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Okay, I Finally Get the Appeal of the Enemies-to-Lovers Thing

Anyone But You by K.G. MacGregor

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**Spoilers Below** I was starting to think I’d never find a contemporary F/F romance that would make me swoon in the same way my beloved Lady’s Guide did. The stack of DNF recommendations was starting to embarrass me, because I like sticking with books, but found myself abandoning a dozen after a chapter or two. The ones I did finish struck me more by how annoyed I was after I read the last chapter than anything else. Then I came across A Proper Cuppa of […]

Nothing to Care About

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

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I’m a cover whore. Oftentimes, it only takes a cute cover for me to buy a book. I know it’s a compulsion I should reign in, along with buying drinks because the can is adorable, but alas, I haven’t yet. When Something to Talk About popped up in my Goodreads feed, I was in love. My anticipation for the book was sky-high—finally a Sapphic book with a cover that made me swoon but that wasn’t about teenagers (nothing wrong with that, but I remained closeted […]

Ambushes Are Not Christmas Miracles

A Swedish Christmas Fairy Tale by A.E. Radley

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I’ve read quite a few of A. E. Radley’s books recently. I can happily say they are easy, breezy reads, but also interesting enough that while you can probably read this on your commute, the characters will make you want to stick around. Well, some of the characters, probably. Because the bad news is that I could barely make through one of these romantic stories without hating at least one of the women involved and wanting the other to stay alone. I’m pretty sure that’s […]

A Heavenly Love Story

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

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I’m really glad I saw someone recommend this book at Pajiba, because I’m certain I would not have picked it up otherwise. With the rare exception, I’m drawn to literary fiction, essay collections, and non-fiction about politics. There is the occasional memoir or fantasy book, but in the past few years my focus has coalesced around exploring literary fiction written by women (women of color especially). That’s not to say I don’t have an interest in romance, but I think after reading so many YA […]

“And then, inexplicably, you had the absolute audacity to love me back. Can you believe it? Sometimes, even now, I still can’t.”

Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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Next up on my Diverse Romance reads is Red, White, & Royal Blue. McQuiston wrote Red, White, & Royal Blue with the intention of making it queer, and making it queer in the way she wished she had read for herself as she was finding her own identity. Her care shows in every step of the novel and its going to be tough for another book to be better than this one this year. Red, White, & Royal Blue has a great premise – what […]



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