B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Contemporary / hockey6 Comments
Dear Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy, Us nearly made my top 10 list last year – it was an extremely close call. And as much as I love Jamie and Wes, Blake Riley kind of stole that show for me. He was a goofy doofus with a heart of gold ... more >
B+ Reviews / B- ReviewsContemporary / Hockey Player / publicist / sports romance / workplace-romance27 Comments
Dear Ms. Bowen, I’ve enjoyed most of your Ivy Years NA books and when I saw that you had an adult contemporary romance spinoff series coming out, I decided to give the first book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, Rookie Move, a try. Georgia Worthington is the senior publicist for ... more >
Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2015 / top 10 lists21 Comments
It’s that time of year when bloggers turn their minds to their favourite reads and try and come up with clever lists and pithy statements about the books they loved best that year. Alas I’m all out of pithy statements, but I had plenty of books to choose from. As ... more >
Book ReviewsActing / college / Contemporary / hockey / New Adult / sexual-assault29 Comments
Note to readers: This review and the linked articles discuss rape and the investigation of reports of sexual assault and may be triggering. Dear Sarina Bowen, I’m an unabashed fan of your work and of the Ivy Years series in particular. Your writing style really works for me and I ... more >
B- Reviewscollege students / Contemporary / Latino / NA / New Adult / slut shaming4 Comments
Dear Ms. Bowen, Readers of The Understatement of the Year met Bella in that book. Bella is a senior at Harkness College and team manager for the school’s hockey team. Bella has also slept with several members of the hockey team. What I loved about Bella in The Understatement of ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Readscollege / Contemporary / fraternity / hockey / New Adult / soccer14 Comments
Dear Sarina Bowen, It’s no secret that I’ve been a squeeing fangirl since I first devoured your earlier Ivy Years books last year. You were my “author find” of 2014. So, of course, I begged shamelessly (heh, see what I did there?) on Twitter for an early copy of your ... more >