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Illustrated cover with top section containing white titles with a peach background and lower half of cover is an illustration of a couple sitting/leaning on the front of an older model light blue pickup truck on a road, with green grass on either side and trees in the far background. The couple are white, he is wearing brown pants and a teal green long sleeved shirt and has his arms crossed over his chest. He has dark hair. She has dark curly hair and it wearing a lilac pantsuit with a white top. She is curvy, maybe a size 16ish? They are facing front and not looking at one another
April 15, 2026

REVIEW: While You Were Seething by Charlotte Stein

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / enemies to lovers / NetGalley / road trip2 Comments

Dear Charlotte Stein, While You Were Seething is the third in Charlotte Stein’s fake relationship trilogy which commenced with When Grumpy Met Sunshine and continued with My Big Fat Fake Marriage. It’s fair to say I enjoyed the first two more than the third but how much of that is ... more >

Colourful illustration of a cobbled Parisian street in pinks, greens, yellows and blues, with a white couple kissing in the right foreground
April 7, 2026

REVIEW: The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / disability / family / NetGalley / Paris11 Comments

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Dear Kate Clayborn, I knew as soon as I started reading The Paris Match I would be in for a treat. Nothing about that feeling changed as I continued to read. It is a beautifully written, evocative and deeply romantic novel.  Layla Bailey is a doctor, a hospitalist, who travels ... more >

Illustrated cover featuring a hot white couple on a dock leaning against a railing and looking over at each other. Behind them the sun is setting. She is on the left and has long brown hair. She's wearing a white cropped tee and a short cutoff denim skirt. He has dark hair and wears a grey tee and black ripped jeans. The background colours are pastel rainbow tones.
March 17, 2026

REVIEW: Love Song by Elle Kennedy

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Edelweiss / musicNo Comments

Content warning: Spoiler alert – don’t click if you don’t want to know Dear Elle Kennedy, Blake Logan (only daughter of John Logan and Grace Ivers from The Mistake) has a bad breakup with her boyfriend and heads to Lake Tahoe and the house co-owned by the Logans and the ... more >

Photo-real image of a beautiful African American woman wearing a military style uniform with gold buttons and carrying a sword.
January 29, 2026

REVIEW: The History of the World Begins in Ice by Kate Elliott

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAnthology / Cold Magic / SFF1 Comments

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Dear Kate Elliott When Dear Author received an email offering this anthology for review I asked whether I needed to have read the Spiritwalker series (which begins with Cold Magic) first or if it could be read as a stand alone. I have Cold Magic on the TBR of Doom ... more >

A very good-looking white couple, hide behind a tree in a field of red roses with a castle bridge in the background. It is night and there is a full moon. He stands behind her and has his arm around her shoulder, his head turned to listen. He wears a charcoal grey tunic, open at the throat and metal bracers. He has dark, longish hair and is clean shaven. She has dark flowing hair and wears a circlet of small white flowers. She is in a silver grey gauzy dress and has a dagger at her belt.
January 27, 2026

REVIEW: Silver and Blood by Jessie Mihalik

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewscurse / Fantasy Romance / Magic / NetGalley / SFF3 Comments

When a vicious beast begins attacking her fellow villagers, Riela reluctantly agrees to enter the forbidden forest and kill the monster as she’s the only mage available – or so she thought. Untrained and barely armed, Riela is quickly overwhelmed when one beast turns into two. She fears her death ... more >

Illustrated cover with a green (grass) background. the titles are in white in the top section and the lower half features a good looking white couple laying down on the grass. Their heads/faces and upper torsos only are visible. Her head is pointing toward the right of the cover and his is pointing toward the left of the cover. He is wearing a blue football jersey and has dark brown hair. She is wearing a purple v-neck top and has mid-brown hair with a hint of red. His left hand is in her hair and her left hand is in his, near his ear. They are looking at one another lovingly.
January 7, 2026

REVIEW: Only On Gameday by Kristen Callihan

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / fake relationship / football / found family / NetGalley / sports romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Only On Gameday by Kristen Callihan

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Dear Kristen Callihan, How wonderful to have a new book in the Game On series! I have missed this author’s books and I’m so glad she’s publishing again. (Only on Gameday features a hero with four siblings and I can only hope this book is also book one in the ... more >

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