A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsHistorical / m/m romance / queer / Regency11 Comments
Dear KJ Charles, I have had an exceptionally good run with books lately and Band Sinister only compounded my blessings. Siblings Guy and Amanda Frisby live in quiet seclusion in rustic Yarlcote. 20 years earlier, their mother ran off to the continent with their neighbour, Sir James Rookwood. Their father ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / California / commitment issues / Contemporary / doctor hero / family relationships / female friendship / journalist / Los Angeles / POC6 Comments
Dear Ms. Guillory, I was on the fence about reading The Proposal because of a controversy regarding this interview with you at Bitch Media. The interviewer presented your debut novel as revolutionary because it was “a romance novel written by a Black woman with a Black woman protagonist that was ... more >
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Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett Foundryside is the first novel in a new series by Robert Jackson Bennett. Set in a world in which physical objects can be “scrived,” etched with commands that give them magical properties, in a Venice-like city run by four Houses (massive family-owned scriving businesses), the ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsArtificial Intelligence / futuristic / novella / robots / Sci-fi / The Murderbot Diaries12 Comments
Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading ... more >
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A whimsical delight, crafted with quirkiness and a touch of classic charm The Joneses have just won the Great Montgomery Book Emporium in a contest, and it’s every book lover’s dream! The pull of a lever calls forth a room full of marvelous wonders—from the Room of Woodland tales with ... more >
A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsAustralia / cops / m/m romance / paramedics9 Comments
Paramedic Hayden Kinsella is single and the life of the party. He likes driving fast and saving lives, and he doesn’t do relationships—he does hookups. Except he wouldn’t hook up with copper Matt Deakin if he were the last guy on the planet. Hayden thinks the feeling is mutual . ... more >