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Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose – Review

Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose – Review

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Escaping Christmas by Marie Landry

Catch and Cradle

by Katia Rose

Thou shalt not date thine teammates.

The UNS Women’s Lacrosse team doesn’t have an official policy against inter-teammate relationships, but those words might as well be carved into stone tablets in the middle of the field. After witnessing way too much drama in the past, Captain Becca Moore is intent on keeping her players’ love lives out of the locker room.

Becca has no time or tolerance for any distractions from the game. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Hope Hastings has been since the day she showed up for tryouts: one walking, talking, charismatically dorky and way-too-kissable distraction.

Hope knew she was headed straight to the danger zone from the moment she saw Becca’s flame-red hair and surly captain smirk. She’s spent the past two years writing off her attraction as a harmless crush, but starting a new semester fresh out of an awful relationship makes Hope realize just how far from harmless the heat between her and Becca really is.

The friendships of a tight-knit team and their shot at the title are all lying on the line, but as Hope and Becca get closer to bending rules they’ve sworn never to break, they realize they’ve put their hearts on that line too. Losing has never been an option, but winning might cost more than they’re willing to pay.

Catch and Cradle is a New Adult WLW romance from Katia Rose that’s filled with all the hilarity and heartache of finding your way through college while discovering love, friendship, and what it means to be yourself.

Keywords/Tropes: Sports Romance, College sports, Mutual Crushing, “Forbidden” Romance, FF, Bisexual Character
My rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Equality rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was so goooood!
Cute and hot, relatable and inclusive.
I didn’t have high expectations, but now I’ll definitely read more Katia Rose books!
The main conflict was around communication, which is not my favorite, a simple talk could have solved everything, but not in a miscommunication BS way.

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

 

  • I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
  • I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace – Review

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace – Review

Today’s post is about Icebreaker by Hannah Grace!

Escaping Christmas by Marie Landry

Icebreaker

by Hannah Grace

 

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA.
A competitive figure skater since she was five years old, a full college scholarship thanks to her place on the Maple Hills skating team, and a schedule that would make even the most driven person weep, Stassie comes to win.
No exceptions.
Nathan Hawkins has never had a problem he couldn’t solve. As captain of the Maple Hills Titans, he knows the responsibility of keeping the hockey team on the ice rests on his shoulders.
When a misunderstanding results in the two teams sharing a rink, and Anastasia’s partner gets hurt in the aftermath, Nate finds himself swapping his stick for tights, and one scary coach for an even scarier one.
The pair find themselves stuck together in more ways than one, but it’s fine, because Anastasia doesn’t even like hockey players…right?

Cute and so hot!
Nathan is definitely book boyfriend material

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Sports Romance, Hockey Romance, Figure Skating, College Romance, New Adult, Frenemies to Lovers, Grumpy and Sunshine,
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5 – Steamy
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😢
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!!

I resonated with Anastasia a lot, she was very organized and anxious, trying to always be perfect.
Nathan is my new bookboyfriend, he was so cute, always taking care of everyone, Anastasia, his team, his friends. He would go down, but never abandon who he cares about.
I loved their moments together, they were the cutest and I loved their comunication and openess.
The sports aspect was not very developted, not a lot of hockey, and the figure skating part was cool, but also not a lot of details, which to me is no problem.
Aaron can go burn in hell, hate him so much.
And Anastasia’s response to everything he does is the only reason this book is not a 5 stars for me.

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

 

  • I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
  • I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Only One Coffin by A.J. Truman – Review

Only One Coffin by A.J. Truman – Review

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Escaping Christmas by Marie Landry

Only One Coffin

by A.J. Truman

 

I’m stuck sharing a coffin with the world’s perkiest vampire. This vacation is going to suck.

After centuries of eternal existence, and still mourning the loss of my lover to vicious slayers, I needed a few days of peaceful solitude at the Hotel Draugr.

But thanks to a double-booking mishap, I’m forced to share my coffin with Kilroy, a freshly bitten vampire who loves his new afterlife as much as he loves hanging ten. My unexpected roommate is determined to show me how “totally awesome” being a vampire can be.

