Category: Book Reviews

The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC! I do enjoy a good second-chance-romance but there are two main issues I see frequently pop up that do bother me, and which this book subverted beautifully.  Issue 1: “No one was in the wrong.” In some second-chance-romances, we find out that in the dissolution of the relationship…

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The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC! I thoroughly enjoyed this, honestly more than I expected! I recently read another queer Pride and Prejudice re-imagining, so this slotted right in nicely, and I liked this one a lot more. For fans of historical romance, especially of this era, Austen is pretty much the gold standard,…

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Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison III

“The second thing ABBA and Survivor have in common is that both value the art of war.”

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The Examiner by Janice Hallet

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC! I’ve been a huge fan of Janice Hallett ever since I picked up The Twyford Code by chance at a Waterstones. Since then, I’ve ordered her books for international delivery all the way to my home in Canada just so I could read them as soon as possible…

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

“You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.”

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Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

When they behave properly, you will say there is no problem. When they complain loudly, you will say they cause their own problems with their impropriety. And when they are driven to extremes, you say you will not reward such actions. What will it take for you to listen?

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