Tag: book review
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Review: High Lonesome by Tanya Chris
Sometimes I read books despite the trigger warnings at the end of the back-cover blurb. In this case, I picked this book because of one of the trigger warnings. I have a professional interest in HIV due to my day job, and I’m always interested in seeing how HIV and…
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Review: Dual Destruction (Duality #1) by Kate Hawthorne
This book verges on dark romance territory only because of the love-hate dynamic between the two heroes, including the levels and limits (or lack thereof) to their sexual relationship. I highly recommend reading the free prequel available on the author’s website, “Dual Hostilities,” to see whether these characters may be…
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Review: After Oscar Series by Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox
IRL: In Real Life (Book 1) I’m not one for texting/sexting or sending intimate photos by text, so the basic premise of this “meet-cute” didn’t initially speak to me. However, the authors quickly turn the dynamic sexy AF, and they also don’t leave the reader hanging about who is on…
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Review: Extracurricular Activities Series by Neve Wilder
Want Me (Book 1) Going into this book, I knew that it was initially published as a series of novellas for the author’s newsletter. With that premise, I expected a fairly light, if incredibly sexy, read about two characters who hook up until they end up in a real relationship.…
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Review: The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles
Charles brings many of my favorite things about her writing to this book, such as dynamic and memorable characters and the politics of family and society. Robin and Hart clash immediately, which of course means that they are meant for each other. Hart sees through Robin and his sister’s fortune-hunting…
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Review: May the Best Man Win by J.R. Gray & Kate Hawthorne
I’m already a solid fan of Hawthorne, but a friend encouraged me to also check out works by Gray, so this seemed like the perfect option. This book is a fun enemies-to-lovers romance with a dash of kink and plenty of wedding shenanigans, so basically lots of my favorite things.…
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Review: Proficiency Bonus (Roll For Love #3) by Charlie Novak
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Roll For Love series: Natural Twenty (#1) Charisma Check (#2) Disclaimer: I received an electronic advanced review copy of this book from the author. Novak teased a relationship between Jason and Lewis in the epilogue of her previous book, leaving me…
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Review: Protectors Series by Sloane Kennedy
This post contains reviews for the books currently available in the Protectors series: Absolution (Book 1) Salvation (Book 2) Retribution (Book 3) Forsaken (Book 4) Vengeance (Book 5) A Protector’s Family Christmas (Book 5.5) Discovering Daisy (Book 5.6) Atonement (Book 6) Revelation (Book 7) Redemption (Book 8) Defiance (Book 9)…
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Review: The Summer of Us by Lily Morton
I keep doing this weird thing where I put off reading books by this author and then can’t figure out why because her writing is pretty freaking amazing. Once I got over the hurdle of acknowledging that I was missing backstory with these two characters (since this book is a…
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Review: Mallory Vineyard Series by Kate Hawthorne & E.M. Denning
Future Fake Husband (Book 1) This book is chock-full of fun romance tropes, including fake relationship, a relationship for external reasons, and of course, “there’s only one bed!” Despite these multiple familiar scenarios, the book managed to include plenty of unique elements that I enjoyed. Both Cole and Rhett are…
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Review: Love Logic Series by K.M. Neuhold
Rocket Science (Book 1) I’m not terribly interested in the “falling for the brother’s best friend” trope, but I’ve enjoyed previous books by this author and wanted to keep enjoying their work. This story bends the trope by having the brother urge his sibling and BFF into a friendship now…
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Review: Break My Shell by K.A. Merikan
About halfway through this book, I felt the urge to tweet about it: “When you think you’re gonna read a ridiculous kinky romp and it turns out to be a really sweet, poignant love story instead.” I’ve gotten to the point (due to the sheer amount of reading being done)…
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Review: Made Marian Series by Lucy Lennox
This post contains reviews of all the currently available books in the Made Marian series: Borrowing Blue (Book 1) Taming Teddy (Book 2) Jumping Jude (Book 3) Grounding Griffin (Book 4) Moving Maverick (Book 5) Delivering Dante (Book 6) A Very Marian Christmas (Book 7) Made Marian Shorts (Book 7.5)…
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Review: Date in a Pinch (Naughty in Pendleton #1) by Brigham Vaughn
Are the odds of such a meet-cute as this happening in real life slim to none? Of course. Luckily, this is a romance, so when Neil accidentally “outs” himself as interested in kink, Alexander is more intrigued than horrified. As teachers, they have to be relatively careful about who finds…
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Review: Close Proximity Series by Lily Morton
Best Man (Book 1) Lily Morton came as a highly recommended author from various sources. I recently read and enjoyed her newest novel, a paranormal romance, and was pointed here as an excellent intro to her contemporary romance. Zeb and Jesse immediately captured my heart with their distinctive personalities, which…
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Review: Love Beyond Measure Series by E.M. Lindsey
The Edge of Heaven (Book 1) On the surface, this book shouldn’t really work. It feels like “how many romance novel tropes can we cram into one story?” Let’s see: fake date to a wedding, falling for the escort, hidden identity, getting back at an ex, idiots in love, and…
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Review: Finding Series by Sloane Kennedy
This post contains reviews of all the currently available books in the Finding series: Finding Home (Book 1) Finding Trust (Book 2) Finding Peace (Book 3) Finding Forgiveness (Book 4) Finding Hope (Book 5)
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Review: Goode Boys Series by Sean Ashcroft
Troublemaker (Book 1) Queer is a spectrum, and bisexuality is often rendered invisible in the M/M romance genre. That is not the case here, as reformed “troublemaker” Aiden accompanies Carter to a wedding as his fake date. Trouble is the plan here, to disrupt Carter’s mother’s plan to connect him…
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Review: Charisma Check (Roll for Love #2) by Charlie Novak
Read my review of Roll for Love #1: Natural Twenty Reading this book when I haven’t been able to attend a fan convention in person for nearly a year was both bittersweet and precisely what I needed at the same time. I’m not a cosplayer (you’ll find me over in…
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Review: Giving Consent Series by Kate Hawthorne
This post contains reviews of all the books in the Giving Consent series: “Worth the Switch” (Book 0.5) Worth the Risk (Book 1) Worth the Wait (Book 2) Worth the Fight (Book 3) Worth the Chance (Book 4) Desperately Seeking (supplemental novellas)