Doesn’t he know vampires don’t do sunshine of any kind?

Through epic snowball fights and midnight meetups at vampire speakeasies, the ice around my not-technically-beating heart begins to melt. And during days sharing our too-small coffin, one part of me has trouble staying dead.

Maybe this budding relationship has teeth…that is, if we can evade the slayers closing in on the hotel.

Only One Coffin is a grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, paranormal MM romcom featuring a 300-year age gap, coffin cuddling, and a vampire bro who wears flip flops no matter how cold it is outside.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Gay and Bi vampires, Only One Bed, Grumpy and Sunshine
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MM
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5 – steamy
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Yes 🥳
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!

Magnus and Killroy were amazing! Magnus puts up a facade as a grumpy cold-hearted guy, but he is the biggest softy in the world and Killroy is just the biggest golden retriever ever! They are both so lovely and their characters were so well-developed.

The plot about vampires being outcasts, despite being very normal for a vampire story, felt so much like a metaphor for homophobia, specially since the author added the fact that lots of vampires come out after they “transform”, because they’re not shackled by the strains of society anymore. The whole book, despite being a cute romcom about vampires being stuck with only one coffin at a hotel, felt like a bigger message about homophobia, that was very heartfelt and relatable. Specially when Killroy was a human a year ago, he had his found family of friends, but now that he is a vampire, his friends wouldn’t accept him anymore, would be afraid and repulsed by him. It hits deep in the gut how close to reality that is.

So overall this book had the perfect balance between political, relatable, deep, sometimes sad, and sweet, funny, silly and spicy.

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

 

  • I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
  • I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Escaping Christmas by Marie Landry

The Romantic Agenda

by Claire Kann

 

Joy is in love with Malcolm.
But Malcolm really likes Summer.
Summer is in love with love.
And Fox is Summer’s ex-boyfriend.

Thirty, flirty, and asexual Joy is secretly in love with her best friend Malcolm, but she’s never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he’s met the love of his life—and no, it’s not Joy—she’s heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it’s her last chance to show him exactly what he’s overlooking. But maybe Joy is the one missing something…or someone…and his name is Fox.

Fox sees a kindred spirit in Joy—and decides to help her. He proposes they pretend to fall for each other on the weekend trip to make Malcolm jealous. But spending time with Fox shows Joy what it’s like to not be the third wheel, and there’s no mistaking the way he makes her feel. Could Fox be the romantic partner she’s always deserved?

This book was sooooo good!
As a Demisexual, I understood so much of what Joy was feeling and seeing that on the page was so validating I almost cried at times.
Fox is amazing, perfect, my new book boyfriend! He’s the kind of fictional man you wonder if they actually exist, sounds to good to be true!
The characters, all of them, had so much personality, and the book deals with different kinds of love, which is so beautiful.
We have discussions about asexuality, race, love, friendship, identity and so much more!
And, with all of that, with all the lessons it teaches us and all the conversations it starts, it’s just so cozy!
It’s a feel good book, that just made me smile all the time.
I can already see a reread in the future (probably a near future).

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Asexual rep, Black main character, Fake Relationship, Grumpy and Sunshine, Cinnamon roll Hero, My new book boyfriend
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥 🔥 2/5 closed door (kissing and sex are implied)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 2/5 🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😭
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!!!

Escaping Christmas by Marie Landry

Kiss Her Once for Me

by Alison Cochrun

 

The author of The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister.

One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money.

Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real.

Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in DecemberKiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire.

This is a book about family. Even though it is a romance, with a couple in the center, the story is mostly about found family, and self acceptance, put together with amazing characters, great representation and a funny fake engagement!

This book was not what I was expecting!
I did not expect:

– laugh out loud moments
– swoon your heart out moments
– deep themes and amazing representation
– an amazingly written story, that takes a common romance trope and turns it on its head!
Amazing!
Can’t way to read more books by this author and reread this on e-book and highlight all the cute parts!

