Romance – Page 47 – Cannonball Read 17

Murder, Magic, Mystery, and Maud’s f*ck lessons

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

February 10, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Murder on a trans-oceanic voyage? Magic probably involved? Somewhat sheltered aristocratic girl and a an actress teaming up (in more ways than one)? Sounds like a fine Galentine’s read to me. I have to admit, I liked the first volume of this series, but didn’t totally love it. I almost liked this one better; strange as it sounds, it’s almost more realistic, in spite of the ghosts and magic that crop up off and on the entire time. I think the predetermined timeframe of there’s […]

A story of finding yourself

The Long Run by James Acker

February 7, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

The Long Run is such a great story of two young boys finding their way and finding themselves along the way. Sandro is invisible in so many ways and he’s learned to protect his softness by keeping to himself, especially as his dad and brothers like to “pick on him” in a way that crosses from affectionate into toxic. Bash is having trouble deciding who he is and who he wants to be outside what those around him expect, and in the process has been […]

“Desire was not passion and passion was not love.”

The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

February 6, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

I have been slow to jump on the Silvia Moreno-Garcia bandwagon, mostly because I read one of her earlier books and it wasn’t for me. Then everyone lost their minds over Mexican Gothic. And I did nothing! But I’m glad I eventually gave her another shot, because this book shows me that I can like what she does, though it still didn’t perfectly gel with my tastes. SM-G is a genre hopping author, and with The Beautiful Ones, she takes on a fantastical version of […]

In the Spirit of Collaboration

Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth

February 2, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different (sub)genres #3 Business rivals Corryna and Colin have a one night stand, but it’s when they start working together to secure the contract for a star-studded wedding that they really start getting along. Sometimes your brain needs a break, and it’s in that state of mind that one often turns to a Harlequin contemporary romance – certainly you’re not often disappointed. This is the third in a series of intertwined books surrounding a wedding, but each stands alone as well which […]

Obviously You Should Shoot the Intruder in Your Hidden Pool

The Proud Breed by Celeste de Blasis

February 2, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

After an unexpected encounter by a hidden pool, Tessa and Gavin fall in love, but their lives together in a rapidly developing California will not be easy. Before this book I’d only read de Blasis’s Wild Swan trilogy, and it was glad to see that we see some of the same hallmarks here – strong, complex characters with an undeniable connection, no matter how many times they might fall away from each other for a time. In fact, I might argue that Tessa was a […]

I do love the cover of this book, especially paired with the title. It makes me laugh.

The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

February 1, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a cute story and well written, but I didn’t connect to it emotionally as much as I did with Deaver’s first book, I Wish You All the Best. Deaver still plays with themes of gender nonconformity and coming of age while queer and discovering your sexuality and gender identity, but their main character is a much more difficult and complicated person (read: kind of an asshole). This is also a romance, though as with their first book, the main character’s emotional growth is […]

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