Happy Saturday! Here’s what we’re reading to kick off October: Lara: It’s been two weeks and I’m still reading Jane Austen’s Bookshelf. Partly it’s because I’m writing exams at the moment, partly it’s because it’s a hefty book and partly it’s because I’m really savouring this one. I’ve found it fascinating. Shana: I’m halfway into Love in Focus by Lyla Lee and loving it. It’s a sapphic second chance romance set in San Francisco. Second … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? October 2026, Part One →

Welcome back! It’s time for our second Whatcha Reading of the month. Here’s a peek at what we’re reading right now: Lara: I’m trying romance adjacent non-fiction. It’s the first non-fiction book I’ve read in years and years. Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney. It’s a total change of pace for me. I’m only a couple chapters in but I’m enjoying being brought along on this hunt for rare books. Carrie: That book is so … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? September 2026, Part Two →

Welcome back! Here’s how we’re kicking off our September reading: Carrie: I’m reading and loving Tarot for the Wild Soul by Lindsay Mack, which is a nonfiction guide to using tarot from a trauma-informed perspective. Sarah: I have been deep diving into Sarah Morgan’s Harlequin Presents and Mills & Boon Medicals and branching out into other extremely over the top Presents in Hoopla. The recent HaBO has given me another author to add to my … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? September 2026, Part One →

We’re approaching the end of August! Here’s what we’re reading right now: Lara: I’m reading an interesting one at the moment: The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury. It’s set in 1951 and is a spy romance. Some of the characters are very “jolly hockey sticks” and “hooray Henry” but our central couple are very engaging and enjoyable to read. Definitely going to wrangle my thoughts on it into a review. Carrie: … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? August 2026, Part Two →

Welcome back to Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re kicking off August: Lara: I’m indulging in another instalment (number three) of the Sebastian St. Cyr series by CS Harris. I’m delighted to have so many books ahead of me in this series! Things are getting intense with Kat Boleyn and I’m developing a crush on Hero although my first love will always be Paul Gibson. (P.S. I forced Sarah to reveal the long term love interest … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? August 2026, Part One →

Welcome back! Here’s what we’re reading to close out July: Sarah I’m reading Henry Tudor Must Die and I just got through the action part into the exposition part. I am antsy to return to it and am already blocking off more time to read today Lara: Virginia Heath is hit or miss for me, but I really enjoyed Prides Comes Before a Fall. Writing the review is on my to do list! Sarah: Update: … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2026, Part Two →

Welcome back to Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re kicking off July: Lara: I’m reading a mystery-romance that is by turns pedestrian and annoying, but I am persisting because I need to know who killed the victim. I’m building myself into a state of high dudgeon and I’m sorely tempted to write a rant review. The book is The Cloak and Dagger Club by Jackie McMahon. Elyse: I just started The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2026, Part One →

Happy Saturday! June is coming to a close. Here’s what we’re reading right now: Lara: I’m reading a new-to-me Regency romance author: Rachel Griffiths. The book is called Just for the Season and so far it’s a delight. Not a lot of historical detail which is usually not for me, but the heroine has such verve and bite, that I’m a fan anyway. Full review coming! Claudia: Trying to continue with Amy Rose Bennett’s The … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? June 2026, Part Two →

It’s Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re kicking off June: Elyse: I’m reading The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui. It’s a sci-fi locked room mystery with a monk as a protagonist and I’m really enjoying it. Sarah: I just started The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, as in, I’m 2% into the book. Claudia: I’m just finished Dearest Beast by Felicia Grossman. Suffer-no-fools “unlikeable” heroine is the “beast” in this retelling. Shana: I’m continuing to … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? June 2026, Part One →

Happy Saturday! It’s time for Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re kick off May: Lara: After reading Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan (and LOVING it with one tiny caveat – full review coming), I’ve decided to delve into her back catalogue and this morning I started Nora Goes Off Script. Of course I only got 20 minutes in before my daughter woke up and the pre-school morning routine kicked in, but I’m looking forward … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? May 2026, Part One →