Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
A wonderfully silly romcom with great disability representation It’s a classic in fake-romance novels: either the MC falls in love with the person they’re faking the romance with or they fall for their sister. Like in Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun (one of my favourite audiobooks), Haf meets the woman who will […]
The Loudest Silence by Olivia Janae, narrated by Abby Craden
An opposites-attract romance featuring the world of music and deafness This story (as it happens with many books published by Ylva) was first conceived as fan fiction, more specifically, a Swan Queen alternative universe. Originally published in 2015, it’s been released as a book in 2022 and this year as an audiobook narrated by Abby […]
The Loudest Silence by Olivia Janae
Romance with handicap The Loudest Silence is the second revised edition. I have not read the first one which was published in 2015 so I don’t know what has changed beyond reducing the original 138,000 words to 89,000. Kate Flynn is a single mother of four-year-old Max, and as a cellist, the newest member of […]
A very good friends-to-lovers romance with a bit of food for thought
Review of Swipe Right by Tagan Shepard This is the first book I’ve read by this author but it won’t be my last. Somehow Ms. Shepard flew under my radar but I got a taste of her writing in Bella’s Wedding Anthology Save the Date, I particularly enjoyed the introduction. I was intrigued by this […]
A fantastic audiobook for music aficionados
Review of Forbidden Melody by Magnolia Robbins, Audiobook narrated by Joan Dukore This book was right up my street. I’ve been hearing great things about this novel for a while and I’m glad that I’ve decided to listen to the audiobook as I’ve absolutely loved it. Emma Harvey is a gifted deaf pianist studying in […]
An incredibly rich and in-depth start of a series
Review of The Unbroken by C.L. Clark I’m going to start by saying that the content of The Unbroken is incredibly rich and in-depth. The first half reads like a non-fictional account of the climate, politics, art, history, etc of Qaz?l which is a plus for world building but a heavyweight to carry for pacing. […]
The Found Jar is a romance but a dark one
Review of The Found Jar by Jaycie Morrison Emily reluctantly agrees to join her best friends for a three-month vacation in a shared house on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Sounds idyllic but Emily finds her accommodations unacceptable. When another cottage is found allowing her privacy and seclusion so she can focus on her […]
This was a really good wlw sci fi book
Review of ‘That Distant Dream’ by Laurel Beckley This was a really good wlw sci fi book! This is the first novel in ‘The Satura Trilogy’ and what I believe is Beckley’s full-length debut. Earlier this year, I did read a novella by Beckley that I thought was a cute read. I’m not sure if […]
Who doesn’t like lesbian military audiobooks?
Review of ‘Blades of Bluegrass’ by D. Jackson Leigh, audiobook narrated by Hollis Elizabeth Who doesn’t like lesbian military audiobooks? Normally these stories portray some of the best qualities in women: courage, strength, and patriotism. Besides, women in uniform are hot and these leads embody sex appeal. Captain Britt Story lost her left arm in […]