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Illustrated cartoon style cover in blue with ice and a winter theme. In the foreground a tall thin brown-haired man walks away with his arm around the shoulders of a shorter bulkier blond guy. They both have hockey gear and are looking into each other's eyes over their shoulders as they are about to walk onto an outdoor ice rink.
September 26, 2023

REVIEW: Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAce / ADHD / bisexual / Canada / Contemporary / demisexual / hockey / NetGalley / neurodiverse / queer / Sports6 Comments

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Content Note:  grief over death of a close family member Dear Rachel Reid, Oh I’ve missed your books!  It feels like ages since there was a new one. (In reality it’s been 18 months. But it feels longer.) The best news is that Time to Shine was definitely worth the ... more >

September 19, 2023

REVIEW: A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdemisexual / Historical / NetGalley / queer4 Comments

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Readers please note: some spoilers for The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen follow. Dear KJ Charles, I read and loved the first book in the Doomsday series, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen earlier this year and looked forward with anticipation to the second book (and alas the last from ... more >

July 18, 2023

REVIEW: The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbeach / Contemporary / fling / NetGalley4 Comments

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Dear Elle Kennedy, I’ve enjoyed your previous Avalon Bay books (Good Girl Complex and Bad Girl Reputation) but they had not quite lived up to the experience of books like The Deal for me. It’s the kind of reading high I’m always chasing and I’m pleased to say that The ... more >

June 26, 2023

REVIEW: Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsNetGalley / romantic adventure / romantic-suspense / SFF / space opera2 Comments

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Readers please note:  Series spoilers follow. Also, I’m going to assume those who read this review will be familiar with the series and the characters. Dear Jessie Mihalik, I’ve been enjoying your Starlight’s Shadow trilogy ever since Hunt the Stars first came out. In that book, readers got a taste ... more >

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June 23, 2023

REVIEW: Trust Me by Rachel Grant

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsarchaeology / NetGalley / romantic-suspense / SEAL2 Comments

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Dear Rachel Grant, Trust Me is book two in your Evidence: Under Fire series, which merges the Evidence and Flashpoint series’. I haven’t yet read all of the Evidence books but I loved the Flashpoint novels. It was nice to catch up with some of those familiar characters again. SEAL ... more >

June 20, 2023

JOINT REVIEW: Remember Me by Mary Balogh

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviewsenemies to lovers / Historical / NetGalley / Regency19 Comments

Janine: Kaetrin and I have reviewed several books by Mary Balogh together, starting with Someone to Love, book one in the Westcott series. Remember Me is the second book in a newer series about the Ware family and we continue our joint review tradition with this review of it. In ... more >

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