Yep, it's true - I was so shocked I didn't know what to do next.
I know summer doesn’t technically end until September 22, but for me, the few days after Labor Day are the finale. It’s still plenty warm, but Joann’s* has Halloween out the wazoo and down the hall, and Costco is already starting to get decorative if you know what I mean, and I think that you do. Alongside the 10 pound bags of Halloween candy (100 Grand or bust!) there’s…signs of sparkle. But while I think … Continue reading What was YOUR Book of the Summer?
Rich and I are both going into The Bachelorette tonight sick. We have some kind of virus (luckily not Covid) and have taken all the cold medicines. Hard to say if that’s going to make this better or worse. As usual, Picasso says “How you doin’?” It’s Fantasy Suites week and we’re in Hawaii. The first date goes to Devin who has already told Jenn he loves her. Jenn has not reciprocated yet. They start out … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S21 E8: So Boring
RECOMMENDED: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming is $2.99! I love the new covers! Carrie recently reviewed this one and gave it a B:
This book was perfect entertainment for my stressed out brain, and I was definitely rooting for those two wacky kids to have their HEA.
This HaBO is from Chelsea, who wants to find this book. Content warning for the death of a family: So I read a romance novel a while ago on a laptop that I no longer have. In the book, a young woman’s family all died in a car accident on the way to like a waterpark or something like that, and she stays in the house but never touches their things. Then a man moves … Continue reading HaBO: Car Accident on the Way to a Waterpark
RECOMMENDED: A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske is $2.99! Carrie wrote a Lightning Review for this one and gave it a B:
Readers who love thoughtful, specific worldbuilding and very thoughtful characters who slowly fall for one another will likely enjoy this book, though be warned that the tension and pace felt uneven and may require some reader perseverance.
Welcome back to Cover Awe! Cover art by John Picacio Carrie: Oooh that’s a one click right there Sneezy: WOW! AND it’s Rebecca Roanhorse! Shana: I’m obsessed with this cover Sarah: I hope the artist who worked on this knows we’re all loving everything about it. Elyse: Tentacles make everything better. Cover design by Karri Klawiter From Lillian P: I really like this cover. Elyse: The blue is gorgeous. Sarah: I love the hood and … Continue reading Cover Awe: Mostly Blues & Greens
Welcome back, everyone! There’s only one non-fiction title today! I know; I’m just as shocked as you are. Aside from that, there’s some fantasy, surrealist lit fic, and a paranormal romance (which comes out today!). Receive any good book recs lately that you want to share? Drop them in the comments!
Every now and again I get finished copies of books, which is nifty, especially now that hard copies come with colorful treatments on the edges, or embossing and foil on the covers. But I kept seeing this one book on my desk out of the corner of my eye and had to look again to remember which of the Fuchsia Pink Contemporaries it was. It kept giving me a double-take because there have been so … Continue reading Tracking the Contemporary Romance Color of the Year
West End Earl by Bethany Bennett is $2.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This is book two in the Misfits of Mayfair series and we talked about this one on a previous Cover Awe. That yellow is so lovely. The heroine has disguised herself as a man and the hero is her employer.
