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Grief, Growth, and a Second Shot at Love When Love Comes Around by Radclyffe My rating: 4 of 5 stars I know for a lot of people, Radclyffe is a no-brainer but for me, I'm hit and miss with her books. But I'm a sucker for a kid in a sapphic romance. And Rad does do angst very well. And chemistry. Ronica Black was a fave of mine back in the day, so I figured I've got to take the chance.

Grief, Growth, and a Second Shot at Love

When Love Comes Around by Radclyffe My rating: 4 of 5 stars I know for a lot of people, Radclyffe is a no-brainer but for me, I'm hit and miss with her books. But I'm a sucker for a kid in a sapphic romance. And Rad does do angst very well. And chemistry.…

Rich in Romance, Light on Drama Feeling Lucky by Krystina Rivers My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is my first Krystina Rivers book. I'm always hesitant to pick up a new-to-me author but I wanted to see how well the "winning the lottery/insta-rich" trope worked in this book. I'm hit and miss with them so far. My favorite being Almost Heaven by Susan X. Meagher. Cody peeing on the floor from the shock is a great part of the discovery scene.

Rich in Romance, Light on Drama

Feeling Lucky by Krystina Rivers My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is my first Krystina Rivers book. I'm always hesitant to pick up a new-to-me author but I wanted to see how well the "winning the lottery/insta-rich" trope worked in this book. I'm hit and miss with them…

Try Hard, Fall Fast. So Fast. Try Hard by Jacqueline Ramsden My rating: 4 of 5 stars How to rate this book… Sometimes star ratings are so inadequate. I'm going to go with a 3.5 rounded up to 4. Let's chat about why this was so tough. So we've got Eve and Ophelia. They knew each other since they were 11 years old and went to school together along with several other side characters in the book.

Try Hard, Fall Fast. So Fast.

Try Hard by Jacqueline Ramsden My rating: 4 of 5 stars How to rate this book… Sometimes star ratings are so inadequate. I'm going to go with a 3.5 rounded up to 4. Let's chat about why this was so tough. So we've got Eve and Ophelia. They knew each other since they…

Untitled Love in the Shadows: A page-turning historical fiction romance by Emma Nichols My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is my first read by the author and, wow, was I surprised by how much I enjoyed it. This is another one where the blurb is longer than my damn review. I'm just not feeling very wordy but want to make sure other people get a chance to discover this book.

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Love in the Shadows: A page-turning historical fiction romance by Emma Nichols My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is my first read by the author and, wow, was I surprised by how much I enjoyed it. This is another one where the blurb is longer than my damn review. I'm just not feeling very wordy…

The Librarian’s Checking Out More Than Books The Secret Crush Book Club by Karmen Lee My rating: 3 of 5 stars I finished this book several days ago but have been a touch under the weather. But I'm feeling better and ready to knock this one off my NetGalley list, officially. I had already purchased the first two in this series but didn't get into them until I was approved for The Secret Crush Book Club.

The Librarian’s Checking Out More Than Books

The Secret Crush Book Club by Karmen Lee My rating: 3 of 5 stars I finished this book several days ago but have been a touch under the weather. But I'm feeling better and ready to knock this one off my NetGalley list, officially. I had already purchased…

A Twisty Journey Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very fun read. There were lots of twists and turns and I didn't see lots of them coming. I love that.Here's the blurb: Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed.

A Twisty Journey

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very fun read. There were lots of twists and turns and I didn't see lots of them coming. I love that.Here's the blurb: Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth…

A Long and Winding Road Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron My rating: 4 of 5 stars So this book was originally published is 2003 and, surprisingly, it's held up very well. Also it was his debut novel, which really says something about his talent. I never would have guessed it could be a debut. I've been a fan of Mick Herron since the first episode of Slow Horses on Apple TV+.

A Long and Winding Road

Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron My rating: 4 of 5 stars So this book was originally published is 2003 and, surprisingly, it's held up very well. Also it was his debut novel, which really says something about his talent. I never would have guessed it could be a debut. I've…

Funny and Imperfect The Sapphic Inquisition by Ashley Halladay My rating: 3 of 5 stars Just wrapped up The Sapphic Inquisition. Yes, the title gave one of my co-workers and fellow readers a good chuckle. And, really, that's the best thing that this book offered: humor. Here's the blurb and, yes, it's longer than my review. Problems just keep piling up for Nicolette ‘Nic’ Saracini.

Funny and Imperfect

The Sapphic Inquisition by Ashley Halladay My rating: 3 of 5 stars Just wrapped up The Sapphic Inquisition. Yes, the title gave one of my co-workers and fellow readers a good chuckle. And, really, that's the best thing that this book offered: humor. Here's the blurb and, yes,…

A Great New Series? Guilty! We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. What an emotional rollercoaster. When I saw that Slaughter had a new series starting AND that it was available to request on NetGalley, I may have squealed. Literally. While I've not loved all of the books by her that I've read, I've enjoyed at least parts of them all.

