RECOMMENDED: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal is $2.99! Carrie read this one and gave it a B grade:
Even though at first I found this book to be slow going, I came to appreciate it for its intersectional feminism and its unabashed adoration of all the science and math that goes into making space flight possible.
The Innkeeper Chronicles, Volume 1 by Ilona Andrews is 99c! Andrews made a post about this on their site. In short, this is the first three installments with no new content. The deal WILL go away and the listing will only be up for the duration of COVID-19. Proceeds, minus the percentage their agent gets, will be donated to CDP COVID-19 Response Fund.
Three Little Words by Jenny Holiday is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and it’s being price-matched. This is a contemporary road trip romance. Hello, catnip! Readers also say they liked the banter and differences between the Canadian heroine and Southern hero. However, others wished they felt more of a connection to the main characters.
The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels and Other Gentlemen by Victoria Alexander is $1.99! This is the first book in the Lady Travelers Society series and it has, you guessed it, lady travelers. Readers say the plot takes a while to pick up, but others say this historical romance is both sweet and funny.
RECOMMENDED: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer is $1.99! This one was recommended to Carrie and she really enjoyed it, giving the book an A-:
I enjoyed the way this book both used and subverted Beauty and the Beast tropes. There’s a good blend of angst and humor and worldbuilding.
One of our keen readers suggested that I might enjoy A Curse So Dark and Lonely which is a romance-centric YA Beauty and the Beast retelling in which the heroine, a modern day teen with cerebral palsy, is transported to an alternate fairytale world and meets a Prince who periodically turns into a monster and eats everyone in sight. This keen reader thought I might like the book and the reader was not wrong. I liked … Continue reading A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Storm by Brigid Kemmerer is $1.99 at Amazon! If you’re playing Ripped Bodice Bingo, this would work for the YA paranormal square. Readers liked the heroine, but after reading some reviews, I think there is some internalized misogyny. It has a 3.9-star rating on Goodreads.
