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What a week, huh? Thankfully, we’ve got romance to think about.
Over on Book Riot
Got some time on your hands (or just a craving for everything you can get your hands on)? Here are some romance series worth marathoning all in one go. Well, not completely, because you’ll need sleep; but you won’t be able to move onto anything different knowing that more books in the series exist.
I overthink a lot of things, like if I can ever read all the books, and how I don’t review books as well as other people. I also know I’ve caused some insecurity in my IRL friends about how much I read. We’ve all got a lot of fears and doubts about our reading. But Kelly is here to tell us how to get out of that cycle.
In a similar vein, Jeffrey talks about owing it to yourself to DNF. I know there are people who absolutely refuse to stop reading a book. But there are so many books. If it ain’t working, there are countless more for you to try. (Especially in Romance!)
And don’t forget, there are always giveaways you can enter on the website! Right now there’s one for an iPad Mini and another one for a Ripped Bodice gift card.
Deals
Second chance love, a lethal bioweapon, and a race-the-clock partnership filled with distrust and a need for redemption? Sounds like my kind of romantic thriller, right? Juno Rushdan’s Every Last Breath is 1.99 right now, and it’s definitely worth checking out! And now’s the time to get it, because it’s a dense puppy, and the next one, Nothing to Fear is out August 27.
And if you’re interested in the “my date is now my professor” kind of story, Penny Reid’s Kissing Tolstoy is 1.99 for the time being. I love Penny Reid’s Winston Brothers stories, but have yet to venture out into her other universes. I might try to get over my “sleeping with the professor” squick to see if I can enjoy this one. It’s definitely bound to be way funnier than Gabriel’s Inferno, right?
New and Upcoming Releases
A Little Light Mischief
Cat Sebastian
All you really need to know about this book is that the author-sanctioned tagline is “Be Gay Do Crimes 1817.” What else do you need?
I don’t know if she did it on purpose, but this title makes me think of A Little Night Music and thus I read the whole thing with a waltz soundtrack in my head. A nice dance, right? I’ll tell you, though: I got to the epilogue and was a little bit in shock, because I hadn’t realized I would reach the end so quickly. Shouldn’t be unexpected in a novella, but it’s really short.
But so delightful.
Back to the beginning, eh? Alice is a young woman, obviously “gently raised,” who is now living as a companion. Molly, the lady of the house’s lady’s maid, is happily living the straight life, no thefts or swindling for years. The women end up spending a lot of time together, as Alice likes to feel useful. But there’s a reason she is no longer in her family’s house, and Molly sees a way for both of them to gain from the perpetrator’s pain. And each of them might get something else out of it, too.
I described it vaguely because it’s so short, every detail feels like it’s spoiling something, but it’s Cat Sebastian’s first f/f romance so you know it’s going to have the same qualities as her previous books, even at a third the length.
One Day to Fall
Therese Beharrie
This book comes out next Tuesday, and you should be prepared to read it immediately upon its arrival. I haven’t read a book that makes so much sense in a questionable situation since The Sun is Also A Star, which has a similar time structure.
Parker and Sophia are both at the hospital, stressed out of their minds due to their family members’ reasons for being in the hospital. When a series of accidents puts them in each others’ paths (the first time, literally), they find companionship in each other—more so as the day progresses. Each has their own reasons for not being in a relationship, but they can’t help their attraction to each other. They also learn more about each other and themselves as the day progresses.
The day. One day. This takes place in one day. And it works.
Other books that are out now:
Off Limits Lovers by Reese Ryan
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (If you missed my review on Monday)
One Summer Weekend by Shannon Stacey (There’s only one bed!)
Chasing Sunset by Missouri Vaun
Heart Unbroken by Andrew Grey
Reticence by Gail Carriger
What are you looking forward to reading this weekend?
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