I adored this book, but the title is misleading. As far as I can tell, “multiverse” is an exaggeration. This book is really about how Rory destroys galactic peace. Not even in the whole universe. Just a little bit of it. She does a really great job of it though. This character, and the supporting characters, and the narrator, and the entire book made me happy for every single second of the story and I’m … Continue reading How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason →
American Love Story is a difficult book for me to grade. It’s the third book in a series on my to-read list. I decided to jump in here, but I don’t recommend following my lead and reading this as a stand-alone. American Love Story has socially-minded heroes, delightful chosen family, and a dollop of politics. Sadly, a frustrating lead left me struggling to persevere through the first half of the book. Patrice Denis is a … Continue reading American Love Story by Adriana Herrera →
I was sold on this book when I heard it has a donut shop called Amazin’ Glazin’. Yes, sure, new small town romance by one of my favourite authors, whatever. But DONUTS, friends, are important. Unsurprisingly, the donut shop name is just one of the many things I fell in love with when I read Beautiful Dreamer, because I am thoroughly smitten with this book. Everyone in the tiny South Carolina coastal town of Dreamer’s … Continue reading Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden →
Oh, this book made me so happy. I had DNFed ten books within the first chapter before starting Whispers of Shadow & Flame, and I’m so grateful for this read for pulling me out of every book lover’s worst nightmare. You know that sensation when you’re reading something and you can just feel the joy bubbling within because it’s so freaking good? That’s what reading Whispers of Shadow & Flame felt like. Issues with the … Continue reading Whispers of Shadow & Flame by L. Penelope →
Vapid, vacuous, and verbose — a waste of ink. These are the words swirling in Amalia Truitt’s head as we first meet her. It’s 1871, and Amalia is a beauty columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She thinks the scathing criticism, part of a complaint to her editor, comes from a reader, but in reality that’s the opening salvo of a larger threat. The words also play straight into Amalia’s insecurities. In her mid-20s, Amalia already … Continue reading Dalliances and Devotion by Felicia Grossman →
Here’s what was going through my head when I finished this book: wow woah wow woah wow woah wow woah wow!! In a good way. I’ve been majorly excited about this book since June when I saw the beautiful cover and read these words in the synopsis: “an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution.” This book features SO many things that are right in my … Continue reading Crier’s War by Nina Varela →
My experience of The Library of the Unwritten was one of disappointment. However, there’s no such thing as an unbiased review, and I struggled through this book during the worst possible time for me to be reading a book with complicated angst. So even though I wasn’t crazy about this book and will explain why, I think some of you might enjoy it anyway. This book, which is one of several “library” themed fantasies out … Continue reading The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith →
Aurora Blazing is the second book in The Consortium Rebellion sci-fi romance series and as a sci-fi romance fan, I feel warm and fuzzy that this series is in the world for me to enjoy. Though this installment had more of my catnip than the first book, Polaris Rising, returning to the series made me realize some repeating elements that bothered me. If you’re part of the “Slow Burn Just Kiss Already Dammit” club, though, … Continue reading Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik →
The Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory had me smiling from page one and kept me delighted all the way through. My joy was so palpable that I had coworkers asking me during my lunch break what I was reading because I don’t usually spend my lunch so lovingly enraptured by my cell phone. An extremely charming romance centered around two Black adults in their 50s who are thrown together during Christmas, The Royal Holiday is … Continue reading Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory →
The Write Escape is a delicious vacation romance with a heroine who runs away to Ireland as her life is falling apart. This had everything I need from a travel story: Evocatively described location? Check. Handsome local who charms you off your feet? Check. A heroine in need of a fresh start? Yep. Entertaining characters who subvert cultural stereotypes? Oh yeah. Flirting using literary references? Did not know I needed this, but YES Antonia is … Continue reading The Write Escape by Charish Reid →
Cranky Ladies of History is an anthology of short fiction about real historical women who were angry and did things with that anger. Some of these things were spectacular, and some were just spectacularly appalling (looking at you, Erszebet Báthory) (but not looking too closely, because I really don’t want to provoke you), but it makes for a fascinating anthology theme, tailor-made for fans of Carrie’s ‘Kickass Women in History’ series. In the introduction, Tansy … Continue reading Cranky Ladies of History edited by Tansy Rayner Roberts and Tehani Croft Wessely →
