Time again for one of the most challenging recommendation features we have: READY, SET, GO! Here are the rules: We pick a specific sub-genre, trope, or element of romance, and we have to make ONE recommendation for that type. And no more than two sentences as to why. Just One. And our theme this month? Friendship in Romance. What is your favorite friendship in a romance novel? Your challenge: Name one book that you recommend … Continue reading Ready Set Go: Best Friendships in Romance!→
This Rec League request comes from Sasha: I’m a recent (since the pandemic started) but voracious HR reader, but have also really enjoyed what I think is probably labeled as sci-fi-lite/space opera romance. I LOVED Everina Maxwell’s Winter’s Orbit and also really liked Edge of Nowhere (Felicia Davin) and Dark Space (Lisa Henry). I still need to read the rest of those series but would love other similar books. When I search sci-fi romance I … Continue reading The Rec League: Cozy Space Opera Romance→
This Rec League comes from Noel. Thanks, Noel! I’ve been really into m/m romances lately of all shapes and genres and suddenly wondered if there were any in medieval settings? Knights and all that. Shana: My favorite medieval m/m is The Lion and the Crow by Eli Easton . I also liked In Shining Armor by E.L. Phillips . It’s set in Wales and has an Asian-American hero who conveniently travels back in time to … Continue reading The Rec League: M/M Medieval Romance→
Welcome back, all! We’re quickly approaching three dozen of these. Any time I go to compile Get Rec’d, I wonder if I’ve run out of good recs, but the answer is always nope. This time, I have a couple mysteries, some historical fiction, and a nature-focused picture book. How about you all? Get any good book recommendations lately? Have a title you want to shout about?
Thanks to PamG for sending in this Rec League: I have a slightly weird and persnickety request for the Rec League, but I’m having trouble framing it clearly. Let’s call it sex adjacent hilarity. Every so often I come across a romance in which the love scenes may have variable heat levels, but are both engaging and funny. The result is a hybrid of giggle and sigh, with an occasional side of energetic face fanning. … Continue reading The Rec League: Silly & Sexy→
Welcome back to Get Rec’d! Happy New Year! I can’t believe we’re already a week into 2023. This year, I personally want to focus on reading more backlist (so you may see more older titles come up but don’t hold me to that!). This time, I have a mystery, a beautiful graphic memoir, light fiction with romance, and sci-fi with time travel. Quite the assortment! Get any good book recommendations over the holidays? Let me … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 33→
This topical Rec League came from Rebecca. Thanks, Rebecca! It’s winter here in Minnesota, so I’m looking for snowed in forced proximity romances? I see there was a Rec League in 2017 but there have been a whole lot more books published since then! Amanda: Here was our previous Rec League! Elyse: Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert That one is Kobo only, I think Shana: Tara suggested Snow Falls by Gerri Hill to … Continue reading The Rec League: Snowed In→
Welcome back, y’all! And thank you for all the going away well-wishes in my previous Get Rec’d as I announced my departure from bookselling. I still have plenty of recommendations to dish out! This one is definitely non-fiction heavy, but that’s okay! Have you received any good recs lately? Want to pass one along to us? Let me know in the comments below!
It’s our first Whatcha Reading of December, which means we’re nearly toward the end of 2022! Now, let’s talk books! Claudia: I’m reading Killers of a Certain Age and mulling over my own hit list! Shana: Do you think it gets longer the older we live? Sarah: Yes. My theory is that the reason menopause is not talked about much (until recently anyway) is because as we enter menopause we have a lot more free … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? December 2022, Part One→
This Rec League request was sent in by Jessi: Hello! I know this might not be what other people are looking for right now, but I have been devouring post apocalyptic romances and I need more to feed the beast. So far, I’ve read everything by Kit Rocha, Claire Kent’s Last Light, Alyssa Cole’s Radio Silence trilogy and most recently Kat Bostick’s Moonshine. I don’t care what type of apocalypse it is, and I really … Continue reading The Rec League: Post-Apocalyptic Romances→
Welcome back! Whoa, we’ve reached thirty of these things! However, I do have some news. Next week will be my last week as a bookseller at an independent bookstore. It was a very emotional decision, but my commute was starting to wear on me. That being said, Get Rec’d will still continue. Don’t you worry! How about you? Receive any great recommendations lately?