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Christmas Romance, Foodie Romance, One-Night Stand, Only one bed, Second Chance, Snowed in Together, Anxiety rep, Bisexual rep, Demisexual rep, Depression

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: FF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥 🔥 🔥 3/5 (sex on the page)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 2/5 🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😭
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely! Go read it right now!

Escaping Christmas by Marie Landry

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care 

by Ashley Herring Blake 

 

A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love—with all its complications—from the author of Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail .

Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it’s a different woman every night, but that’s just fine with her.
 
When Delilah’s estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid’s stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there’s some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all.
 
Having raised her eleven-year-old daughter mostly on her own while dealing with her unreliable ex and running a bookstore, Claire Sutherland depends upon a life without surprises. And Delilah Green is an unwelcome surprise…at first. Though they’ve known each other for years, they don’t really know each other—so Claire is unsettled when Delilah figures out exactly what buttons to push. When they’re forced together during a gauntlet of wedding preparations—including a plot to save Astrid from her horrible fiancé—Claire isn’t sure she has the strength to resist Delilah’s charms. Even worse, she’s starting to think she doesn’t want to…

This book was so cute!
Delilah is now a new favorite character! She is so badass and complex and awesome!
I loved how each and every character in this book was so well developed, had their own story and their own baggage and all of that plays into how they live their lifes.
I also love that their sexuality was not a plot point, it was simply part of their identities, like Iris’ sarcasm and spontaneity.
I didn’t like the whole bet thing, it feels very “miscommunication trope” and a cheap way of inserting a third act break up. It felt unnecessary.
And the whole “you can’t date my sister” feels very immature…
But otherwise, a great book!

Escaping Christmas by Marie Landry

Sinner

by Sierra Simone

 

I’m not a good man, and I’ve never pretended to be. I don’t believe in goodness or God or any happy ending that isn’t paid for in advance. In fact, I’ve got my own personal holy trinity: in the name of money, sex, and Macallan 18, amen.

So when the gorgeous, brilliant Zenny Iverson asks me to teach her about sex, I want to say yes, I really do. Unfortunately, there are several reasons to say no—reasons that even a very bad man like myself can’t ignore.

1. She’s my best friend’s little sister.
2. She’s too young for me. Like way too young.
3. She’s a nun. Or about to be anyway.

But I want her. I want her even with my best friend and God in the way, I want to teach her and touch her and love her, and I know that makes me something much worse than a very bad man.

It makes me a sinner.

Sinner is a standalone companion to Priest about Father Bell’s brother Sean. You do not have to read Priest or Midnight Mass to read Sinner.

Oh my God! I did not think I would love this book this much!
Sierra Simone is an exceptionally talented author, who is able to write about religion, trauma, abuse, sex, sexuality, sin, religious trauma, consent, kink, EVERYTHING!
It all makes so much sense together, when alone, a lot of it would be really depressing. These are serious and hard topics, that have touched so many lives, and she gives the subjects the respect and reverence they deserve. (I don’t even know if I’m making sense, I’m still in the high of this amazing book).
I also loved how Sierra was able to write a black character, but without stealing their narrative. She was able to make her character (a white, cis, het, male) understand his own privilege and mistakes.
The consent was chef’s kiss, I’ve never seen it so well done before (outside a kink book) and it was so important here.
Ok… I’ll stop my fangirling!
This is a new favorite, and I’ll probably reread it soon!

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Nun Romance, Brother’s Best Friend, Religious trauma, Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Trauma Recovery, SEXY CONSENT
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 5/5 (Sierra Simone level)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope 😭
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Absolutely!!!!

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One Last Stop

by Casey McQuiston

 

A new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks…

For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures.

But then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train.

Jane. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showing up in a leather jacket to save August’s day when she needed it most. August’s subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon, she discovers there’s one big problem: Jane doesn’t just look like an old school punk rocker. She’s literally displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. Maybe it’s time to start believing in some things, after all.

Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.

I think I just found a new favorite book!

I went into this book with no knowledge besides being a queer romance.
And I’m so glad I did!

