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 …

My TBR for #LNYReadathon20

I decided to do Lunar New Year Readathon 2020 (#LNYReadathon20) at the very last minute, and I'm excited! The challenge is to read at least one romance by an Asian author or featuring an Asian MC, and it was organized by @LaceyBookLovers and @RemarkablyLisa. Lacey put together a list of recs if you are looking …

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 The Bride Test

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang. Berkeley. 2019. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. Content Warning for review: Review discusses ableism and internalized ableism within the structure and content of the story, at length. Review discusses sexual and romantic coercion and manipulation at length, and references the general pressure towards compliance that many autistic folks are …

Review of Wolf Rain

Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh. Berkeley. 2019. Content Warnings for review: Discussion of ableism and internalized ableism. Discussion of trauma and torture.  Note: I do not recommend this book to disabled readers, and recommend particular caution to neurodivergent readers, especially readers with mental illness. So, I finally read my first Psy-Changeling novel.  I've read and …

Best Reads November-December 2019

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in November-December 2019. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes paranormal romance, contemporary fantasy romance, YA romance, romantic suspense, and science fiction romance. I am putting the audiobooks in a separate category. I link to reviews where I have …

Double Review: Every New Year and Grand Theft N.Y.E.

Every New Year by Katrina Jackson. 2019. & Grand Theft N.Y.E, by Katrina Jackson. 2019. Katrina Jackson has given romance readers not one but two New Years romances to close out 2019 and they are both wonderful! Every New Year is an angsty friends to lovers billionaire romance full of pining and heat, and I …

Review of Eight Kisses

Eight Kisses: Eight All-New Tales of Holiday Romance (anthology) edited by Mindy Klasky and Lori Anne Bailey. Peabridge Press 2019. I enjoyed this collection of Chanukah romances! It's a strong collection, with only one story that didn't work for me and many that I really enjoyed. The vast majority of the stories were contemporary, but …

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, …

Fave Halloween/Samhain Romances 2019

I did a post at the end of 2017 recommending a bunch of fall and winter holiday romance, that included Halloween and Samhain romances. Starting in 2018 I began doing a separate post just for Halloween romance, focused on romance fiction where Halloween or Samhain play a major role in the story. I tried to …