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#WhatchaReading ? I'm finding My Roommate is a Vampire a fun, easy read, but am unconvinced by the romance. Not feeling the undead chemistry. ๐Ÿ˜‚ (romancelandia.club)
 

#WhatchaReading ? I'm finding My Roommate is a Vampire a fun, easy read, but am unconvinced by the romance. Not feeling the undead chemistry. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Also in The Perils of Lady Catherine De Bourgh, which is rather funny -- Mr. Collins two children are named "Catherine" and "De Bourgh" ๐Ÿ˜‚ -- and I hope we will finally get to a little romance for Miss Tilney and Mr. Darcy, who has taught himself to mask ๐Ÿ™ in order to court her, silly autistic boy. She already likes you!

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I managed to get a review finished for the first time since I had covid! It might be just because this was so easy to criticize. ๐Ÿ™„ (romancelandia.club)
 

I managed to get a review finished for the first time since I had covid! It might be just because this was so easy to criticize. ๐Ÿ™„

Stay by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen.

https://willaful.wordpress.com/2024/09/22/tbr-stay-by-elle-kennedy-and-sarina-bowen/

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm reading Stay by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy and liking it, except I am totally earwormed now. (romancelandia.club)
 

#WhatchaReading ? I'm reading Stay by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy and liking it, except I am totally earwormed now.

#JustDance #IYKYK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdtjOSWAw5A

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#WhatchaReading ? I finished Right Where We Left Us, a second chance romance which has some lovely writing and great romantic moments. I was impatient with the characters though, for hiding so much (romancelandia.club)
 

#WhatchaReading ? I finished Right Where We Left Us, a second chance romance which has some lovely writing and great romantic moments. I was impatient with the characters though, for hiding so much and being so difficult. Might be my mood. Wonderful, memorably romantic ending.

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#WhatchaReading ? I enjoyed The Art of Scandal by Regina Black, an older woman/young man romance about a Black woman who gave up her art and interests to help her white politician husband, and has to (romancelandia.club)
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#WhatchaReading ? I enjoyed The Art of Scandal by Regina Black, an older woman/young man romance about a Black woman who gave up her art and interests to help her white politician husband, and has to rediscover herself. The milieu is wealthy socialite families, but the characters are strong and relatable. Lovely writing, though it's a bit claustrophobic how every single character has history with everyone else; I'm surprised her next book isn't a sequel.

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"men always supposed their feelings were much too complicated for any one to understand them." (romancelandia.club)
 

"men always supposed their feelings were much too complicated for any one to understand them."

#WhatchaReading ? I finished But Not For Me, an oldie by Mary Burchell. It seemed derivative at first, managing to evoke both Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre in the first 15%. And I thought the heroine fell in love without enough build up . But I liked that it had one of Burchell's emotional and volatile heroes; rather than a closed book.

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#WhatchaReading ? I enjoyed Come As You Are by Jess K. Hardy, a romance with middle-aged characters! (Though still in great shape.) FMC is trying to save her father's ski hill, which her evil (romancelandia.club)
 

#WhatchaReading ? I enjoyed Come As You Are by Jess K. Hardy, a romance with middle-aged characters! (Though still in great shape.) FMC is trying to save her father's ski hill, which her evil corporate ex is trying to buy out (boo!); MMC is a former addict who runs a sober living home and wants his guys to work for her. I liked how hard they work on overcoming their fears and communicating.

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Anyone managing to read? If so, #WhatchaReading ? After many a yawning DNF, I was so relieved to be engaged by New Adult romance A Guy Like Him by Amanda Gambill. (On KU.) Could've used some editing, (romancelandia.club)
 

Anyone managing to read? If so, #WhatchaReading ? After many a yawning DNF, I was so relieved to be engaged by New Adult romance A Guy Like Him by Amanda Gambill. (On KU.) Could've used some editing, especially for authorial tics, but the opposites-attract relationship is well drawn, and its progress from a fling to forever feels right.

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#WhatchaReading ? I enjoyed the dated charm of Across the Counter by Mary Burchell, where the up-and-coming shopgirl gets promoted and gets to eat in the assistant buyers dining room! Which begs the (romancelandia.club)
 

#WhatchaReading ? I enjoyed the dated charm of Across the Counter by Mary Burchell, where the up-and-coming shopgirl gets promoted and gets to eat in the assistant buyers dining room! Which begs the question, how many separate dining rooms did they have?! No huge fireworks, just a nice, slightly angsty fake engagement romance.