This is a book about found family, friendship, love, magic, pride, courage. It’s poetic, beautiful, magical and proud.
There’s so much representation, and the exploration of the LGBTQ history, so beautiful.
Also the narrative about the city, the train, the experiences, it’s so well done!
This book made me laugh, swoon, almost cry and 🥵.
The complete experience.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Romance, Science Fiction, Fated Mates, Queer History, New York Train.
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: FF/saphic
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5 (Sierra Simone level)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? ABSO-F*KING-LUTELY! GO READ IT RIGHT NOW!

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 

by V.E. Schwab

 

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

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Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

 

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.

But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.

Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

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Butcher & Blackbird

by Brynne Weaver 

 

Every serial killer needs a friend.
Every game must have a winner.

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?

Butcher & Blackbird is the first book in the Ruinous Love Dark Romance trilogy of interconnected stand-alone dark romantic comedies. This dual POV novel ends on a HEA.

***Butcher & Blackbird is a DARK ROMANCE intended for an adult audience – please see Brynne’s website for a comprehensive list of CWs***

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A Lesson in Thorns 

by Sierra Simone

 

When librarian Poe Markham takes the job at Thornchapel, she only wants two things: to stay away from Thornchapel’s tortured owner, Auden Guest, and to find out what happened to her mother twelve years ago. It should be easy enough—keep her head down while she works in the house’s crumbling private library and while she hunts down any information as to why this remote manor tucked into the fog-shrouded moors would be the last place her mother was seen alive. But Thornchapel has other plans for her…

As Poe begins uncovering the house’s secrets, both new and old, she’s also pulled into the seductive, elegant world of Auden and his friends—and drawn to Auden’s worst enemy, the beautiful and brooding St. Sebastian. And as Thornchapel slowly tightens its coil of truths and lies around them, Poe, Auden and St. Sebastian start unravelling into filthy, holy pleasure and pain. Together, they awaken a fate that will either anoint them or leave them in ashes…
***
From the author of the USA Today bestselling New Camelot series comes an original fairy tale full of ancient mysteries, lantern-lit rituals, jealousy, money, murder, sacred torment, and obsessions that last for lifetimes…

***A Lesson in Thorns is the first of four books in the Thornchapel series.***

Sierra Simone impresses me more and more with each book I read by her.
This series was everything. I don’t even know how to continue my life without it anymore, I feel the slump starting already.
The series was deeply queer, kinky and fantastical, while also being political, religious and historical.
It’s incredible how this author was able to create a whole magical world with only a door, roses, a house, a chapel and a forest. There were no magical creatures showing up, only a sacred place and folclore.
And (as an architect) the way she handled architecture was amazing! She spoke like an architect, seeing philosophy, feelings, abstract concepts build into architecture, specially sacred architecture.
A new favorite series for me.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Dark Academia, Kinky, Poly and Queer, Magical Realism
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: MMMFFF
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 5/5 (Sierra Simone level)
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Nope
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Abso-f*cking-lutly!!!

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Madame

by Sara Cate

 

They think they know me, but they have no idea.
As a professional Domme, I see men and women come and go. But no one ever sticks around, and I like it that way.
I have a secret to protect—at all costs.
So when the cocky, handsome, and submissive Clay Bradley weasels his way into my heart, I do the one thing I’ve always excelled at. I push him away—forever. And like a good boy, he listens.
But a few months later, during a chance encounter, he shows up again, but this time he isn’t alone. He has the stunning Jade on his arm. And she has a request of her own.
She wants me to teach her.
I should say no. Training a woman who makes my knees weak is bad enough. But this particular woman is dating the man who still has my heart. It’s a recipe for disaster.
Made worse by one simple fact—they know my secret.
And they won’t let go.
But how can I protect what’s mine if I’m holding onto them too?
Jade and Clay are the only ones who truly see me and the only ones who know… I’m so much more than Madame.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Throuple, Domme, Kinky, Single Parent, Second Chance
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: FFM
𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 5/5
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: 4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐔? Yes!!!!
𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? Abso-freaking-lutely

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

 

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  • I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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These are all the books I read in 2023!
It was an amazing year, full of amazing books and I hope 2024 is even better!

