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The friendships were great, the romance was not.

For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa

July 14, 2022 by Emmalita 6 Comments

So… What I couldn’t get past is that Leo inspired viewers to give his co-host the nickname Nasty Nina and three years later he still doesn’t understand how that harmed her. For Butter or Worse is one of those rare books where I think the dual point of view made me dislike the character more. I dislike Leo when we first see him from Nina’s perspective, and then I grew to dislike him even more when we get his perspective. It bothered me a lot […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Erin La Rosa, For Butter or Worse, NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:78 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Erin La Rosa, For Butter or Worse, NetGalley ·
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out of order but it’s an ARC! my first!

For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa

April 9, 2022 by wicherwill 2 Comments

It’s my first ARC, and I actually have this book on request for purchase at a few of my libraries. Without much knowledge of how ARCs work (are they final? Will there be more changes?) I’ll give it my best shot… So CLEARLY there was some meeting of the romance novelists and they all decided that this year’s theme was going to be Cooking Shows/Kitchens/Chefs, across all gender identities and sexualities and tropes. I think I’ve read two of these already, considered a few more, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARC, Erin La Rosa

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARC, Erin La Rosa ·
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