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Illustrated cover with blue background, in the foreground 2 men sit crouched down before a body of water. One man is white and blonde and the other man is dark with brown skin. Illustrations of plants and animals (including a fox and a hare) are up either side of the cover with the title in the middle.
March 9, 2023

REVIEW: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsHistorical / interracial relationship / Kent / NetGalley / queer / smuggling4 Comments

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Content warning: child abuse, neglect Dear KJ Charles, What a delight this book was! So cleverly and tightly plotted and so very romantic. There were only a couple of things I had questions about – but given that this is billed as “the Doomsdays book 1”, I’m hoping we’ll see ... more >

Illustrated cartoon type cover of a couple in a field sittind on a rolled-over pale yellow Land Rover under a yellow parasol.
March 7, 2023

REVIEW: Off The Map by Trish Doller

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / NetGalley / road trip5 Comments

Content notes:  dementia and Dear Trish Doller, Readers first met Carla Black and Eamon Sullivan in Float Plan where Carla’s best friend, Anna, and Eamon’s brother, Keane, found their HEA. Now, Anna and Keane are getting married. The wedding is in Ireland and Carla has flown from Florida to Dublin ... more >

Fairly generic hot shirtless guy against a colourful pink, purple and yellow background. Alas, no chickens.
January 27, 2023

REVIEW: Chick Magnet by Emma Barry

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschickens / coming home / Contemporary / Covid / depression / gaslighting / mental health / NetGalley / Small-TownNo Comments

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Content notes: gaslighting, depression Dear Emma Barry, Nicole Jones, aka “Chick Nic” is a YouTuber with a big following, promoting Chickens for All. She posts regular content about owning, raising and maintaining backyard chickens. During the pandemic her channel took off – which is just as well as she was ... more >

Illustrated cover, yellow background with large black cursive lettering for the title. In the background is a drawing of a woman with ashbrown/blonde hair (maybe even gray?) reading a pink journal.
January 24, 2023

REVIEW: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewscoming home / Contemporary / NetGalley / Small-Town4 Comments

Dear Kate Clayborn, Georgie Mulcahy returns to her home town of Darentville, Virginia to spend some time with her best friend, Bel, and to sort out her life. She’s been working in Hollywood as a PA to a screenwriter and when said screenwriter decided to leave LA and try a ... more >

Illustrated cover with a red background of a white M/F couple, she has longish wavy brown to blonde ombre hair and is wearing a yellow dress and has a colour sleeve of tattoos, he is in a blue jumper (sweater) and an open collared white shirt and is wearing glasses. He's styled geeky. They're embracing and looking at each other.
November 22, 2022

REVIEW: Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviewsanxiety / autism / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / fake relationship / NetGalley / Shakespeare retelling2 Comments

Content notes: autism, anxiety, family conflict, gaslighting, emotional abuse Dear Chloe Liese, I have a confession to make. I haven’t read Much Ado About Nothing. I haven’t seen the movie either. Yes, I am a Philistine. Two Wrongs Make a Right is an homage to Much Ado so it’s probably ... more >

Illustrated cover in blue featuing a white couple in a clinch. He has dark longish hair and a beard and she has long wavy blonde hair. They're both big and broad. He's wearing a dark suit and tie and she's in costume wearing something like a pirate outfit with a sword.
November 15, 2022

REVIEW: Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactors / Contemporary / NetGalley / tv show2 Comments

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CW: Death of a parent, abandonment Dear Olivia Dade, Excuse me while I gush. I loved last year’s All The Feels – Ship Wrecked is even better. The book I read immediately prior took me more than two weeks to read. I read Ship Wrecked in two days. From the ... more >

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