Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Are you looking for a VERY quick, adorable novel that is perfect for a cozy cup of coffee on an afternoon with nothing much else to do? I know you must be, because we all have Covid (again) right now, so many of us are once again looking at 5-10 days with limited social obligations. I read this book … [Read more]
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
CW: racism (white/non-Black characters use the n-word, written as "n-word," in action adjacent to the main characters; typical racist arguments are made about affirmative action, etc--these are precipitating events for our protagonist to realize that she isn't actually cool with such … [Read more]
Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
CW: mild homophobia when characters come out, but it's contextualized very quickly I think this came across my Kindle because it's the already released novel of an author whose next novel was featured in Goodreads' "Books We're Looking Forward To" or "Celebrating Pride Month." It's definitely … [Read more]
Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare
So after reading Alexis Hall's latest work I was back in a historical romance kick and thought I'd pick up some of the intervening novels in the series of Dare's that I had perused--Spindle Cove, Castles Ever After, and Girl Meets Duke. Those might actually be her only series, I don't actually … [Read more]
Reprieve by James Han Mattson
NPR called this book a "gory feast" and that's one way to describe this novel - it's packed with fascinating character development, as well as horrors real and imagined. I highly recommend this book - despite being about 400 pages I flew through it (partly my post-school-year euphoria reading rate, … [Read more]
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
First Note: READ THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS that's all I have to say for now. Also that there's less (marginal? Confused-and-not-meant?) transphobia than you might think, read with a clear heart and no armor! Full Review: I've had a great little back and forth with llamareadsbooks over my note … [Read more]
