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December 30, 2025

REVIEW: The Dating Game by Mona Shroff

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / brother's best friend / childhood friends / Contemporary / dog / fake dating / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / Indian American / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: The Dating Game by Mona Shroff

A fake romance will solve all their problems …And stir up a bunch of new ones! Veterinary student Saira Rawal definitely believes in love. It’s just…not for her. Not when getting through her days without panic attacks is struggle enough. But at least she has Tyler Hart—her brother’s best friend, ... more >

Illustrated cover with a royal blue background showing a big muscular white man with red hair and a red beard wearing a cap with hockey sticks on the front and a grey henley holding (in one of his arms) a pretty white woman with a brown ponytail wearing a red and white softball uniform. His other hand is in his pocket. The image shows them from about their hips upwards. The title is in red and yellow.
September 12, 2025

REVIEW: Pitcher Perfect by Tessa Bailey

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / fake dating / he falls first / hockey / NetGalley / softball / Sports2 Comments

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Dear Tessa Bailey, Pitcher Perfect is book 4 in the Big Shots series which commenced with Fangirl Down – a series which was originally a duology and expanded because characters who needed a HEA kept appearing. Robbie Corrigan is one half of the rookie pair who play hockey for the ... more >

Illustrated cover showing a white couple from a distance, standing under a large clock
April 14, 2025

REVIEW: Meet Me Under the Clock by Jo Lovett

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / fake dating / London / NetGalley6 Comments

Dear Jo Lovett, Nadia plans to meet her blind date (a friend of a co-worker) under the clock at Waterloo Station. Tom is also meeting someone there – the “one who got away” ten years earlier. Lola and Tom shared an evening of connection a decade earlier but she was ... more >

May 10, 2024

REVIEW: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsauthor heroine / Canada / cat / Chinese-Canadian MCs / fake dating / fake relationship / family drama / family relationships / First-Person / mothers and daughters / sisters / South-Asian Canadian9 Comments

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Mark Chan this. Mark Chan that. Writer and barista Emily Hung is tired of hearing about the great Mark Chan, the son of her parents’ friends. You’d think he single-handedly stopped climate change and ended child poverty from the way her mother raves about him. But in reality, he’s just ... more >

April 26, 2024

REVIEW: Texas Reckless Cowboy (The Stars of Texas Book 2) by Rebecca Crowley

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbad-boy-romance / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / fake dating / family relationships / Jewish character / lawyer / opposites attract / Small Town Romance / Texas / The Stars of Texas / wrong side of the tracksComments Off on REVIEW: Texas Reckless Cowboy (The Stars of Texas Book 2) by Rebecca Crowley

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He’s the bad boy she needs to help her lay down the law… Assistant District Attorney Georgia Star is on the ballot in Last Stand, Texas to finally take the top job—but popularity has never been this overachiever’s forte. When her big-city outsider opponent begins wooing her constituents with lies, ... more >

"Illustrated cover with a sky blue background showing a white couple sitting back to back on a white sofa, she's on a laptop, he's on a small black phone with a soccer ball at his feet. He is large and well built with dark hair and stubble and she is curvy with brown curly/wavy long hair wearing a pink polka dot dress.
February 13, 2024

REVIEW: When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / fake dating / football / NetGalley / soccer3 Comments

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Note: Charlotte Stein have followed each other and have been friendly online for many years. This review is my unvarnished opinion regardless. Content notes: parental abuse, childhood poverty, and alcoholism, fatphobia Dear Charlotte Stein, I admit I had some hesitation about reading When Grumpy Met Sunshine. Generally, I’m less excited ... more >

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