firewhiskeyreader
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Let’s Talk: Third Act Break Ups
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking about how dissatisfying too many romance novels endings have been in the past couple of years and I decided I actually wanted to talk about it. Or, write about it, I suppose. So that is what’s happening today! I am not a person who hates third…
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January Wrap Up
January was such a messy month and felt so much like 2020 never ended, but had some pretty glorious and delightful moments too. Specifically, the fact that Kamala Harris is now MADAM Vice President!!! I am honestly still on Cloud 9. Does this solve all of the problems in the U.S.? Absolutely not. But wow,…
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#BlackAuthorReadathon TBR
There are a multitude of hosts for the newly created #BlackAuthorReadathon on Instagram that I am very excited to participate in. These are the hosts: @mommywhatchureading, @stephsromancebooktalk, @falling4romance, @kaliesbookshelf, @reading.with.tara, @readingbythebayou, @lifeisapageturner, @moniquebooklist, @brandijaneesbookshelf, @whittyreads, & @bookswith_brandie_shanae. There is a Bingo board and actually posting this TBR counts as fulfilling one of the squares, which is…
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evermore + romance novels, Part Two
If you missed part one, check that out here. I’m excited and nervous to be presenting you with the next eight song and book combinations to finish up evermore songs paired with romance novels. There’s probably going to be less analysis because I sliced off part of my pointer finger on my right hand and…
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evermore + Romance Novels, Part One
It is finally time to do my evermore and romance novels post! I am both excited about it and yet still feel completely unprepared. This latest album was obviously such a surprise and also the storytelling narrative style Taylor embrace in folklore really shines here, which made it difficult to match up song and book…
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Trope Talk: Revisiting Second Chance Romance Novels
A long time ago, I wrote a post about how I really don’t like second chance romances, but I had five exceptions that I talked about. Since I made that post, I think my thoughts on Second Chance Romances have sort of evolved. It is still not my favorite trope, but I do think I…
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Venus in Capricorn + Romance Recs
The key word that comes up in Café Astrology’s Venus in Capricorn explanation is competent and, honestly, what’s better than competence porn in this day and age? (Let’s set aside that actually I love messy characters who do not have it all together because same! Your messiness is appreciated, messy characters!) Anyway, aside from competence…
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January ARC Reviews: The Wife Upstairs and The Ex Talk
I am so delighted to talk to you about two books that I really enjoyed, one of which is a new favorite! Already out from St. Martins is The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins and The Ex Talk by Rachel Solomon is out from Berkley on January 26th. I am so thankful for both the…
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Book Recommendations for Capricorns
Happy Capricorn season, everyone! It is finally time to talk with y’all about recommendations based on Capricorn traits. Capricorns are persistent and always willing to work hard to achieve their goals, so they’re definitely the kinds of people we want to read books about. They are usually realistic, sensitive, practical, and disciplined, all of which…
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Quarterly Favorites: October, November, & December 2020
I know I’ve been giving you all a ton of content about the books that I loved this year and I hope you’ll indulge me for one more post to round out the year of quarterly favorites. These are my ten favorite books from October, November, and December, and to be honest with you, this…
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