RECOMMENDED: Well Met by Jen DeLuca is $1.99! This is a contemporary romance set at a Ren Faire! Carrie gave this one a B:
It’s playful and fun with an undercurrent of powerful, mutual empathy and mutual emotional care.
RECOMMENDED: Well Played by Jen DeLuca is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal. Carrie gave this a B+ in a Lightning Review:
This is a gentle and obvious Cyrano de Bergerac story with very little conflict.
Welcome back to Lightning Reviews! This is where we group reviews that are on the shorter side, typically 500 words or less. This time, we have two sports romances that feature m/m and f/f pairings, and feature winter sports in particular. We also have a geeky contemporary romance. Enjoy!
TW: Catfishing It’s a bad sign when I look at my list of things to read and review for the month, and think to myself, “I need to read that book next,” and then realize that I’ve already read it. Well Played did not leave a lasting mark upon me. It was an enjoyable book to read and it gave me the chance to attend a Renaissance Faire via imagination in a year when the … Continue reading Well Played by Jen DeLuca
A Good Duke is Hard to Find by Christina Britton is $1.99! This is also part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals. This is the first book in the Isle of Synne series and I’m sure it’s pronounced “sin” but my mind went to “sine” and I, for one, will avoid an island of calculus. No thank you!
RECOMMENDED: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is $2.99! How fortuitous that Carrie’s review ran today! She gave it a B+:
I’m glad to have a book like this to read when it’s just all too much. Like Linus, who was slowly charmed by the world he entered, I loved this story so much that I did not want to leave when it ended.
Well Met is a charming but slight romantic comedy about a person finding new self-esteem and purpose with a romance on the side. The romance is probably supposed to be more central but although I enjoyed it, it is the least interesting part of the story. Emily put her college degree on hold and supported her boyfriend through his law school years with the agreement that he would support her in turn once he got his … Continue reading Well Met by Jen DeLuca
