Fave Valentine’s Day Themed Romances 2019

This post lists my favorite Valentine's Day-themed romances I read since last Valentine's Day's list. I tried 30 romances to get to this list! These recs definitely show my bias towards contemporary romance, but there are romsusp and paranormal romances included as well. I link to reviews where I have written them; and also where …

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Fave Fat Rep I Read in 2018

Continuing the tradition from last year's list, this post lists my favorite books with fat representation that I read in 2018. (Not all of them were published in 2018, of course.) It definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but there is a smattering of paranormal romance, young adult fiction and speculative fiction as well. …

January Update: Hockey Romance Read

So one of the things I decided to do this year was to embark upon a reading project focused on hockey romances. I am going to do a monthly post with mini-reviews of the hockey romances I've read this year, note DNFs in a separate section, and include general observances as I explore this new-to-me …

Hockey Romance Reading Project 2019

So one of the things I decided to do this year was to embark upon a reading project focused on hockey romances. Before this year, I'd read very few, and could remember only a couple. I am playing with the idea of writing a hockey romance, so it makes sense to read the subgenre and …

Best Reads January 2019

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in January 2019. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes YA fantasy, romantic suspense and paranormal romance. I am separating the audiobooks into their own section. I link to reviews where I have written them; and also where I …

Alpha Recs: A

Yesterday, the wonderful Dahlia Adler did a thread on Twitter where she recommended 5 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. (I'm …

Best Reads November-December 2018

This (rather belated) post gives a list of my favorite books I read in November and December 2018. I had a lot of disability flares in November and December, including a lot of brain fog, and that in combination with my bent for holiday romances makes this list full of novellas and novelettes, mostly. This …

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 …

Review of Dance All Night

Dance All Night by Alexis Daria. NYLA. 2018. I loved this holiday dance romance! Although it's book 2.5 in the Dance Off series, it works well as a stand alone, so if you haven't tried the series, don't worry about jumping in with this lovely contemporary m/f romance novella! The story kicks off with a …

#TisTheSeasonAThon TBR

I thought it might be fun to try a holiday readathon! TisTheSeasonAThon is somewhat focused on Christmas but my TBR includes other holiday stories too. As with each of my other attempts at readathons, I am adding a selection for each challenge, as it helps me to have choices. Red or Green Cover (Christmas books) …