A 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 >
Reading 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 >
Book 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 >
A- 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 >
Reading 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 >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsbaby / child abuse / Contemporary / domestic violence / England / novella / pregnancy / second chance3 Comments
Dear Talia Hibbert, After the success of A Girl Like Her, I was all over the next book in the Ravenswood series, this novella-length (long novella) story about Laura Albright (Burne) and Samir Bianchi, her long lost love. Damaged Goods can work as a standalone but I think it works ... more >