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February 15, 2022

REVIEW: A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett

JennieB Reviews / Book Reviewsenemies to lovers / English historical romance / Scientist10 Comments

Dear Elizabeth Everett: I came across this book somewhere and, intrigued by the premise, snapped it up, before realizing it’s the second in a series (The Secret Scientists of London). Luckily, I’m not a stickler for reading in order. Letty Fenley and Lord William Hughes, the Viscount Greycliff (known as ... more >

Black silhouette picture of a woman wearing a high ponytail and a man with short hair standing back to back. Their torsos are a starfield with a spaceship moving in it and and in the background is a further silhouette of the same couple together except this time her hair is down and they're standing facing the sky, his arm around her, accompanied by an animal the shape of a small fox
February 8, 2022

REVIEW: Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviewsadventure romance / enemies to lovers / found family / NetGalley / sci-fi romance / SFF / space opera7 Comments

Dear Jessie Mihalik, The DA reviewers had a conversation post recently about the enemies to lovers trope and whether we liked it or not, when and why. I’m generally not a fan of the trope in contemporary romance but it works well in SFF because the stakes are often believably ... more >

January 14, 2022

Janine’s Best of 2021

JanineBook Reviews / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / angels / Best of 2021 / best of list / bonded-mates / class differences / enemies to lovers / f/f / Fantasy / Fantasy Romance / forbidden-love / friends-to-lovers / historical romance / horror elements / India-based world / Indian characters / LGBTQIA+ / m/f / m/m / magical school / military hero / missing persons / noir mystery / Opera Singer / paranormal romance / POC / POC author / redemption / reframing / teens / Urban-Fantasy / village / werewolves / widow / YA23 Comments

It’s a cliché to comment on how quickly a year has passed and in the Covid era the months sometimes pass slowly. 2021 wasn’t an easy year so I’m glad I found some great books to make it feel a little lighter. There weren’t an entire ten but I’ve had ... more >

January 12, 2022

Review: Duking It Out (Royal Powers #1) by E.J. Russell

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categoryenemies to lovers / fantasy m/m romance / Super heroesComments Off on Review: Duking It Out (Royal Powers #1) by E.J. Russell

Royal dukes from rival countries, shipwrecked on a deserted island. The grudge match of the century—or a love story of super-heroic proportions? Sander Fiala, Duke of Roses, is fourth in line to the South Abarran throne, even though his rogue power earned him the nickname “The Monster of Roses” and ... more >

January 6, 2022

CONVERSATION: Enemies to Lovers

JanineConversationsContemporary / enemies to lovers / enemies with benefits / Fantasy / genre history / genre tropes / historical romance / mystery / Paranormal / recommendations / rivals to lovers22 Comments

Janine: In our conversation about our reading in 2021, the enemies-to-lovers trope came up. I loved some of what you said and thought we could have a wider and deeper conversation about it. Here are some questions to start us off: Do you enjoy the enemies-to-lovers trope? Why or why ... more >

December 29, 2021

What Janine is Reading: Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series, Part I

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C- Reviews / D Reviews / DNF ReviewsCanada / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / enemies with benefits / Game Changers series / hockey players / hockey rivalry / LGBTQIA+ / m/m / New York City / Out for You / Reading lists / Russia / Russian / star-crossed lovers / Toronto / values conflict25 Comments

Earlier in the year I read (or in one case, tried to read) the first three books in Rachel Reid’s m/m contemporary romance series, Game Changers, which follows queer NHL players as they fall in love and have to deal with the conflict presented by the heteronormative culture of the ... more >

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