Book Review: The Break Up Tour by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley ‘The Break Up Tour’ was released in 2024, and is known to be inspired by Taylor Swift amalgamating her discography and going on tour with ‘The Eras Tour’. To celebrate the first anniversary of the end of her tour, I could think ofContinueContinue reading
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Book Review: Daydream by Hannah Grace ‘Daydream’ by Hannah Grace was released in 2024. It is the third book in Grace’s Maple Hills series, which follows an ice hockey team and their respective love stories. This book was highly anticipated by Grace’s readers. It follows Henry Turner, the delightful best friend from ‘Icebreaker’ and ‘Wildfire’,ContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Drop Dead by Lily Chu ‘Drop Dead’ by Lily Chu is an Audible Original story that was released in 2024. It is a split narrative rivals-to-lovers romance novel with fade-to-black bedroom scenes. The events of the book focus on two journalists who are both esteemed in their individual careers, whose lives keep crashingContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Wildfire by Hannah Grace ‘Wildfire’ by Hannah Grace was released in 2023. It is the second book in her Maple Hills series, and is preceded by ‘Icebreaker’ which was a smash hit on Booktok and definitely helped put hockey romance on the map. This book takes place during the summer following ‘Icebreaker’ andContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up by Charish Reid ‘Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up’ by Charish Reid was released in 2023. I happened across it when I was browsing recommended romance novels after finishing another romcom. I was immediately enamoured with the idea of older characters finding love, since it seemed that most ofContinueContinue reading
Book Review: D’vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins ‘D’Vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding’ by Chencia C. Higgins was published in 2022. I read this as an audiobook as part of Spotify Premium’s audiobook service, and I absolutely loved how immersive it made this reading experience. ‘D’Vaughn And Kris Plan AContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Love At First Set by Jennifer Dugan ‘Love At First Set’ by Jennifer Dugan was released in 2023. It drew my eye thanks to TikTok, where it was promoted as a love story between two women who meet in the bathroom, and one encourages the other to leave her fiance at the altar.ContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Dungeons And Drama by Kirsty Boyce ‘Dungeons and Drama’ by Kristy Boyce is a Young Adult romance novel that was published in 2024. It follows Riley, a High Schooler and theatre buff, who stole her mother’s car and drove it to Columbus, Ohio, without a license with her best friend Hoshiko to seeContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Hate Mail by Donna Marchetti ‘Hate Mail’ by Donna Marchetti is a romantic comedy that was released in 2024. The book tells the story of former pen pals, Naomi Light and Luca Pichler, who, throughout the years have been sending mean letters to each other, while also being the other’s closest confidante. Until,ContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Make The Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake ‘Make The Season Bright’ is a holiday romance novel by Ashley Herring Blake. It was released in 2024 and follows the second-chance romance between Charlotte and Brighton, two queer women in their late twenties, who, once-upon-a-time had been engaged, only for Brighton to leave CharlotteContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Only For The Holidays by Abiola Bello ‘Only For The Holidays’ by Abiola Bello was released in 2023. It is a New Adult romance novel that follows Quincy and Tia, two teenagers, whose paths cross when Tia’s family book a holiday at Quincy’s family’s rural farm and lodge. Quincy Parker is well-off. HisContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Worst In Show by Anna E. Collins ‘Worst In Show’ by Anna E. Collins was published in 2024. It is a rivals-to-lovers romance novel that follows Cora and Leo, rival pet store owners. While Cora works for a family business, Leo is a swanky, former Wall Street worker, who moved into the emptyContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Finn Rhodes, Forever by Stephanie Archer ‘Finn Rhodes, Forever’ is the last book of Stephanie Archer’s series following the Rhodes brothers and explores the relationship between baby of the family Finn Rhodes and his childhood sweetheart, Olivia Morgan. It was released in 2023 and is available to read via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription.ContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Icebreaker by Hannah Grace ‘Icebreaker’ by Hannah Grace was published in 2022. It was Grace’s debut novel. The story is a great introduction to her Maple Hills Series, a hockey romance series, which seemed to catapult hockey to the precipice of sports romance. I am very late to the game when it comesContinueContinue reading
Book Review: That Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf ‘That Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf’ is the second book in Kimberly Lemming’s Mead Mishaps series. It was released in 2022 and is available to read via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription. This isContinueContinue reading
Book Review: The Break-Up Artist by Erin Clark and Laura Lovely ‘The Break-Up Artist’ by Erin Clark and Laura Lovely was an audible original novella, and is only available to listen to with an Audible subscription. It tells a compelling story of grief, jealousy, miscommunications, imposter syndrome and all the nuanced issues with falling inContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa ‘Most Ardently’ by Gabe Cole Novoa was released in 2024. It is part of the Remixed Classics series, where authors of diverse backgrounds rewrite classic fiction. Authors who have contributed to this collection include Novoa, Cherie Dimaline, Caleb Roehrig, Kalynn Bayron, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tasha Suri, Aminah MaeContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Playing For Keeps by Jennifer Dugan ‘Playing For Keeps’ by Jennifer Dugan was released in 2024. It follows the story of Ivy and June, two queer teenagers who absolutely love sport – while June is the only girl on a boys’ baseball team, and their star pitcher, Ivy dreams of a career onContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Take A Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert ‘Take A Hint, Dani Brown’ by Talia Hibbert is the second book in her Brown Sisters trilogy, following the three Brown sisters, Chloe Brown, Dani Brown, and Eve Brown. My review of the first book in the series, ‘Get A Life, Chloe Brown’ went liveContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Told You So by Leeanne Slade ‘Told You So’ by Leeanne Slade is an Audible Original story. It is a romantic comedy that follows a woman called Lucy Redway, who has experienced more than her fair share of heartbreak in her past. The story catalogues her experience during the week leading up toContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake ‘Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail’ by Ashley Herring Blake was released in 2021. It is the second of her series set in Bright Falls. However, it can be read as a standalone. I reviewed the first book in the series last year, you can read myContinueContinue reading
Book Review: The Weiner Across The Way by Amy Award ‘The Wiener Across The Way’ by Amy Award is the second book of the Cocky Kingmans’ series. It was released in early 2024, and is preceded by ‘The Cock Down The Block’, which I reviewed back in March. I cannot even begin to say howContinueContinue reading
Book Review: The Wrong Mr. Right by Stephanie Archer ‘The Wrong Mr. Right’ is the second book in Stephanie Archer’s Queen’s Cove series. It was published in 2022 and is available to read via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited Subscription. I read the first book in the series, ‘That Kind Of Guy’ in a few hours, andContinueContinue reading
Somewhere In The Crowd by Katrina Logan was released in April 2023, less than a month before the UK hosted the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine. The novel follows a group of friends who meet twelve years prior in 2010, at the Eurovision Grand Final in Oslo, and make a pact to meet for the contest each year.