All my books!!

Here are all the books I read!!! 

Most of them were amazing!!! 

2023 in books

 

I read a total  of 125 books in 2023, 12.893 pages and listened to 601 hours of audiobooks (excluding the books I DNFed). 

The month I read the most was October, while also being the month I DNFed the most, so… 

What I read

 

Most of the books I read were romances, but I got a good number of non-fiction books, so I’m proud of that! 

I listened to a lot of audiobooks from the library, and a bunch of e-books from KU, cause we can’t abandon our roots! 

Challenges and Buddy Reads

This year I launched the #PrideRomanceChallenge, with the goal of reading more queer books, and at least one book per identity! 

I managed to read 52 queer books, and read in most identities, while also bringing some friends along for the ride with buddy reads! 

The only one I didn’t succeed in reading was an Intersex book, because it was a subject hard to find, but hope to find more in 2024!

I have amazing friends who read amazing books with me, and I hope we’ll read more in 2024! 

Diverse Reading

With the challenge, and also my growing TBR, I read a lot of queer books in 2024. 

52 in total, one per week. 

My goal for 2024 is to read more BIPOC and disability rep books, but I’m happy about the numbers I hit already! 

Crushes

I had to narrow it down the book crushes, since I read so many swoony characters that would make the perfect book partners! 

Hope 2024 brings me more sweet and hot cuties! 

MF, MM, MMMFFF? 

 

It’s always fun to see the diversity of partnerings of the books I read. 

Even though the majority of books are MF, monogamous and straight (even though a few straight couples had bisexual partners), the number of queer and poly books in my lists is always growing and that makes me really happy! 

Spicy!!! 

 

Looks like I read a lot of spice in 2023! 

The majority of my books were 4 out of 5 in Smut Factor, which means, there were very explicit scenes, in a good quantity of scenes. 

But most of them were 3 out of 5 in the Spice Level, which means that they were “kinda like missinary, not hot but not cold either”

Stars!!!

I gave most of the books I read 4 stars, which means I enjoyed them, but they were not the perfect book! 

But a number I’m super proud of is my DNF number!

DNFing 21 books, means I gave up on a book that was not interesting me, and didn’t force myself to finish it. And that is a continuous goal for me, read what makes you happy. 

Favorites!

These are a few of my favorites! 

Interesting is, some of them were not 5 stars, but they created a lasting impression, becoming important books of 2023! 

Perfect!!

These were all the 5 stars in 2023! 

Most of them, will leave a lasting impression! 

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

 

  • I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
  • I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Hello sassy people! Today’s post is about My Better Life by Sarah Ready! Thank you, Sarah Ready and Social Butterfly PR for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review!

I think I will never find a book by Sarah Ready that I don’t love to pieces. This is one more. This story was so fun and cute, but so deep, at the same time, it’s the exact type of book I look for.

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My Better Life

(Soul Mates in Romeo #6)

by Sarah Ready

 

When East Coast elite and wealthy bachelor Gavin Williams wakes up in a rural West Virginia hospital, he doesn’t remember who he is or where he’s from.
He doesn’t remember his heiress fiancée, his luxury homes, his exotic travels, or his private plane.
And he especially doesn’t remember insulting local country-girl and fiery redhead Jamie Sutton, smashing her dreams, and leaving her in a pinch.
So when a redhead in overalls stands over his hospital bed and convincingly tells him he loves banjos, hound dogs, and rustling chickens, what’s he supposed to do?
Suddenly Gavin is scrambling to fit into a country life that doesn’t feel familiar and that can’t possibly be his. A wife? Kids? A chicken coop?
His life is full of holes and secrets, desires and dreams, and as Gavin learns more he begins to wonder—will he ever remember? And what happens when he does?