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#WhatchaReading ? I finished Bass-Ackwards by Eris Adderly, which would be an excellent choice for this month's "Bananapants" #TBRChallenge . (Alas, I already read a truly terrible Harlequin (romancelandia.club)
 

#WhatchaReading ? I finished Bass-Ackwards by Eris Adderly, which would be an excellent choice for this month's "Bananapants" #TBRChallenge . (Alas, I already read a truly terrible Harlequin Presents.) This is very fun smut if you can get past the premise (not everyone can.) The strong characters and sharp writing also make it work as romance.

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm halfway through Behind These Doors, a queer historical (with some polyamory) involving class issues and women's suffrage. One main character is a "nob," the other a reporter who in c/[email protected]
#WhatchaReading ? I'm halfway through Behind These Doors, a queer historical (with some polyamory) involving class issues and women's suffrage. One main character is a "nob," the other a reporter who in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

@wendypalmer Ah, the good book hangover! A Marvellous Light is so satisfying! I don't know The Mars House, will have to put it on the TBR.

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Came across an odd sentence in the Harlequin Presents I'm reading for the #TBRChallenge . It says the heroine's dress makes her look "very feminine, but hid none of her curves." in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Dagwood222 published in 1979. English writer, I think.

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Came across an odd sentence in the Harlequin Presents I'm reading for the #TBRChallenge . It says the heroine's dress makes her look "very feminine, but hid none of her curves." (romancelandia.club)
 

Came across an odd sentence in the Harlequin Presents I'm reading for the #TBRChallenge . It says the heroine's dress makes her look "very feminine, but hid none of her curves."

Might just be a careless way of writing but it implies that the "femininity" of the dress comes from an air of modesty and that demonstrating you have curves is generally considered unfeminine. Unless you do it just right.

Weird.

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm halfway through Behind These Doors, a queer historical (with some polyamory) involving class issues and women's suffrage. One main character is a "nob," the other a reporter who (romancelandia.club)
 

#WhatchaReading ? I'm halfway through Behind These Doors, a queer historical (with some polyamory) involving class issues and women's suffrage. One main character is a "nob," the other a reporter who was raised "above his station" and feels like neither fish nor fowl. It was edited by K.J. Charles so you know it's good. :-)

On KU, supposed to be part of a series but I think there's only the one so far.

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#WhatchaReading ? I've been catching up on series I previously DNFd. Read Duke of Desire by Hoyt -- still way too emo and icky for me, I should've let it lay. Reading Cross Breed by Leigh -- ehh, she in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

@A_Very_Big_Fan I'll try putting a word before next time.

#WhatchaReading ? I've been catching up on series I previously DNFd. Read Duke of Desire by Hoyt -- still way too emo and icky for me, I should've let it lay. Reading Cross Breed by Leigh -- ehh, she in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

@A_Very_Big_Fan Sorry, I'm not following. That's a hashtag for me. Are you saying hashtags shouldn't go at the beginning of a toot?

#WhatchaReading ? I just finished The Oak and the Ash by Annick Trent. I thought the first in the series was good but had plotting issues; no complaints about this one! Realistic portrayal of the in c/[email protected]
OMG, the mmc of Role Playing by Cathy Yarley uses a fleshlight. That's breaking such a verboten romance rule I hadn't even realized it was a rule. in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@lenoreo I'm really enjoying it! Are there other books with demisexual characters you'd recommend?

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#WhatchaReading? Betrayal/remorse is my romance catnip and historical My Deceitful Duchess by Aydra Richards is a pretty good one. (Not as OTT as Exit, Pursued by a Baron.) But I was irked by the in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

On the other hand, by the end I felt the author had worked to make the standard plot relevant to who he was, and gave him a good remorse arc. So qualified approval, and it's an entertaining read. I also liked the strength and competency of the FMC.

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#WhatchaReading ? I finished Every Time I fall by Lexi Ryan. TBH, I had intended not to read her again, because the last book was anti-abortion, but I could not resist the gorgeous fat woman on the in c/[email protected]
#WhatchaReading ? I read A Mother for Christmas, a kindle freebie. A bit mawkish, but I can't say I wasn't warned by the title. The prose was quirky and had some personality to it. Could have used in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@pretensesoup Oh, did you get the free epilogue to WCBSG? I just got mine yesterday.

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm still sniffling after finishing Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender. Painful but beautifully tender and hopeful m/m romance that explores how abuse and trauma can negatively in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@PamelaMcMuffin Awww, I'm sorry you didn't like it. It's a big favorite of mine. I like seeing people like my husband and friends in books and it doesn't happen that often. (Not stalkers! Geeks. ;-) ) @romancelandia @romancebooks

#WhatchaReading ? I'm still sniffling after finishing Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender. Painful but beautifully tender and hopeful m/m romance that explores how abuse and trauma can negatively in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's got "fake dating" and "grumpy/sunshine" tropes and does so much more with them than I'm used to seeing.

Also, I forgot to mention that both characters are Black, and Hollywood actors.

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