I know a book is depressing when a) the sex scenes don’t perk things up and b) I need to comfort read Murderbot to feel okay about life again. Catriona Campbell is a suffragist and an academic. She has a belter of a start in this book as she emerges from a loch nude and there’s a man birding on the shores. Legitimately birding, and therefore utterly flummoxed by her appearance. Catriona is defiant and … Continue reading The Gentleman’s Gambit by Evie Dunmore →
Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy is $2.99! Shana mentioned this on Hide Your Wallet and it was released this spring. This one seems like it might have a love triangle, but I’m not sure how involved that is with the plot. Have you read it?
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RECOMMENDED: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang is $2.99! (This could be a leftover KDD from the weekend.) I’m jealous of those who get to read this for the first time. We had a wonderful guest squee of this and it was my favorite read of 2018:
I truly loved this book. Loved. It made me feel like a champagne bubble – all fizzy and light. When I think of all the magical feelings romance gives its readers, I will forever think of this book.
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Someone to Cherish by Mary Balogh is $2.99! This is book eight in The Westcott series. Both Elyse and Claudia mentioned this on Hide Your Wallet and Claudia especially was eager to finally get Harry’s book. If you read it, did it live up to your expectations?
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RECOMMEND: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary is $2.99! We had a great guest review of this one and Lisa the Librarian gave it an A-:
It was romantic, sweet, hot, funny, and original – everything I’m looking for in a romance. I can definitely see myself rereading this in the not-too-distant future.
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NB: This week, we’re taking a look back at 2020. We’ve got a week of best-of posts to share, with reviews, cover snark, sales, and more. We hope you enjoy revisiting our archives, and most of all, we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday and a happy new year – with all the very best of reading. … I really enjoyed seeing all of your guesses in the comments of yesterday’s half of the … Continue reading Best of 2020 Reviews, Part Two! →
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo is $1.99! I saw a few tweets about this one by the book’s editor and I wanted to include those quotes here because HELLO:
“Angry mothers raise daughters fierce enough to fight wolves.”
For less than a cup of coffee learn how the war was won by the fury of the nameless & silenced women.
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This is a painful, difficult review to write, as I have to face the uncomfortable truth that I was initially too focused on the book’s glittery bits (amplified by my own excitement around the history of the women’s suffrage movement) to question, deeply or fast enough, its many hurtful messages. A Rogue of One’s Own held my attention, and that is to say a lot these days. I was happy to return to the early … Continue reading A Rogue of One’s Own by Evie Dunmore →
RECOMMENDED: Something About You by Julie James is $1.99! This is the very first James book I read and it’s the first in the FBI/US Attorney series. James does competence porn really well and this ranks high on my enemies to lovers catnip.
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RECOMMENDED: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore is $1.99! This may be the first time it’s been on sale. Carrie read this one and gave it a B+:
This story excels in terms of entertaining characters, and I’d love to see a spin-off story about almost every single one of them.
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I don’t think we’ve had a Cover Awe in a minute! This is where we keep the snarking to a minimum and share covers with elements we like. Artist credit: Gregg Gulbronson Designer credit: Amy Halperin Amanda: I might be the minority but I like this cover. I’m also biased when a hero has chest hair. Elyse: I do enjoy a hirsute man. Amanda: And I just like the whole “secret cuddle grove in the … Continue reading Cover Awe: Dreamy Cuddle Groves →
