Fave Winter Holiday Romances 2019

I did a post at the end of 2017 recommending a bunch of holiday romance. This is the 2019 edition of holiday romance recommendations, even though it is being posted in January 2020, right at the tail end of the winter holidays. Please forgive the delay! I'm hoping you might still be interested in winter …

Review of Brazen and the Beast

Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean. Avon. 2019. Note: I do not recommend this book to trans and non-binary readers. I would suggest that fat readers approach this book with caution.  Content Warnings for the review: References MC's trauma history. References misogyny in the story. Describes a crossdressing scene and gender reveal moment that …

Review of Proper English

Proper English by KJ Charles. 2019. This is the first f/f romance that I have read by KJ Charles. I think it may be the first she has written? It's a prequel to an already established series, the England series, which has been on my TBR for a while as the next book has a …

Best Reads August-October 2019

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in August, September, and October 2019. (I usually do a separate post for each month but wasn't able to this time. I'm glad to have finally gotten this post up!) This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes paranormal romance, …

Best Reads July 2019

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in July 2019. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes non-fiction, space opera, and historical romance. I am putting rereads and audiobooks in separate categories. I link to reviews where I have written them; and also where I have …

Fave New-to-Me Romances Jan-June 2019

Here are my fave new-to-me romances I read in the first half of 2019, grouped by trope. I limited myself to selecting three at most from each author. A bunch of these books were by new-to-me authors! I love finding new backlists to check out. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but …

Best Reads June 2019

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in June 2019. June was a sparse reading month for me, due to brain fog and pain flares. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes paranormal romance, YA, speculative fiction, fanfic, and historical romance. I am putting rereads and …

My 2019 Summer Romance #RippedBodiceBingo TBR

This is a bingo created by the Los Angeles romance bookstore, The Ripped Bodice! It runs from June 1-August 31. For each row you complete, you can enter to win prizes!   Here is my TBR for this challenge! All romances, of course. I am selecting several potential options for each square because options help me, …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 6: Green books

I thought I’d do a recommendation list for day 6, which focuses on green covers. All the books on this list are queer; I tried to have a bit of a cross-section, identity-wise. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary queer fiction, esp romance, but also includes historical romance, speculative fiction, YA fiction, litfic, …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 5: Yellow books

I thought I'd share some books from my TBR list for day 5, which focuses on yellow covers. All the books on this list are queer and/or trans and/or non-binary; I tried to have a bit of a cross-section, identity-wise and genre-wise. Note: I am using affiliate links to Amazon. If you buy through those links, I …