Review of Not Your Backup

Not Your Backup by CB Lee. Interlude Press. 2019. Content Warnings for review: discusses internalized aro spec and ace spec antagonism Note: I'm reviewing this in conjunction with Purple day for #PrideLibrary19. This book was part of my #PrideLibrary19 TBR and I'm reviewing it on Purple day because it has a gorgeous purple cover! Here is …

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#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 4: Orange Books

I thought I’d do a recommendation list for day 4, which focuses on orange 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 speculative fiction, essays, YA romance, litfic, aromantic …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 2: Pink Books

I thought I'd do a recommendation list for day 2, which focuses on pink 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 romance, but also includes fantasy, children's literature, YA romance, romsusp, and poetry. I link …

#RomBkLove: Geek Romances

This post is part of #RomBkLove, a month-long Twitter event where folks share their recs for romances that fit particular themes. For the purposes of this post, geek romance is a romance that centers characters who are enthusiasts of something, be it a special interest, a hobby, a subject, a fandom. "geeks are fans of their subjects, …

Review of American Fairy Tale

American Fairy Tale by Adriana Herrera. Carina Press. 2019. Content Warnings for review: References to trauma, intimate partner violence, overbearing behavior. I fell hard for Camilo in American Dreamer, and went into this really excited to read his romance. I loved him even more in this story. I wanted to be his friend. I felt …

My A-Spec April Readathon TBR

@jellyfable is hosting an A-Spec April readathon (#AspecApril) from April 1-14, and this is my TBR! I like to have options for reading challenges, so I'm including a few for each category. These books lean to romance, YA and SFF as my reading does (esp romance). I am including some rereads because I often reread and I'd …

Alpha Recs: F

Recently, the wonderful Dahlia Adler did a thread on Twitter where she recommended five good books for each letter in the alphabet. She suggested I might do a similar set of recs, and that sounded like a lot of fun to me, so I have decided to do a weekly series of alphabet-based book recommendations. Here is …

Review of Crashing Into Her

Crashing Into Her by Mia Sosa. Avon Impulse. 2019. Content Warnings for review: references to sex scenes and controlling behavior from partners I really enjoyed this last installment in the Love on Cue series, which centers characters who are linked closely by family and friendship, where at least one of the MCs is involved in …

Interview with Priscilla Oliveras

As you likely have guessed if you read this blog, I adore holiday romances, and read them all year long, but especially in December. Priscilla Oliveras writes wonderful contemporary m/f holiday romances; they are swoony, unputdownable, heartwarming, and a joy to read. In this interview, she discusses her two Christmas romances, His Perfect Parter, a …