D Reviews / DNF Reviewscampaign / England / joint review / m/m / NA / politics / prince / publicity / Washington DC26 Comments
Sirius and I both read accolades for Casey McQuiston’s debut, Red, White and Royal Blue, an m/m New Adult romance. We decided to review it together. – Janine What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was ... more >
B Reviews1950s / American historical / college / Humor / NA / short stories5 Comments
Including stories first published in Cosmopolitan and the Saturday Evening Post, this bestselling collection follows the romantic escapades of Max Shulman’s famed collegiate Don Juan. Like most undergraduates, Dobie Gillis is a bit scattered—sometimes he’s as quick as a whip, other times dull as a doorstop, and his major keeps ... more >
B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsContemporary / domestic violence / erotic / motorcycle club / NA / Recommended Read / romantic-suspense4 Comments
The following review contains spoilers for this novel’s direct prequel, Everything I Left Unsaid, which features the same main characters. If you have not read Everything I Left Unsaid and prefer to avoid spoilers, you may wish to skip this review and read the one of the earlier novel. Dear Ms. ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / domestic violence / erotic / NA / Recommended Read / romantic-suspense21 Comments
Dear Ms. O’Keefe, Everything I Left Unsaid is being marketed as New Adult, but reads more like contemporary romance with elements of NA, erotic romance, and suspense. I loved this novel’s freshness, as well as its intelligence. The novel begins shortly after Annie McKay’s arrival at the Flowered Manor Trailer ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / engineer / family relationships / geek/nerd / NA / opposites attract / YA6 Comments
Lucy York is an aspiring mechanical engineer working as a shot girl serving watered-down drinks to drunken frat boys at Jezebel’s Bar & Lounge. The job isn’t so bad—it pays her bills, and she’s managed to make a surrogate family for herself at the bar. But now she’s ready to ... more >
B- Reviewscollege students / Contemporary / Latino / NA / New Adult / slut shaming4 Comments
Dear Ms. Bowen, Readers of The Understatement of the Year met Bella in that book. Bella is a senior at Harkness College and team manager for the school’s hockey team. Bella has also slept with several members of the hockey team. What I loved about Bella in The Understatement of ... more >