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October 26, 2021

REVIEW: Archangel’s Light by Nalini Singh

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / Recommended Readsangels / bisexual hero / childhood friends / China / disappearance / dual-timeline / estrangement / friends-to-lovers / friendship / Guild Hunter series / LGBTQIA+ / m/m / mystery / Nalini-Singh / Paranormal / POC / POC author / Recommended Reads / slow burn / traumatic-past84 Comments

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Dear Nalini Singh, Illium—playful, loyal, kind, and powerful—has been a charismatic presence in the Guild Hunter series since the first book, Angels’ Blood. Aodhan hasn’t been quite as prominent a character but his light-refracting beauty, artistry, and remoteness give him an almost haunting quality. Their fast friendship was always intriguing ... more >

September 8, 2021

REVIEW: A Bright Young Thing by Brianne Moore

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / aristocrats / Business woman / England / First-Person / high society / Historical / self discovery / slow burn / Womens-Fiction7 Comments

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In early 1930s England, a young firebrand finds herself on a fraught and dangerous road to independence. In 1931 England, Astra Davies defies all the conventions. Clever, witty, and determined, Astra smokes, drinks, plays a mean piano, and gallivants around London with her beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. But Astra ... more >

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November 27, 2018

JOINT REVIEW: Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh

KaetrinB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- ReviewsBaron / England / Historical / joint review / Older-Woman-/-Younger-Man / Regency / slow burn / Westcott / widow17 Comments

Kaetrin: I admit the Westcott family tree is a little confusing to me at times so I appreciated that Balogh went back over the relevant history just enough for me to remember who Colin Handrich, Lord Hodges, was to Wren, the Countess of Riverdale and why they had been estranged ... more >

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September 17, 2018

REVIEW: Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / friends-to-lovers / romantic comedy / slow burn6 Comments

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Dear Christina Lauren, I had so much fun reading this book! And most of that fun was Hazel Camille Bradford. I’m a hero-centric reader but Hazel was just so awesome that she jumped off the pages and right into my  heart. There were many great things about Josh, don’t get ... more >

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