NB: Have we mentioned that we love a good squee? Because we do. We love hearing about which books made you feel absolutely over the moon, or ones that you’ve connected with on deep, emotional levels. This particular squee comes from Poppy. Poppy is a long-time fan of SBTB and loves cats, books and coffee, in that order. There is also a trigger warning at the beginning of the review, but in case you miss it … Continue reading Guest Squee: Trial by Desire by Courtney Milan →
NB: We have a guest review a mobile video game from Reader Suzanne! We love hearing about the things you’re loving that you think the rest of the Bitchery would love too! Below is Suzanne’s bio: Suzanne grew up on a farm in Vermont and has used books to explore the world since words started sense. Now, thanks to two children, she reads lots of picture books and middle grade fiction in addition to tons … Continue reading Guest Game Review: Choices →
Squee from the Keeper Shelf is a new feature wherein we share why we love the books we love, specifically the stories which are permanent residents of our Keeper shelves. Despite flaws, despite changes in age and perspective, despite the passage of time, we love particular books beyond reason, and the only thing better than re-reading them is telling other people about them. At length. If you’d like to submit your reasons for loving and … Continue reading Keeper Shelf: And I Darken by Kiersten White →
Today, we have a guest review from Milly! At first, she was really enjoying The Sexy One, until she got to one particular character’s portrayal. I know many of us will downgrade a romance for often pitting two women against each other for unnecessary or superficial reasons. At the end of the review, Milly calls for some recommendations, so maybe we can help her out! Milly describes herself as a book loving, arts appreciating, cooking crazy, … Continue reading Guest Review: The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely →
NB: The Readers of Broken wheel Recommend has been on our radar for a while, so we’re happy to have this squee-worthy guest review from Kim W. Kim W. is a grantwriter for a nonprofit in Northern California. She enjoys knitting, plundering the library, and dog-watching with her new husband. — The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with a little of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. If … Continue reading Guest Review: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald →
Hello, Richard here. I’m Mr. Elyse and Dewey’s Morning Food Servant. I’m here to tell you about Comic Bento, a graphic novel subscription box. Years ago if someone would have told that I could get a surprise box of graphic novels shipped to me monthly, I would have been overjoyed. I have had an on-again, off-again love affair with graphic novels for decades. The off-again part generally involves my bank account. So when I was … Continue reading Subscription Box Review: Comic Bento →
This review is by Sabra Nicole, who wrote to me and asked about writing a guest review of Emily Foster’s How Not to Fall. She said, “it gave me all the feelings, and I have things to say, even a good week-plus after reading it.” Her Twitter bio says she is a writer of things…mostly words, and she’s that fluent in both Geek and Sarcasm. Welcome, Sabra! … This book was a god-damn revelation, and a very long … Continue reading Guest Review: How Not to Fall by Emily Foster →
Warning: This review contains some spoilers. I really enjoyed reading this book. I had never read this author before, but I was interested after hearing the author on the podcast with Elyse. This book was action-packed! It was an adrenaline-fueled read with lots of drama. A times it was almost too dramatic and really very dark. I am always a little surprised at how dark so many books and series that fold into the romance … Continue reading Facing Fire by HelenKay Dimon →
I didn’t receive a 2016 RITA® Reader Challenge review for this book, so I’m compiling quotes from reviews online and using the grade average from Goodreads as a substitute. This book has a 4.03 average, which I’m interpreting as an A-. Meli Mel *Ty and Zane’s Creeper* wrote: …This was the first book I have read where the dominant in this bdsm relationship is a woman. I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it, but … Continue reading Break Me Down by Roni Loren →
This book should have been my catnip. Brooding Egyptologist hero! Well-travelled curator heroine! Manorial espionage and mystery! I was there for that like you wouldn’t believe. Unfortunately, the book wasn’t really there with me. This is, again, a part of a series—the fourth installment by all appearances. The framing narrative is the presentation to a young woman of unspeakably judgmental shoes (they only fit if she’s worthy of true love?!) by a professional matchmaker (fairy … Continue reading Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake →
Plot Summary: Ruby Wetherspoon is in Paris for New Year’s Eve. She gets separated from her friends (which seem to all be imaginary, save one) and ends up losing any way to contact them. She’s plucked from a crowd and stands on a wall with the mysterious Alex. They kiss—with fireworks—they eat food, they fall in love with each other in an hour or two. Then, a man in black emerges from a crowd, whispers … Continue reading The Prince She Never Forgot by Scarlet Wilson →
