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Catching Up on ARC Reviews: A Thorn in the Saddle, The Brightest Star in Paris, and Songs in Ursa Major
I definitely did not mean to hoard my reviews for these three books but I did so here’s a surprise three ARC reviews for books you can pick up already! Yay! A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon is a great contemporary romance out from Avon and I would also recommend the audiobook. The…
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#Top10of2k21: One True Pairings
Y’all, I am so excited to share with you my list of favorite couples this year. Kim’s challenge really gives us the opportunity to spotlight some of the things I otherwise wouldn’t really talk about, but I read some incredible romances this year where the relationship really shined. So let’s talk about my list!
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#Top10of2k21: Favorite Covers of 2021
There are some beautiful covers in romance and I’m really excited to talk about some of them today. I am not, however, limiting myself to books I’ve read so this is purely a judge a book by its cover situation for Day 4 of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 challenge.
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#Top10of2k21: Captivating Characters
Today is day three of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 challenge and that means it is time to talk about my top ten favorite characters, which Kim cleverly refers to as captivating characters. This list is different from my favorites of the year, but let me tell you, there is a LOT of overlap.
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#Top10of2k21: Favorite New/New to Me Authors
Today is day two of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 challenge and today we’re talking about new (to you) authors. I’ve read from 58 new to me authors this year, which is actually much less than normal, but I’ve definitely found some gems and some authors I’m really excited to read more from in the future. So let’s…
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#Top10of2k21 The Ten Books I Wish I’d Gotten to in 2021
Honestly, there are many more than ten books I wish I’d gotten to in 2021 and this list is not only going to serve as a fulfillment of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 Day One prompt, but also as a look back at my Most Anticipated lists of the year and whether or not I was able to…
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November Wrap Up
This month has been honestly something else. I sent my laptop off to be repaired and Apple/FedEx returned it to me absolutely shattered and not at all usable, which has made drafting blog posts just a little more challenging. Fortunately, I have my very old laptop that I’ve been able to use, it just is…
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#SnowInLoveBingo Announcement + TBR
Hello all! I am so delighted to be bringing you our winter bingo board announcement, most especially because Aarya is back as a collaborator and Sarah was able to illustrate and design the board again! I love collaborating and coming up with the prompts for the board and I love planning for Bingo even though,…
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Goodreads vs. Books I’m Nominating for The Swoon Awards
Should I really add my two cents to all the discourse about the Goodreads Choice Awards? Probably not. But am I going to? Yes. Here’s the thing. I’ve read 100 contemporary romance books this year, of which 53 were published this year. I’ve read 102 romance novels of other sub-genres this year, a good many…
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Most Anticipated Books of Winter: December ’21 – February ’22
I really love that there are basically always books to look forward to, you know? It’s so nice. Anyway, there are some great books scheduled to come out in the next three months that I am really, really looking forward to. Let’s talk about them!
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