Genre: Romance, ARC

Publisher: Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC

Year: 2022

Nº of pages: 336

Is it on KU?: Nope

Subgenres: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Amnesia Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Single Parent, Small Town Romance

Smut factor: 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 4/5 (steamy)

Spice scale: 3/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️

POP (Put Out Percentage): 44%

TRIGGER WARNINGS (Based on StoryGraphs): No TW (According to StoryGraphs)

 

Main characters: Gavin and Jamie

Hero: Sturn Brunch Daddy – “Cinnamon roll meets alpha male. Definition of a gentleman in the streets freak in the sheets”

Heroine: The Female Messiah – Fights for your cause and meets her commitments. She is the stubborn sister or friend who is determined and quick-tempered and says it like it is. She will tell you what you need to do in no uncertain terms. 

Pacing: Medium

Mood: Amazing, Cute, Deep, Delicious, Fun, Hot, Important, Sweet

Plot or character-driven: Character Driven

P.O.V.: Double P.O.V.

Character development: Deep

Diverse Cast: Nope

Read in: 2022

 

My Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 

 

This story was pretty much perfect. It had a lot of depth, with trauma recovery and childhood trauma, but it was balanced by the humor of a small town and a very close family unit, the very sweet moments between the kids and Gavin, and also between Gavin and Jamie.

It was amazing to see the process of Gavin falling in love with Jamie, a woman he said, in the beginning, was unremarkable. It was amazing, to see him fall in love with a life that he deemed horrible when he first arrived. And it was an incredible growth process, to go from someone who despised that town, Jamie’s dirtiness, and their simple way of life, to be a guy who is just happy to be able to provide for his family. I love that his recovery was not caused by her. This is not a story of “man meets woman, woman fixes man”. He has his own process, he has his own journey, that is alongside her, but not because of her, and I love that.

It was also incredible to see the process of the whole family falling in love with Gavin, even the most resistant, like Grandma, but especially the kids. It was heartwarming to see these kids, who at such a young age, already had the trauma of losing their father, get someone to be there for them, to do all the things a father would do, and love them as such. And I am astounded by how well Sarah wrote these kids, they each had not only a unique personality but a unique trauma/reaction to their trauma. Each of them had a need, that Gavin arrived to fulfill.

I started this book hating Gavin, and I’m ending it with him as one of my new book boyfriends.

And I just loved the use of amnesia. I love this trope and think is not used enough, and this was the perfect balance between rom-com and heavy topics, with a lot of romance and sweetness, so it is just perfect. And as in all of Sarah Ready’s books, this almost made me cry several times, but it put me back together again.

 

Equality rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 

 

I love Gavin’s masculinity. He is an amazing example of non-toxic masculinity. He is a man, he is manly, he provides for his family and is proud to do that. He is a man, without the need to assert his dominance, who loves his children, who likes to help his wife take care of them, and the house. He is a man who can be without sex, to respect his wife’s wishes. He is a man who accepts that his partner has a dream and a gift and he will help her achieve them, even if his own job is shoveling poop every day. And he is a man who realizes, he made mistakes in the past, even if he doesn’t remember them, he wants to fix them.

The only reason this book did not get a 5-star Equality Rate is because of the lies. This is a fiction work, and a very enjoyable one, but this in real life would be absurd, even more, if we reversed the genders. If a man had gone to the hospital, to pick up a woman with amnesia and “force” her to work in his house, we would be horrified, so I feel the need to take down a point in this regard. But I still loved the book, it has entered my favorites of the year list.

Recommend this?: Absolutely

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About Sarah Ready

Author Sarah Ready writes contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her books
have been described as “euphoric”, “heartwarming” and “laugh out loud”. Her debut novel The Fall in Love Checklist was hailed as “the unicorn read of 2020”. She loves to write fast-paced, emotionally compelling romances about quirky, smart women and the men who love them.

Before writing romance full-time Sarah had lots of fun teaching at an Ivy League. Then
she realized she could have even more fun writing romance. Her favorite things after
writing are adventuring and travel. You’ll frequently find her using her degree at a dino
dig site, crawling into a cave, snorkeling, or on horseback riding through the jungle – all
fodder for her next book. She’s lived in Scotland, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and
NYC. She currently lives in the Caribbean with her water-obsessed pup and her awesome family.

You can visit her online at www.sarahready.com 

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Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

 

  • I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
  • I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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