Christopher and Haf meet at a university Christmas party one night and after drunkenly kissing under the mistletoe, they’re mistaken for a couple. Rather than own up to the truth that they were simply strangers making out at a party, they go along with the idea. Haf agrees to fake date Christopher during the breakRead More
Nat reviews Her Royal Happiness by Lola Keeley
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link If there’s a perfect time to read about the English monarchy and all its drama, well, it’s probably right now. Her Royal Happiness is low on the angst without glossing over the big ticket issues. Classism, racism, colonialism—Keeley touches on them all, without ever delving too far into seriousRead More
Nat reviews D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link One of my favorite romance tropes is the fake relationship – I just can’t resist it. So there was little doubt that watching D’Vaughn and Kris plan a fake wedding would be absolutely delightful. The story is centered around a reality show called Instant I Do and toldRead More
Danika reviews She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link If you want a teen romcom in an F/F YA book, this is the read for you! I’m getting caught up on 2021 reviews, and I listened to this several months ago and don’t remember a lot of details, but what more do I really need to sayRead More
Danika reviews Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link You might remember Adiba Jaigirdar from her previous book, The Henna Wars! This is another YA romance between two teenage girls of colour, set in Ireland, and I liked it even better than her debut. Humaira (“Hani”) and Ishita (“Ishu”) are the only two brown girls at theirRead More
Sera reviews Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefluer
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Darcy Lowell has a few complications in her life. Between her overprotective brother and her rather disastrous dating life, Darcy has had enough. This becomes even more true when her latest date, arranged by said brother, goes completely awry and she decides not to share how badly itRead More
Landice reviews Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Written in the Stars is probably hands down the most adorable contemporary romance I’ve ever read. To be fair, I don’t read a ton of books in this genre, but I’ve at least read enough to know that this one is something special! I just spent twenty minutes trying to write an analogy comparing WrittenRead More
Emily reviews Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
This book is sold as Bridget Jones meets Pride and Prejudice, and it does have nods to both of those, but it’s a delightful story all of its own. The story begins with Darcy and Elle having a disastrous first date. However, Elle is working with Darcy’s brother, so they can’t just pretend it neverRead More
Danika reviews Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
This is an F/M romance with a bisexual main character. Unsurprisingly, I don’t read a lot of M/F romance. Truthfully, I don’t even read a lot of F/F romance–which is often surprising to people who think queer books are all romance novels. I am, however, much more likely to read an M/F romance with aRead More
JB reviews Something To Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Hello everybody! My name is JB and I’m so excited to be here. Who doesn’t love a good slow burn romance? The slow burn romance trope is literally my favorite trope in existence. All my favorite ships go through some sort of slow burn/mutual pining stage. Something to Talk About has a slow burn romanceRead More