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Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews

the original smart bitches ladies in their 50s glasses against red blue yellow and pink boxes with a 20 years anniversary banner in the lower center

Smart Bitches started as a review blog, and we are still going. We’ve published more than three thousand reviews since 2005, and we wanted to share some of our favorites. Choosing only a few has been really challenging, because we all have many favorites. We wanted to talk about reviews we were proud of and that we thought were memorable. I asked Amanda what reviews she thought I should include and she rattled off, like, … Continue reading Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews

Links: Cats, Rachel Reid, & More

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.

Hey, everyone! It’s Wednesday! We’re kicking things off with a serious story, as an FYI. Definitely heed Sarah’s warning. I honestly can’t remember what has happened since last time. My home office is getting set up and I’m loving it. I have a pink candy jar with a ghost wearing a cowboy hat on top. I am going full on dopamine decor and I couldn’t be happier. I also bought organizers for my craft supplies … Continue reading Links: Cats, Rachel Reid, & More

Book Review

Season’s Change by Cait Nary

Season’s Change

Kim is a longtime SBTB reader. She writes boring professional documents by day to fund her ever-growing TBR pile, which is currently overflowing with T. Kingfisher, mystery thrillers, and MM romance. Everything she knows about hockey, she learned from queer love stories or the Mighty Ducks franchise. … Recently, I’ve been on an M/M hockey romance binge (and let me just say “queer romance” + “professional hockey” is the Reese’s “you got your peanut butter … Continue reading Season’s Change by Cait Nary

Lightning Review

Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

Time to Shine

I read this book in a day. A delicious day. A work day! In between meetings and emails I was reading this book. (Sorry, boss.) Landon Stackhouse, a hockey goaltender, has been called up from the Calgary farm team to play in the NHL as a backup goalie due to an injury. He’s riddled with anxiety in so many ways and tends to stick to himself. Casey Hicks, a star winger on the team, isn’t … Continue reading Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

Hide Your Wallet

Hide Your Wallet: September 26th Release Week!

Settle in for the last Hide Your Wallet of September 2023! There are quite a number of sci-fi and fantasy novels to cap off the month. Will the number of sci-fi and fantasy releases we’re excited for grow even higher in October? Only time will tell! What books are you eager to read this week? Do any of you choices overlap with ours? Let us know below!

Books On Sale

Hockey, Mysteries, & More

Books on Sale: A Duchess by Midnight by Charis Michaels & More

A Duchess by Midnight by Charis Michaels is $1.99! This is the third book in the Awakened by a Kiss historical romance series. This is a Cinderella retelling with an “ugly stepsister” as the main character and a marriage of convenience.

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