Book Review: Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert ‘Get A Life, Chloe Brown’ was published in 2019. It is the first book in Talia Hibbert’s Brown Sisters Series, a romance trilogy following the three Brown sisters, Chloe, Danika and Eve. All three of these books are available to read via Amazon’s Kindle UnlimitedContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Rescue Me by Sarra Manning ‘Rescue Me’ by Sarra Manning was released in 2021, it is one of a vast catalogue of published books Manning has released in her career. This novel follows the story of Margot and Will, two strangers who meet by chance at an animal rescue centre and fall headContinueContinue reading
Book Review: That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming ‘That One Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon’ by Kimberly Lemming was originally published in 2021. It is the first book of her ‘Mead Mishaps’ series, which follows the stories of multiple characters at different points in time withContinueContinue reading
‘Queen Charlotte’ is a novel set in the ‘Bridgerton’ universe, following the life of King George III and his wife, Queen Charlotte. The book was released in 2023 in the wake of the successful spin-off season of Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’, with the same name.
Book Review: Love Flushed by Evie Mitchell ‘Love Flushed’ is the second book of Evie Mitchell’s ‘All Acess’ series, and was released in 2021. It is preceded by ‘Knot My Type’, which I reviewed previously, and will be followed by ‘Darn Knit All’, which, unfortunately, doesn’t yet have a release date. You can read myContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Sit, Stay, Love by Amy Hutton ‘Sit, Stay, Love’ by Amy Hutton was released in 2023. It is a friends-to-lovers romcom set in Australia, and follows Sera, a young woman who runs an animal rescue, who has inadvertently found herself caught with two men interested in her. Anyone who knows me knows thatContinueContinue reading
Book Review: That Kind Of Guy by Stephanie Archer ‘That Kind Of Guy’ by Stephanie Archer was published in 2021. It is the first book of her Queen’s Cove series, all of which are available to read via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription. This was a book that I kept seeing all over social media, andContinueContinue reading
Book Review: The Cock Down The Block by Amy Award ‘The Cock Down The Block’ by Amy Award was released in 2023, it is a short, immersive romcom with a plus-sized female lead, and is available to read with Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service, as is the sequel, ‘The Weiner Across The Way’. It is theContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy ‘Zora Books Her Happy Ever After’ by Taj McCoy was released in 2023. It was her second novel, and is available to read via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service. The story follows Zora, a small-business and home owner, who runs a bookstore. After an authorContinueContinue reading
Book Review: The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann was released in 2022 and tells a poignant story of love, self-acceptance, heartbreak, and empowerment. We follow Joy, a black woman in her thirties who looks like she has her shit together. She is beautiful, confident and has a successful career,ContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Knot My Type by Evie Mitchell ‘Knot My Type’ by Evie Mitchell is the first book of Mitchell’s ‘All Access Series’, and was released in 2021. It is available to read via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited Subscription. The story follows Frankie and Jay, who live in the small town of Capricorn Cove. Frankie isContinueContinue reading
Book Review: How To Excavate A Heart by Jake Maia Arlow ‘How To Excavate A Heart’ by Jake Maia Arlow came out in 2022 and was a Christmas rom-com. It follows Shani, a Jewish college student, on Winter Break, and taking on an internship. On the drive to DC, Shani and her mum end upContinueContinue reading
Book Review: The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn Julia Quinn’s ‘Bridgerton’ series consists of eight novels, each of which tell the story of one of the late Viscount Bridgerton’s eight children. The books were released between 2000 and 2006, and are the subject of the Netflix series, Bridgerton, which has been ongoing since 2020. TheContinueContinue reading
‘One To Watch’ was a novel by Kate Stayman-London and was released in 2020. It follows Beatrice, known as Bea, a plus sized fashion blogger and influencer on her thirties *gasp*, who has been unlucky in love.
‘Delilah Green Doesn’t Care’ by Ashley Herring Blake is the first book of three that explores several young women residing in Bright Falls, Oregon. It was released in early 2022, with its sequel coming out just months later, toward the end of the year. The third book, ‘Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date’, will be released in October 2023.
‘One Last Stop’ was Casey McQuiston’s second novel and was published in 2021. The book follows August, who has moved to New York City to finish college, after a tumultuous relationship with her mother left her needing space.
‘Beach Read’ was Emily Henry’s 2020 contemporary romance novel – a hit on TikTok and filled with popular tropes it’s personable and upbeat tone made it an easy and delightful read.
Imogen L. Smiley 