Mini-Reviews, 4/16/20 Edition

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 16, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Suzanne posted in review

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Mini-reviews of How to Love Your Elf, Inked With A Kiss, Crave and Witches of Ash and Ruin. So that's a f/m adult fantasy romance, an f/f contemporary, a f/m YA paranormal and an f/f YA paranormal/fantasy/horror.

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Tour & Giveaway: What I Like About You, by Marisa Kanter

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 14, 2020 9:49:37 AM / by Suzanne

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Today we're sharing a little about Marisa Kanter's debut, What I Like About You, a young adult romantic comedy that uses the secret identity trope... and a giveaway courtesy of the publisher!

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Review: The Happy Ever After Playlist, by Abby Jimenez

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 13, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Suzanne posted in review

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The Happy Ever Playlist opens with a near-miss: Sloan almost hits a dog that runs out into the street. (No dogs were harmed in the production of this novel.) When a policeman pulls her over, she ends up taking in the obviously neglected dog to save him from the pound and then she tries to find the dog's real owner. Many phone calls later, she finally hears back from Jason, a singer-songwriter who's been on location in Australia and without cell service and left his dog, Tucker, with a person who turns out to be horrible and left after just a couple of days.

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Review: Undone, by Bryce Oakley

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 9, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Suzanne posted in review

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I think I've found a self-pub gem of a series with Bryce Oakley's Kaleidoscope Album. I've only read Undone so far, but I'm hooked. You know all of those rock band series with five men? This is that, but with lots of lesbian (and maybe bi?) women.

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Review: If I Never Met You, by Mhairi McFarlane

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 7, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Guest Post posted in review

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Today's review comes to us from Carole V. Bell. Find her on Twitter here!

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Review: The Perfect Escape, by Suzanne Park

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 6, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Suzanne posted in review

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The Perfect Escape opens with a zombie attack! Okay, not a real one. High-school seniors Nate and Kate work together at a zombie-themed escape room, each saving money for a different reason. White Kate's controlling tech-CEO father demands that she enter the family business after high school, but she wants to go to NYC to pursue her theater dreams. Nate's Korean-American immigrant family has financial struggles and he wants to be able to afford college so he can get rich and help them/never worry about money again.

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Series Giveaway: Juno Rushdan's Final Hour Trio

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 2, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by Suzanne

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Ana has been binging Juno Rushdan's debut romantic suspense series, the Final Hour books, so we're excited to offer you a chance to win all three! Below you'll find descriptions of each of the three books, one of which isn't out until May 26th, and rules for the giveaway. Good luck!

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Top Off Your TBR: April 2020 Edition

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 30, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Suzanne posted in new releases

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I don't have much to say this month. I hope that as the weeks pass, things improve. That's pretty much it.

Here are some books we're looking forward to reading when our brains are capable of it.

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Excerpt: Music From Another World, by Robin Talley

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 27, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Suzanne posted in excerpt

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My introduction to Robin Talley's books was her most recent, Pulp. Pulp tells the story of a lesbian writing lesbian pulp-fiction in the 1950's and a present-day teen lesbian researching that publishing era and learning about herself in the process. This book broke my heart a few times and also gave me hope for the future. Talley writes queer historical and contemporary fiction, spanning time periods and conflicts, and while not all of it has a true Happily Ever After, she excels at eliciting emotions... even when they're uncomfortable.

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Review: Don't Read the Comments, by Eric Smith

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 26, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Andrea posted in review

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I enjoyed this book from the very beginning. The opening line is the title! "Mom, we've been over this. Don't read the comments." —It's kind of Divya's slogan. She's got an Etsy sign and everything. 

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