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Better than the others, but still not a book I loved

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

May 29, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars Naledi “Ledi” Smith’s parents died when she was very little, and she was shuffled through a series of foster homes her entire childhood. She learned to rely on no one but herself. When she keeps getting persistent e-mails about some African country named Thesolo and how she’s the crown prince’s intended, she obviously assumes that these communications are spam and deletes them all. Now she’s working hard to get her degree in epidemiology and waitressing on the side, in between worrying about her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Princess in Theory, Alyssa Cole, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals, royalty, science

Malin's CBR12 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Princess in Theory, Alyssa Cole, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals, royalty, science ·
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Nothing to Care About

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

May 28, 2020 by surebitch 2 Comments

I’m a cover whore. Oftentimes, it only takes a cute cover for me to buy a book. I know it’s a compulsion I should reign in, along with buying drinks because the can is adorable, but alas, I haven’t yet. When Something to Talk About popped up in my Goodreads feed, I was in love. My anticipation for the book was sky-high—finally a Sapphic book with a cover that made me swoon but that wasn’t about teenagers (nothing wrong with that, but I remained closeted […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, f/f, lesbian romance, LGBTQ, Meryl Wilsner, queer romance, Romance, WLW

surebitch's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, f/f, lesbian romance, LGBTQ, Meryl Wilsner, queer romance, Romance, WLW ·
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Yes, Jackie Lau is my Comfort Read

Pregnant by the Playboy by Jackie Lau

May 19, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Jackie Lau has become my comfort author since I started reading her a year ago. I’m on her list for advance reader copies. When I get an email that a new arc is available, I do a happy dance. I am giving an honest review. If Lau ever writes a book I hate or find problematic, I’ll let you know. I honestly really enjoyed it, but I can’t say I’m objective. There’s a story about my bff trying to tell me she was pregnant after […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Canadian romance, Contemporary Romance, diverse romance, Jackie Lau, playing with tropes, Pregnant by the Playboy

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:35 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Canadian romance, Contemporary Romance, diverse romance, Jackie Lau, playing with tropes, Pregnant by the Playboy ·
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Thank you, Emmalita, for the excellent book recommendation

Xeni: A Marriage of Inconvenience by Rebekah Weatherspoon

May 4, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

Official book description: She just wanted to claim her inheritance. What she got was a husband… Xeni Everly-Wilkins has ten days to clean out her recently departed aunt’s massive colonial in Upstate New York. With the feud between her mom and her sisters still raging even in death, she knows this will be no easy task, but when the will is read Xeni quickly discovers the decades-old drama between the former R&B singers is just the tip of the iceberg. The Secrets, lies, and a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr12, Contemporary Romance, grief, Loose Ends, Malin, marriage of convenience, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Xeni

Malin's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr12, Contemporary Romance, grief, Loose Ends, Malin, marriage of convenience, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Xeni ·
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This is Not How I Should Have Used My Time, But I’m so Glad I Did

Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

Rebel Hard by Nalini Singh

April 24, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

A few weeks (months? years? what is time?) ago I read the third book in Nalini Singh’s Hard Play series, Love Hard as an advance reader copy from NetGalley. I liked it. I liked it enough that when I had some extra cash I bought the first two books, Cherish Hard and Rebel Hard. I didn’t read them though. After a really stressful morning, I sat down to unwind for a few minutes with a book and ended up reading those two books back to back in just […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Cherish Hard, Contemporary Romance, diverse romance, fluffy fluffy goodness, Hard Play series, Nalini Singh, New Zealand, Rebel Hard

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Cherish Hard, Contemporary Romance, diverse romance, fluffy fluffy goodness, Hard Play series, Nalini Singh, New Zealand, Rebel Hard ·
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Doing something bad ends up going well

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

April 10, 2020 by Malin 2 Comments

Official book description: Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family’s mansion. The next items? • Enjoy a drunken night out.  • Ride a motorcycle. • Go camping. • Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex. • Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage. • And… do something […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, chronic illness, Contemporary Romance, Get a Life Chloe Brown, Malin, Talia Hibbert, the Brown Sisters

Malin's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12, chronic illness, Contemporary Romance, Get a Life Chloe Brown, Malin, Talia Hibbert, the Brown Sisters ·
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