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Category: Book Review
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Celebrating Queer Love: Stars Collide, Girls Like Girls, and The Problem with Perfect
I am so grateful to Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read these three books. Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey was such a perfect book to listen to on my drive back from Nashville after seeing Taylor Swift live for the first time in entirely too long. (Okay, since Reputation but that’s been AGES.)
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Books Set in the Southern Hemisphere: Pas de Don’t, Single Dads Club, and Jana Goes Wild
I do so love bringing y’all a group of three absolute banger ARC reviews. It gives me such joy, like I’m so good at picking what books I read. And I’m delighted to inform you, that’s precisely the kind of reviews you’re getting today: my thoughts on three books I really, really enjoyed! First up
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Historical Romance ARC Reviews: A Wicked Game, To Swoon and To Spar, and Verity & the Forbidden Suitor
Historical romance and I have an up and down relationship at the best of times, but this was a pretty successful set of historical romance ARCs, if I do say so myself. A Wicked Game by Kate Bateman came out in December and it was quite a bit of fun. I was lucky enough to
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Celebrating Queer Love Stories: Never Ever Getting Back Together, Something Wild & Wonderful, and The Fiancée Farce
What a truly fantastic set of ARCs that I have finally at long last read!! I cannot wait to actually dive into these three books, but let me give you the quick and dirty facts on them real quick. Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales is technically a YA contemporary romance, but it
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Spring Debuts, Pt. 2: Bitter Medicine, The Build Up, and Sizzle Reel
A mixed bag when trying authors you’ve never read from before is probably to be expected, yeah? And that’s certainly the situation here. I had two DNFs, but I still wanted to take the time to talk about all three of these books because they are debuts and I don’t think either of my DNFs
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Reading 4 Swoonie Nominees: Partners in Crime, Ship Wrecked, The Hellion and the Hero, and When You Get the Chance
So, if you’re not already aware, I love The Swoon Awards. And despite my best efforts, I am never ever caught up on my ARCs. So I decided to take this opportunity to combine two things, Swoonie Nominees and ARCs I’m very delayed on and review them for you! Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai
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Reviewing Spring Debuts: Real Love, For Her Consideration, and Love Buzz
I’m absolutely thrilled to be reunited with my laptop (post Italy, we were separated for over a week), so even though you’re not seeing this as my first post back from an unanticipated hiatus, this is my first post that I’m typing and I just had to share my joy!! This post is about some
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Catching up on Avon Historical Romances: Heartbreaker, The Duke Gets Even, A Counterfeit Scoundrel, and The Portrait of a Duchess
Have I mentioned how relieved I am that the Harper Collins strike has finally come to an end? While I wish Harper Collins hadn’t left its employees out to dry for so long, I am genuinely thrilled that the Union ultimately succeeded in obtaining most of what they wanted. What was tragic was not getting
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Buzzword Challenge: “Secret” – Reviews of The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, Hotel of Secrets, and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Booksandlala is my favorite booktuber and while I’m generally not the best at participating in specific challenges, I’ve decided this year to make an effort to complete the Buzzword Challenge each month. Normally I don’t feel the need to make a blog post about the books I read for the challenge, but this month, the
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ARC Reviews: Midnight Duet, Take the Lead, and Alliance with His Stolen Heiress
I’m so excited to be bringing you reviews where all three books are 2023 releases! Look at me go! I would advise you not to expect this from me because, tbh, I’m so behind in ARC reading and I saw this meme on Ally Bryan’s Instagram that fits me perfectly: So anyway, that’s not what
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