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February 7, 2023

REVIEW: Just My Type by Falon Ballard

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Edelweiss / journalists / rivals to lovers / second chance / work relationshipNo Comments

Dear Falon Ballard, I loved your debut book released last year, Lease on Love. I didn’t review it but it stuck with me and I was very keen to read your follow up, Just My Type. While it wasn’t quite as successful for me as the previous book I did ... more >

January 10, 2023

REVIEW: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / Fairy / Fairyland / Fantasy / First-Person / Historical / rivalry / rivals to lovers / scholar / socially awkward2 Comments

Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make ... more >

January 6, 2022

CONVERSATION: Enemies to Lovers

JanineConversationsContemporary / enemies to lovers / enemies with benefits / Fantasy / genre history / historical romance / mystery / Paranormal / recommendations / rivals to lovers / tropes22 Comments

Janine: In our conversation about our reading in 2021, the enemies-to-lovers trope came up. I loved some of what you said and thought we could have a wider and deeper conversation about it. Here are some questions to start us off: Do you enjoy the enemies-to-lovers trope? Why or why ... more >

August 20, 2021

REVIEW: A Midwinter Match by Jane Lovering

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanxiety / Christmas / counselor / depression / First-Person / mental health / mergers / rivals to lovers / Yorkshire9 Comments

Recommended Read

Ruby Oldbridge needs to learn to take her own advice. A talented counsellor at work in York, she is however floundering in her own life. Her romantic track record is woeful, her finances are in a pickle, and she’s back in a house-share after splitting up with her useless ex. ... more >

August 19, 2021

REVIEW: Battle Royal x 2 by Lucy Parker

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsbaker / baking / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / family relationships / found family / London / rivals to lovers / Royalty22 Comments

Ready… Four years ago, Sylvie Fairchild charmed the world as a contestant on the hit baking show, Operation Cake. Her ingenious, creations captivated viewers and intrigued all but one of the judges, Dominic De Vere. When Sylvie’s unicorn cake went spectacularly sideways, Dominic was quick to vote her off the ... more >

August 17, 2021

REVIEW: Battle Royal by Lucy Parker

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscake / Contemporary / England / grumpy / sunshine / rivals to lovers13 Comments

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CW: parental death, emotional abuse (childhood), cancer Dear Lucy Parker, If ever a book was made to please me, Battle Royal is it. It even has cake! I have a soft spot for the grumpy one and the sunshiney one and when he’s also a cinnamon roll? Sign me up. ... more >

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