A Great New Series? Guilty!

We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. What an emotional rollercoaster. When I saw that Slaughter had a new series starting AND that it was available to request on NetGalley, I may have squealed. Literally. While I've not loved all of the…

Untitled The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is my first book by Karmen Lee. I loved the fun cover and want to read more romance novels that don't feature white people so I figured, why not? I bought the book a while ago and recently got the ARC for the third in the series. I started reading it and remembered I have the first two so I put it away and got busy with the series.

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The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is my first book by Karmen Lee. I loved the fun cover and want to read more romance novels that don't feature white people so I figured, why not? I bought the book a while ago and recently got the ARC for the third in the series. I…

Breakfast at Alabarden Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O'Shea My rating: 5 of 5 stars I purchased this book from Kobo as soon as it came out. Then I saw not fantastic reviews and kept passing it by. Now, I've mostly loved O'Shea's other novels and have reread/relistened to them several times already - except The Order which I just read once but do have the audiobook.

Breakfast at Alabarden

Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O'Shea My rating: 5 of 5 stars I purchased this book from Kobo as soon as it came out. Then I saw not fantastic reviews and kept passing it by. Now, I've mostly loved O'Shea's other novels and have reread/relistened to them several times…

Flappers, Fortune, and Forbidden Feelings The Unexpected Heiress by Cassidy Crane My rating: 4 of 5 stars I do love historical romances, and this one wasn't an exception. My only real issue was that there just wasn't enough of the book. Here's the blurb: All Clara Cooper wants is something exciting to happen to her for a change. She chafes against the constraints of her society, which would rather see her married off than achieve her artistic dreams.

Flappers, Fortune, and Forbidden Feelings

The Unexpected Heiress by Cassidy Crane My rating: 4 of 5 stars I do love historical romances, and this one wasn't an exception. My only real issue was that there just wasn't enough of the book. Here's the blurb: All Clara Cooper wants is something…

How to Not Communicate: A Romance The Ex Effect by Dana Hawkins My rating: 2 of 5 stars Oh my god, this book. I'm not even sure where to start. I had so many problems with it and wanted to DNF so many times. But since I'm trying to keep my NetGalley ratio high, I powered through. But I think this will be my last Dana Hawkins book.

How to Not Communicate: A Romance

The Ex Effect by Dana Hawkins My rating: 2 of 5 stars Oh my god, this book. I'm not even sure where to start. I had so many problems with it and wanted to DNF so many times. But since I'm trying to keep my NetGalley ratio high, I powered through. But I think this…

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No Doubt I Enjoyed It! Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have a confession to make. Not very long ago, I threw in the towel on NetGalley. Not because of anything the service had done, but because I had such a backlog that I'd never, EVER catch up. When I started with NetGalley, it was easy to get carried away.

No Doubt I Enjoyed It!

Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have a confession to make. Not very long ago, I threw in the towel on NetGalley. Not because of anything the service had done, but because I had such a backlog that I'd never, EVER catch up. When I started…

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Whipping Up a Fauxmance Taste the Love by Karelia Stetz-Waters My rating: 3 of 5 stars Okay, I finished listening to the audiobook last night but was too tired to do the review. So here are my thoughts, the morning after. But first, the blurb: Six years ago, eco-chef Alice Sullivan and her culinary-school rival almost gave into the burning tension between them. But those kisses?

Whipping Up a Fauxmance

Taste the Love by Karelia Stetz-Waters My rating: 3 of 5 stars Okay, I finished listening to the audiobook last night but was too tired to do the review. So here are my thoughts, the morning after. But first, the blurb: Six years ago, eco-chef Alice Sullivan and her…

Beautifully Done Debut Lavender & Gin: A Sapphic Historical Romance by Abigail Aaronson My rating: 5 of 5 stars 4.5 rounded up What an absolute delight. And this is a debut novel? I can hardly wait to see what Ms. Aaronson comes up with next. Here's the blurb: Taking on her brother’s identity has given Kasia almost everything she money, power, a gang to call her own in Prohibition-era Detroit.

Highly recommend this debut novel set in Prohibition Era Detroit.

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Barrels of Chemistry Zoe Brennan, First Crush by Laura Piper Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars I've nearly started this audiobook a handful of times. The description sounded good but there was some unknown thing holding me back. Yesterday I took the jump and downloaded it to my phone. Sidenote: I let my Audible subscription lapse and am now a very happy Libro.fm customer.

Back to doing reviews. Took a nice long break but I've got the urge again.

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