KaetrinReading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 20206 Comments

Well, 2020 pretty much sucked. I suffered my way through a number of reading slumps and spent a long time doing something I hardly ever did before – re-reading. I turned to comfort reads for weeks at a time because things were just awful. I didn’t read as many new ... more >

June 24, 2020

REVIEW: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / fake relationship / interracial-romance / mental health8 Comments

CW: anxiety, depression, grief Dear Talia Hibbert, I don’t really know what fits into the “rom com” subgenre and what just falls into the contemporary bucket. My personal preference is to regard all of them as contemporary romance and not bother about the rom com label at all. That way, ... more >

KaetrinReading Lists / Top Ten ListsContemporary / Gothic / Historical / interracial-romance / sci-fi romance / Urban fantasy9 Comments

This year I decided to do my best of list a little early. I don’t have any new releases on my list until next year so I felt it was safe. I had a fantastic reading year; I met my Goodreads challenge with more than a month to spare and ... more >

November 14, 2019

REVIEW x 2: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

JanineBook Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / abuse survivor / Artist / Bucket List / Contemporary / disability / England / interracial-romance / POC / POC author / role reversal / superintendent / web designer7 Comments

Content Warning: Dear Talia Hibbert, I’ve heard a lot of buzz about your books. You have many fans and since your new book, Get a Life, Chloe Brown is the first in a brand-new series, it seemed like the best place to see if I could jump on the fan ... more >

November 12, 2019

REVIEW: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / cinnamon roll hero / Contemporary / disability / England / interracial-romance / prickly heroine13 Comments

Dear Talia Hibbert, I was so happy to get the chance to read this book early. It did not disappoint. At all.  Well, there was one spot late in the piece where I was holding my breath and just about to say “oh no!” but then you went in a ... more >

KaetrinReading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsContemporary / Fantasy Romance / Historical / m/m romance / neurodiverse / queer / Urban fantasy24 Comments

I took a look at my 5 star reads for the year and created my top 10 from that. I’ve decided not to rank them; it’s too hard to do and they were all fabulous books. Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews.  Magic Triumphs could easily have made this list ... more >