Review of The Boyfriend Project

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon. Forever. 2020. This is book one in a new series centering three women who become friends after the live tweeting of a bad date leads to them realizing that they have been all duped by the same guy and confronting him together in public. The beginning of this book …

#RomBkLove: Musician/Singer/Composer MCs

This post is part of #RomBkLove, a month-long Twitter event where folks share their recs for romances that fit particular themes. My theme for today is romances with MCs that are musicians, singers and composers. I love romances that center music not just because I love singing and playing music, but also because I love the …

Review of Matzah Ball Surprise

Matzah Ball Surprise by Laura Brown. Entangled Lovestruck. 2020. Take a moment just to look at the cover for this book. This cover makes me incredibly happy. It is so rare to find covers for romances that have such clear Jewish representation. The Jewish couple on this cover are gorgeous together, cheerful, have amazing chemistry, …

Fave Jewish Rep in Romances I Read 2018-2019

At the beginning of 2018 I deliberately went seeking Jewish representation in romance, and had intended to do a post sharing my faves, but didn't manage it. So I thought I'd start a new yearly tradition. This post lists my favorite romances with Jewish representation that I read in 2018-2019, organized by trope. (Not all …

Best Reads January 2020

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in January 2020. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes paranormal romance, non-fiction, romantic suspense, SFF romance, YA fantasy, and historical fantasy romance. I am putting the audiobooks in a separate category. I link to reviews where I have …

Fave Valentine’s Day Themed Romances 2020

This post lists my favorite Valentine's Day-themed romances I read this year.   These recs definitely show my bias towards contemporary romance of all flavors; it includes erotic romance, Western romance, and romantic comedy. You may also be interested in my 2018 Valentine's Day's romance recs list and my 2019 list, which include other subgenres. I link …

My TBR for #BlackLoveAThon

This is a week long readathon going on 2/7/20-2/14-20! It was created by @minareadss and @LucieReads and is right up my alley, as it's romance focused. Here is my TBR for the challenges. I've got several options for each, because I'm a mood reader and that helps me. About half of these are ones I …

Review of A Big Surprise for Valentine’s Day

A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day by Jackie Lau. 2020.   This is book 4 in the Holidays with the Wongs series, which focuses on holidays and siblings in a matchmaking meddling family. I believe this is the final book in the series, as all the Wong siblings have now been matched. I really enjoyed …

Fave Romance Novellas & Novelettes I Read in 2019

Starting last year, I began splitting off my favorite romances into two posts: favorite romance novels and favorite romance novellas and novelettes. This post gives a rather long list of 50 of my favorite romance novellas and novelettes I read in 2019. (Not all of them were published in 2019, of course.) It focuses on …

Fave Romance Novels I Read in 2019

This year, I am splitting off my favorite romances into two posts: favorite romance novels and favorite romance novellas and novelettes. This post lists my favorite romance novels I read in 2019. (Not all of them were published in 2019, of course.) It includes mostly new reads, with a few notable rereads. If you want …