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not all romances should get a second chance

Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

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I go into all romance novels with an open mind, but this second-chance romance between divorced co-parents who just might rekindle their love left me disappointed. While the premise of revisiting a past relationship is one of my favorite tropes, this one is not it. The biggest frustration? NO ONE in this book EVER talks to each other. Seriously, every misunderstanding feels like it could’ve been solved with one honest conversation. Instead, we get page after page of assumptions, misinterpretations, and characters jumping to the […]

When Life was bored, Death took a holiday

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass, Patrick Lay, Ezra Rose and Richard Bruning

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Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass, Patrick Lay, Ezra Rose and  Richard Bruning, is a lofty graphic novel undertaking. Over the top. Beautiful and Ugly. It is not an allegory of the Holocaust, but its roots are there. This is a story of how the General Overall  takes with his War. It is fiction, and it is history. It is the past, present and future. Bored, flamboyant Life wants something to happen to stop their boredom. And Death gives it. They are […]

Super Toxic Romance

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

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Is this Harry Styles fan fiction? I kept waiting for someone’s parents to try to sell them to One Direction to cover their gambling debts. Magnolia Parks is a young and beautiful London socialite. BJ Ballentine is the bad boy influencer who broke her heart. They grew up together, were dating, broke up because of his infidelity, and now they’re “best friends”. I totally got suckered into this book by the cover. The pink heels are very cute so I threw this on my holds […]

don’t understand how I don’t already have a review for this but okay

Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher

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If you’re anything like me and already several books deep into The Saint of Steel and the entire world of the White Rat, you’re not here to decide whether or not to read this book—you’re here to bemoan the wait for the next one. This book offers all the reasons we’ve grown to love this world: precious paladins are once again utterly precious, all of them “good boys” (even the women) (good girls are a different breed). They’re tough but tender, deeply loyal, and need to be […]

Horse Girls ftw

The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews

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Truth be told, I think I’m giving all of these a pass because of how much I liked her first novel. That book was well researched, had novel elements grounded in real history, horse-girl-ness, all the female friend interaction your heart could desire and such! sumptuous! descriptions of clothing! that I almost wanted to become a Victorian era cosplayer. But since then, the books have moved away from these elements that I loved or kept them at an arm’s length. This book owes a debt […]

A cozy paranormal romance for the holidays~

Clara, Darling by Chace Verity

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Chace Verity is one of my absolute fave authors, and they’ve held that title since their debut, Team Phison, so any time they have a new release I get all excited. Clara, Darling is a holiday (Christmas) novella, but unlike Verity’s previous Christmas story (Team Phison Forever), this has much less family trauma and is almost dream-like in its story tell. Sadie has been married to Alvin for ten years, but in all that time she’s never forgotten her best friend and first love, Clara. […]



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