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> Tag: second chance romance

The right to choose makes the choices we make meaningful

Fearless at Heart by Zoe York

June 24, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Initially I wasn’t going to request Fearless at Heart because I have too many arcs and I am struggling to get reviews written right now. But then I saw a tweet about the book that said “he eats!” (iykyk). I decided I could fit in one more arc. And let that be a lesson to me about how I get people to read the books I want them to read. Plentitude of oral sex aside, Fearless at Heart is a sweet second chance romance. Seth […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: abortion rights, advance reader copy, Canada, Fearless at Heart, NetGalley, second chance romance, the Kincaids of Pine Harbour, Zoe York

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:72 · Genres: Romance · Tags: abortion rights, advance reader copy, Canada, Fearless at Heart, NetGalley, second chance romance, the Kincaids of Pine Harbour, Zoe York ·
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“Never mix vodka and witchcraft.”

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

February 12, 2022 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

When I started reading this book it wasn’t very far in before I was thinking to myself “hmm… I’m not sure he’s such a bad guy, ladies” as Vivienne is (accidentally) drunkenly hexing her ex, Rhys. This could be a function of any number of things including my age, my own romantic history, the fact that I waited three months on my library’s hold list to get a copy, or the general state of the world. But it did affect my enjoyment because the thing […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Erin Sterling, faintingviolet, magic, Rachel Hawkins, second chance romance, the ex hex, witches

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Erin Sterling, faintingviolet, magic, Rachel Hawkins, second chance romance, the ex hex, witches ·
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Not A Love Song

Not a Love Song by Veronica Albright

October 7, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Not a Love Song is a second chance romance set over the Christmas holidays. While on a live daytime talk show, Bree has a small meltdown when asked (again) about why she never wrote a breakup song about one of her exes, Colin, an actor who is having a successful year. After walking out of the interview, she plans to spend the holidays holed up alone in a friend’s penthouse. Instead, Colin shows up at her door, concerned by what he saw in the interview. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Not a Love Song, second chance romance, Veronica Albright

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:93 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Not a Love Song, second chance romance, Veronica Albright ·
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“I appreciated it and resented it at the same time.”

The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale

August 31, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Lillie Vale’s The Shaadi Set-Up might be in my top ten second chance at love trope romances. The book is frustratingly uneven, but what it does well, it does very well. Rita and Milan started dating very young. They dated through high school and into college until Milan abruptly broke up with Rita in a voicemail right as they were supposed to go to Paris together. Six years later, Milan’s abrupt abandonment is still painful for Rita, but she has moved on with her life. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Lillie Vale, NetGalley, second chance romance, The Shaadi Set-Up

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:82 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Lillie Vale, NetGalley, second chance romance, The Shaadi Set-Up ·
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“Maybe things can always get better between people who want to do a good job loving each other. Maybe that’s all it takes.”

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

June 16, 2021 by faintingviolet 7 Comments

One of the reading groups I am part of chose People We Meet on Vacation for our August read. I quickly poked around my library catalog and saw that it had a stunning number of holds and put in my request immediately, expecting it to take a month or so for a copy to make its way to me. Surprise, surprise, I somehow got a copy in a week (I think I managed to get lucky with my local branch). I grabbed it as I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Emily Henry, faintingviolet, friends to lovers, mortifying ordeal of being known, opposites attract, People We Meet on Vacation, second chance romance

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Emily Henry, faintingviolet, friends to lovers, mortifying ordeal of being known, opposites attract, People We Meet on Vacation, second chance romance ·
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You Make Me Wanna Zzzzzzzzzzzz

You Make Me by Erin McCarthy

February 12, 2019 by noodlestein's danger tits 2 Comments

This supposed love story from Erin McCarthy was a slog. I normally love her writing, or at least, I did back when I was reading it on the reg, but this book didn’t land for me. It’s a second chance romance that revolves around Cat and Heath, who hail from a remote island in Maine, and have issues surrounding that start in life. Cat likes to pretend she doesn’t come from a hard scrabble existence, and has built a new college persona that has netted […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: college, panned, second chance romance

noodlestein's danger tits's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Romance · Tags: college, panned, second chance romance ·
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