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Hot Fun in the Summertime (#CannonBookClub, June 2023) Discussion Post—Romance Edition

June 23, 2023 by elisamaza76 9 Comments

(You know, you should probably also check out the discussion post for our Hot Fun in the Summertime cozy mystery selection, Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala.) The Romance Extravanga Whether you’re a returning CannonBookClub participant or a newbie, welcome! This is the place to discuss the three (count-em, THREE) Hot Fun in the Summertime romance selections. You don’t have to be registered for CBR15 to comment below, but there are a few ground rules: The topics are numbered, so please refer to them […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CannonBookClub, Kate Clayborn, mental health rep, New Adult Romance, Queer characters, Talia Hibbert, Timothy Janovsky, YA Romance

Genres: Book Club, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CannonBookClub, Kate Clayborn, mental health rep, New Adult Romance, Queer characters, Talia Hibbert, Timothy Janovsky, YA Romance ·
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Don’t judge a book by its cover

Griz by Eddie Cleveland

November 9, 2020 by katie71483 3 Comments

I’ll be the first to admit guilt: I had zero expectations about this book. The blurb sounded mildly entertaining, a comedic fake relationship romance with a college hockey backdrop. Strike that. I had low expectations. I totally judged GRIZ by E. Cleveland by two things that really shouldn’t have any bearing on the quality of a book: the title, the cover and the fact that it was a Kindle Unlimited selection. Okay, that was three things, but bear with me here. Griz is the name […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports Tagged With: body positive, college, E. Cleveland, Eddie Cleveland, fake relationship, feminism, Griz, hockey, katie71483, New Adult, New Adult Romance, Romance

katie71483's CBR12 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports · Tags: body positive, college, E. Cleveland, Eddie Cleveland, fake relationship, feminism, Griz, hockey, katie71483, New Adult, New Adult Romance, Romance ·
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“If no one says, This is me, this is what I believe in, and this is why I’m different, and this is why that’s okay, then what’s the point?”

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

June 22, 2019 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Well, that was adorably sweet. YA that falls into New Adult Romance isn’t normally my thing, the characters are just so young (but I don’t mind them in movie format? To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was very enjoyable on Netflix but I still don’t care to pick up the book). I know most authors land their endings on HFN for just that reason, but while I’ve enjoyed books like Anna and the French Kiss I generally tend to stay away. But the description […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: faintingviolet, New Adult Romance, read women, representation matters, sandhya menon, we need diverse books, when dimple met rishi, women in STEM, YA Romance

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: faintingviolet, New Adult Romance, read women, representation matters, sandhya menon, we need diverse books, when dimple met rishi, women in STEM, YA Romance ·
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New Adult Romance- this one is so, so good

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

April 13, 2019 by ctkat1 Leave a Comment

From Amazon: Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice…even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. All Garrett Graham has […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Romance

ctkat1's CBR11 Review No:18 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Romance ·
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It Ends With…Me Not Enjoying This Book

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

February 18, 2019 by Rachel 3 Comments

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Finished Feb. 17, 2019, took 2  days to read 2 Stars on Goodreads Genre: Romance Rating 8/8 for 2019 overall, 2/2 for Romance I really need to keep track of where I get my book recommendations because I would question the person or blog that suggested I read this book. Apparently, it is part of a genre called New Adult Romance (NA Romance), which seems to be well known on Goodreads. Instead of Young Adult, we have New […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Colleen Hoover, New Adult Romance, Romance

Rachel's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Colleen Hoover, New Adult Romance, Romance ·
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In Which I Give Up on Penny Reid

March 16, 2018 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

Kissing Tolstoy was awful and silly. I loathed its puerile story and nonsensical plotting, so, Penny Reid: YOU WIN! I am giving up on anything your name is on except MAYBE a Winston Brothers book, and even then it had better not cost me any money. Again and again her books with younger leads have problematic elements, and while it is classified as a “new adult” romance, only one character in Kissing Tolstoy is actually a recent grown up. The heroine, Anna, is a university student and the hero is her professor. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Dear Professor series, New Adult Romance, Penny Reid

Mrs. Julien's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Dear Professor series, New Adult Romance, Penny Reid ·
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