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I’ve “stumbled into a mystic portal where everything was weirder and more interesting and infinitely better”

Witch Please by Ann Aguirre

September 23, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

CBR13Bingo: Free – I got this as an ARC Yes, the book is just as sweet and adorable as the cover suggests. At one point, Titus feels like he’s “stumbled into a mystic portal where everything was weirder and more interesting and infinitely better” which honestly is a pretty good description of how I felt reading this book. Danica and her cousin Clem manage a repair shop called Fix-It Witches in a small midwestern town. Their secret? They are actually mechanically-inclined witches who use their magic to […]

“What broke your heart so completely that its splinters found their way through generations?”

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

September 23, 2021 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

CBR13Bingo: Uncannon a beautiful work of fantasy that tells one story of generational trauma in fantastical terms Magical realism isn’t usually my thing, but I couldn’t resist that unbelievably gorgeous cover. And I am ever so glad I picked this book up. It’s about generational trauma and making a home and family secrets, about how bringing those secrets into the light can wound and heal. “Orquídea was so many things: evasive, silent, mean, secretive, loving, and a liar.” Orquídea Montoya was born unlucky, but early on she […]

It’s a relationship reboot! In Hollywood! With cake!

Hollywood Ending by Tash Skilton

September 21, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed Sarah Skilton’s story from the Summer in the City anthology, so I was curious about this book that she co-authored with Sarvenaz Tash. It’s a delightfully tropey second-chance, friends-to-lovers romance, all set amongst a TV show in Hollywood. “If I don’t recognize this for the reboot that it is, then I deserve to have my imaginary Writers Guild membership revoked.” Nina and Sebastian were best friends for four years in college, bonded by their love of the hit show Castles of Rust and Bone. But […]

“You don’t know how many forks I’m packing.”

The Devil You Know by Kit Rocha

September 20, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

CBR13Bingo: Rep – Maya has several sensitivity triggers, including certain noises and textures I’m a longtime Kit Rocha reader, so of course I was beyond excited to see the next book in the Mercenary Librarians series. I went in expecting lots of found family goodness, steamy scenes and maybe a little murder-by-fork. And, oh boy, did I ever love this book! As a warning, this is the second in the series, so there will be spoilers for the first book. It’s basically super soldier Brady […]

“I was going to be the best fake girlfriend Cameran ever had.”

Sips of Her by Karmen Lee

September 19, 2021 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

There has been a plethora of coffee shop romances lately and I love it! This is a sweet sapphic romance novella with a bit of fake dating. “There was a lot I didn’t know about Cameran, but I hoped to change that. I was going to be the best fake girlfriend Cameran ever had.” Cameran may get serious heart-eyes every time she sees a certain customer at her café, but she has no idea how to ask her out. Julie feels the same way about […]

“Even metal melts if you get it hot enough.”

Uncharted by Adriana Anders

September 18, 2021 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

Whiteout was one of my favorite reads of 2020, so of course I was excited to see what crazy wilderness shenanigans would happen this time. While different in several ways, this book still scratches that same itch for me. It’s some kind of luck for Leo to get a tip about the scientist her team has been searching for the same day she’s out sick with a stomach bug – and even worse luck that a hostile corporate extraction team is right behind her. And […]

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