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#WatchaReading ? I started Wolf at Bay, the Sequel to Wolf at the Door. I find it fascinating that the main character, though gay and out, has so many issues stemming from toxic masculinity. Will be interested to see if that gets explored throughout the series.

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#WhatchaReading ? If "too much sex" reviews make you perk, you'll want to check out Her Halloween Treat by Reisz. Nothing but sex and banter, often at the same time. Way too much of both for me.

Also DNF'd The Road to Roswell, second Willis DNF in a row for me. To paraphrase my husband, I'm tired of her shtick.

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#WhatchaReading ? I read The Amazing Alpha Tau Boyfriend Project by Lisa Henry, which was very fun, but also made me uncomfortable in a way I find hard to define. Maybe the glorification of the "good" frat house, maybe the familiar humor that sounds more like my friends online than college boys. I'll probably read the next book though. On KU.

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#WhatchaReading ? I read Return to Monte Carlo by Cate Wells. (KU) It's dedicated to Lucy Monroe and well, IYKYK. 😁 Basically it's an updated, subverted, and pretty kinky version of the classic "withdrawn Italian husband with horrible family" Harlequin Presents and I was here for it! Though the ending was a bit abrupt. It's set in the 80s for extra descriptive fun. (Just like an old HP!)

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#WhatchaReading ? I listened to Codename Charming, which I liked a fair bit more than Battle Royal, although I don't think the audiobook did it a lot of favors. (It was good enough to keep listening to, but the MMC's voice wasn't great.) The hero is a Mountain, which I always love.

Also read Ten Things I Hate About the Duke, which I thought had some plotting issues, but Chase always does such great relationships and interactions.

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#WhatchaReading ? I DNF'd His Improper Proposal by Aydra Richards; really didn't like the uneven power dynamic between the two main characters, and the whole set-up was pretty ridiculous. This was her first book and she got much, much better.

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#WhatchaReading? I #AmReading His Forgotten Bride by Aydra Richards, an amnesia story, yay!. My third by her and I'm really enjoying them; nice to be able to read historical romance again. She's kind of old fashioned but not Old Skool, if that makes sense.

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm actually working on a review (!) of Out on a Limb, by Hannah Bonam-Young, which I mostly loved. Also doing way too many buddy reads, including Montana Sky by Nora Roberts and A Passage to India. You know, for a change of pace. 😁

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For anyone interested, my #RippedBodiceBingo squares:

Kissing for Science: Gouda Friends/Yardley

Body of Water on Cover: Remember Me/Balogh

Fae: The Sleeping Solider/Grey

Prohibition: His Trophy Mistress/Clair

Trains: Magic Flutes/Ibbotson

Farm: Beguilement/Bujold

Librarian: Love Overdue/Morsi

Bachelorette Party: The Wedding Season/Loring

cont.

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I need a book for a "bachelorette party" bingo square. Recs please? I tend to prefer plot over steam and angst over fluff.

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#AmReading Strange Love by Ann Aguirre. What a hoot!

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A wonderful close read of the complexities of the ending of We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian, bringing in the concept of "queer time."

https://closereadingromance.com/2023/08/22/in-conclusion-part-3-we-could-be-so-good-by-cat-sebastian/

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