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 Lovers / 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 / YA21 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 >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChristmas / electrician / friends-to-lovers / Holiday / holiday novella / Maine / novella / working classNo Comments
House-sitting for her parents seemed like a good idea, until the microwave blew up and the lights went out. Now Chloe Burke thinks upgrading the electrical system of her childhood home while they are away would make the perfect Christmas gift. Fortunately, there’s an electrician in town who can get ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriends-to-lovers / Historical / novella / Peninsular-War / Regency / Soldier / village6 Comments
A soldier returns to keep a promise—but it will prove more difficult than he imagined. Lieutenant Jonathan Lewis is devastated when his best friend, Fred, is fatally injured on the battlefield. He willingly promises to take care of Fred’s sister and mother—after all, he has been quietly in love with ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Diwali / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Holiday / Indian American / older couple / POC / POC author / short fiction / TexasNo Comments
Devi Kolleru is about to say goodbye to her oldest friend, Kiran, but something has changed and now it feels impossible. Could this Diwali be the right time for these friends to become lovers under the stars? Dear Ms. Pammi, I’m catching up on some holiday fiction I didn’t realize ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican heroine / fathers and daughters / friends-to-lovers / Scotland / Scottish / Widowed Heroine4 Comments
“Cinda Richards brings you the lovable, roguish, obstinate, utterly unforgettable Scotsman Dillon Cameron. Haunted by a deathbed promise, and shocked to learn that, in a moment of wrenching grief, he fathered a child by his best friend’s American widow, Dillon storms Thea Kearney’s cottage, intent on claiming “his lasses.” But ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactor / ADHD / California / Contemporary / fanfiction / fat representation / forced proximity / friends-to-lovers / mental health / NetGalley / work relationship16 Comments
CW: Domestic violence themes, fatphobia Dear Olivia Dade, First off, may I just say that the cover is perfect. It’s entirely true to the book and just staring at it makes me happy. Leni Kauffman (the artist) is such a talent. Alex Woodroe is an actor on the Game of ... more >