Book Reviews / DNF Reviewscollege students / Contemporary / Doctor / f/f / forbidden-love / LGBTQIA+ / May-December / Meryl Wilsner / power gapNo Comments
Dear Meryl Wilsner, I really enjoyed your debut, Something to Talk About, and when I read about your new contemporary romance, Mistakes Were Made, I got really excited. It has a trope I’m really fond of, May/December (not everyone’s cuppa I know, but I really like it when it’s well ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsabuse / anger / British Indian main character / classic literature / cultural heritage / diversity / England / forbidden-love / Georgian Era / identity / othering / POC / POC author / Retelling / Tasha Suri / Wuthering Heights / Yorkshire18 Comments
Jennie: When Janine brought this book to my attention and suggested we review it together, I was both intrigued and trepidatious. There exists a theory that readers are either Jane Eyre fans or Wuthering Heights fans, and that never the twain shall meet. Of course there are readers who love ... more >
Book 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 >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscabin romance / forbidden-love / holiday setting / love story / m/m / virgin hero / World War II5 Comments
Dear Amy Lane: Readers have been expressing their dissatisfaction with the lack of depictions of religion or faith in romance, outside of inspirationals. The Bells of Time Square isn’t at all preachy, but religion is very much a part of the main character’s life. By strict definition, this is a ... more >
B ReviewsAmish / forbidden-love / m/m romance / Minnesota / New Adult3 Comments
Dear Ms. Andrews: Ah, star-crossed love. I adore romances in which “forbidden” isn’t just a buzzword in the title. After rumspringa rebelliousness left three teenagers dead, Issac’s family left their Amish community in Ohio to begin a new one with a much stricter Ordnung. (Regulations about every aspect of life, ... more >
B- ReviewsDark Fantasy / forbidden-love / Historical Fantasy / road-romance6 Comments
“When Lady Eloise of the Isle of Venn becomes betrothed to the King of Ystria, she looks forward to a life of luxury and status at the royal court. She certainly doesn’t anticipate being shipwrecked on the way to her wedding, escorted by the Kings assassin, Severin de Meynard, the ... more >