Category: Romance

The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce

OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK!!! Audiobook narrated by Kyla Garcia Published 2024 by Berkley Romance Soundtrack: Smash into You by Beyoncรฉ Tender, passionate, fun, and full of pinning, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜น ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด is a beautiful take on second chances, found family, and reckoning with your flaws. I teared up so many times reading this bookโ€” both the […]

Heartless Hunter by Kristin Ciccarelli

OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK Fantasy/ Young Adult/ Romance Published 2024 by Wednesday Books Soundtrack: The Risk – Gracie Abrams Witches, a strict ruling party, and main characters who pretend they aren’t falling combine in this spellbinding read. Yaโ€™ll, am I going to be romantic girly now? I am the first to admit I am not […]

Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

Really Loved this book! Contemporary Romance/ open door Published 2024 by Berkley Soundtrack: Bad Idea Right – Olivia Rodrigio You guys, this book! I was nervous going in, but honestly, it blew me away.  My third Ali Hazelwood book this year, ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, with its intimate, entertaining, and unique premise, might be my favorite. […]

Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills

Liked Published 2024 by Odyssey Media (I received an advanced copy) Soundtrack: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday by Leona Lewis For fans of made-for-TV movies with holiday haters turned Christmas enthusiasts, ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ felt equal parts sweet and predictable.  Christmas-obsessed Noel (yes, this level of cheese) Anderson has been striking […]

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

OBSESSED Published 2023 by Red Tower Books Format: audio (via Libby) and print (purchased) Soundtrack: I Can Do It With a Broken Heart by Taylor Swift Do you need another review of this book? No, but itโ€™s Friday, and this one has been sitting in drafts for a while, and  I am finally ready to […]

Fall for Him by Andy Burke

Liked it Narrators:  ๐™บ๐šข๐š•๐šŽ ๐™พ๐š–๐š˜๐š›๐š’ & ๐™ป๐š’๐šŠ๐š– ๐™ณ๐š’๐™ฒ๐š˜๐šœ๐š’๐š–๐š˜ Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the advanced audio copy.  Awoken by his upstairs neighbor, Dylan Gallagher, who literally falls through the ceiling onto his bed, Derek Chang canโ€™t handle another stressor, adding to his strained relationship with the HOA. However, it soon becomes apparent […]

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

OBSESSED Published 2023 by Balzer & Bray Narration: ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š’๐š๐š•๐š’๐š— ๐™บ๐š’๐š—๐š—๐šž๐š—๐šŽ๐š— YA – Romance, LGBTQ+ At eighteen, on the brink of college, Immy is a stand-out ally. She reads the books and watches the films and knows the discourse over who is queer in Hollywood. She attends Pride Alliance, and her two best friends and sister […]

Iโ€™ll Get Back to You by Becca Grischow

Liked it Published 2024 by Penguin Random House Soundtrack: Girl, so confusing feat. Lorde – Charli xcx, Lorde Thank you, #netgalley and #penguinbooks, for this free advanced copy  The Wednesday before Thanksgiving was THE night; There was nothing like swapping stories of college. Like Murphy Konowitz, I was excited to see my best friend and […]

Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

Captivated Romance (fade to black) Published 2024 by Putnam Books soundtrack: August – Taylor Swift Moving, warm, teaming with just enough humor for happy tears and depth for sad ones, ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ will be on my shortlist for favorite romances of the year.  Ali is stuck. Between losing her mother, her unfulfilling marriage turned impassioned […]

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams  

Loved Genre: Romance (open) Soundtrack:  Over the Bars – James P. Johnson Sensual, brimming with mysterious magic and a historical flair,  A Love Song to Ricki Wilde is an ode to Harlem (past and present), Black artisans, a century of musical hits, and the enduring power of love.  Brought together through a leap year, night-blooming […]