Forced proximity, a shared hometown, and opposite family dynamics drive this combination of itβs always been you (for him) and frenemies to lovers (for her) holiday-themed romance. She wasn’t even angry.Anger required feelings,and hers were not that easily tapped, let alone hurt. Melanie Sweeney, Take Me Home Hazel Elliot has carefully crafted her life to […]
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. Yaβll, am I going to be romantic girly now? I am the first to admit I am not […]
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 itβs Friday, and this one has been sitting in drafts for a while, and I am finally ready to […]
Liked it Narrators: πΊπ’ππ πΎππππ & π»πππ π³ππ²πππππ 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 canβt handle another stressor, adding to his strained relationship with the HOA. However, it soon becomes apparent […]
Liked it LGBTQ + Romance {one scene-open door} Format: library paperback Soundtrack: Shut Up And Dance – WALK THE MOON Filled with lots humor, pop culture references and a well done age gap, A Dash of Salt and Pepper has all the elements of a fun rom com. Unfortunately, I was a little bored by […]
ADORED Genre: Romance/LGBTQ+/Open Door Read via library loan from Libby Book soundtrack: Head & Heart – Joel Corry (feat. MNEK) I had so much reading this book. The romance is top-notch, there is swoon-worthy moments, the plot is satisfactorily complicated, and the writing is funny, sexy, and surprisingly deep.. From squealing with delight at their […]
My first Sarah Adams book did not disappoint; I wanted something light, humorous, pinning, and a touch of steam and this delivered on all fronts. The
Β An ode to both baseball and romance novels, KT Hoffman’s debut is funny, flirty, and brimming with joy. He details everything to perfection from the baseball diamond to the open-door scenes, in an illustrative and witty manner, yet still full of tenderness.
So I went into this booking with high expectations and found it to be just above average. There was flirting, witty conversations, and a man ultimately head over heels for his woman.Β I wanted to book it to completely take my mind off the psychological thrillers I have been reading lately, and this completely did the trick.
There were some loose ends in the character development I would have loved to work through, especially Florenceβs grief; it just felt too surface-level for a book heavily related to death and dying. Additionally, despite one sexy conversation, I did not feel much tension between Benji Andor and Florence Day.
