-stress read, Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue by Cat Sebastian. It had all the cozy queer midcentury vibes! I’m also reading Maya’s Laws of Love by Alina Khawaja where the main couple meet on a ill-fated flight to the heroine’s wedding. … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? September 2024, Part Two →
This Spells Disaster by Tori Anne Martin is $1.99! This was featured on both Hide Your Wallet and Cover Awe. I feel like if you enjoyed the Witches of Thistle Grove series by Lana Harper, you may enjoy this one.
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