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August 13, 2020 Lisa Reviews

[Lisa’s Review:] Want You to Want Me (Want You #2) by Lorelei James

Want You to Want Me is the second installment of Lorelei James Want You series and a cute, entertaining, frenemies to lovers romance. I haven’t read Lorelei James before, but based on the synopsis, I knew this could be right up my alley. Told in dual-point-of-view Want You to Want Me is a story about […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: contemporary romance, female athlete, frenemies, frenemies to lovers, sports romance

August 4, 2020 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston

This is the third book in Ashley Poston’s Once Upon a Con series, and I was so excited to see that it was a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast! This book revolves around Rosie Thorne, who is grieving her mother’s death and trying her best to navigate a new reality in her absence. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: beauty and the beast, Celebrity Romance, comedy, Contemporary, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, fairytale, Fiction, Grief, High School, humor, LGBTQ+ Representation, modern retelling, Nerdy, sci-fi, YA, YA Romance

August 4, 2020 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

This book brought the drama and steamy romance on a level that I wish more books did, and I was completely about it. Jasmine Lin Rodriguez is reeling from a messy break up that has gone public, putting her in a spotlight she desperately does not need. Gorgeous telenovela star Ashton Suárez fears his acting […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult, adult romance, Contemporary, contemporary romance, diverse, drama, Fiction, Latinx, representation, romantic comedy, steamy romance, telenovelas

July 30, 2020 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: “Today Tonight Tomorrow” by Rachel Lynn Solomon

To start off, I have to say that this book has become one of my top 3 reads of not only 2020 but pretty much of all time! I read this book in a span of hours and finished it around five in the morning and was so giddy that I could not fall asleep. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 2020 release, Contemporary, contemporary romance, diverse, enemies to lovers, Fun, Funny, hate love relationship, heartwarming, High School, high school romance, Jewish, Love, rivalry, rivals, Romance, scavenger hunt, Seattle, smart characters, writing, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance, young adult

July 10, 2020 Lisa Reviews

[Lisa’s Review]: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

When I first read the synopsis, I immediately requested this one to review. Male on male, fake boyfriends and British humor – sign me up. But to be honest, I didn’t like it all that much. If I hadn’t had to review it and I’d believe in DNF’s, I probably would have put the book […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: british, contemporary romance, distant friends to lovers, fake boyfriend, humor, M/M

June 19, 2020 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

What happens when the person you had chosen to love for over a decade and have built an entire life together decides that he no longer loves you? Answer: Laurie and Dan met in their Freshman year in college and have been inseparable ever since, and with both becoming lawyers and now in their mid-thirties, […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult, adult romance, broken heart, contemporary romance, Diverse Character(s), Fake Relationship, family, finding yourself, Funny, Grief, hate love relationship, heartbreaking, heartwarming, humor, lawyer, life after heartbreak, Love, love yourself

June 19, 2020 Lisa Reviews

[Lisa’s Review]: Up Close and Personal by Kathryn Freeman

Here’s the thing: on a superficial level, Up Close and Personal is a sweet, entertaining, gender-swapped version of “The Bodyguard”. The plot is interesting enough even if predictable, and the characters are charming. What made me request this book is obviously the non-traditional distribution of roles. I’ve read my fair share of bodyguard romances and […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: contemporary romance, female bodyguard, gun violence, stalker

June 1, 2020 Lisa Reviews

[Lisa’s Review]: Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert

I read the synopsis for this one and was hooked. I knew I had to get my hands on this book as soon as possible. Conventionally Yours is a sweet, hilarious, and at times awkward enemies-to-lovers romance that will definitely make your day a bit brighter. For some reason, the majority of the male on […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, gaming, LGBTQ, M/M, male on male

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