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It’s tough to pull off a mass-puking scene in a romance novel, but apparently not impossible

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

March 10, 2020 by The Mama Leave a Comment

My first introduction to Christina Lauren was Beautiful Bastard, a tome that I definitely did not love, and one that my fellow Cannonballers appear to also not love. But, I’m a sucker for an easy read, and The Unhoneymooners came pretty highly recommended, so I thought I’d give the duo another shot. And it was fine. In fact, it was pretty good. It’s not high literature, but sometimes you just want a goofy enemies to lovers hate romance with some pretty quality bow chica wow […]

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Under Currents: A Novel by Nora Roberts

February 6, 2020 by The Mama 1 Comment

First review of the year! I started out so strong last year, and then petered out in February. (February is the longest month of the year, I swear.) So here’s hoping I can keep up this year! Somehow I missed this stand alone Roberts, although I just looked it up and it only came out last summer, so I’m not sure how my library has literally 50 e-copies available. (And here’s where I can go down the rabbit hole of publishing and libraries and e-books and […]

Who actually wrote this one?

Look Alive, Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich

May 7, 2019 by The Mama Leave a Comment

Oh, Janet. Did you write this one? It feels like maybe you didn’t. First, a summary. One of Vinnie’s bondees (is that a word?) has gone FTA and forfeited his collateral, The Red River Deli in Trenton, which means that Vinnie is now the proud owner. The only problem? Three managers have gone missing in the last month, so Vinnie taps Stephanie and Lula to run the show. As bad as Stephanie is as a bond enforcement agent, she’s even worse as a deli manager. […]

Rex and Ranger Have a Sleepover

Hard Core Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich

May 7, 2019 by The Mama 1 Comment

Rex is a lucky, lucky hamster. Spoilers abound, so… be warned. Simon Diggery is FTA, so Stephanie goes to get him, and he happily goes along with her. Simon’s usually an issue, so when he’s willing to go to jail and hang out there for a while, Stephanie can’t resist asking why. Turns out, there are zombies on the loose, which Simon discovered while grave robbing. Which, okay, but Stephanie’s not interested in zombie hunting because it’s scary, and besides, she’s too busy taking care […]

You, Sir, Are No Colin Firth

The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sarah Angelini

January 17, 2019 by The Mama 2 Comments

It has admittedly been a long time since I read Pride & Prejudice. My memories of that book have probably been conflated with the several retreads that have come out in the last twenty years, most notably Bridget Jones. And maybe I need a reread in order to compare Austen to Angelini. Or maybe P&P just isn’t that great (blasphemy!)? But it feels like I’d remember if Original Recipe Darcy was this much of a prick. Judge Fitzwilliam Darcy is a British barrister with an […]

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