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Whatcha Watching Right Now?
After polishing off the final season of Derry Girls–good but not great though I could watch Siobhán McSweeney as Sister Michael all damn day–thoroughly enjoying Nicola Walker’s chatty Annika, loving the final of Shetland, and peering…
the ask@AAR: Long series–love ’em or loathe ’em?
Nora Robarts, aka J. D. Robb, is publishing the 56th book in her In Death series in January. We appear to have reviewed 42 of the Eve Dallas books (!!!), lastly in 2015 when Maggie gave…
Coming Soon – The Romances We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in November 2022
The months before Christmas (yes – I said the “C” word!) are traditionally packed to the gills with new releases, and this November is exactly that – well, mostly. There is, as usual, a big concentration…
the ask@AAR: What do we think about Eloisa James?
Next month, Eloisa James will publish The Reluctant Countess, the second in her Would Be Wallflowers historical romance series. James has published over 40 books and we’ve reviewed her 38 times. She’s gotten five DIKs, most…
Setting Smackdown: Stage vs. Screen!
Welcome back to Setting Smackdown, where two different romance settings brawl it out for first place in our hearts! (If you missed our first two Smackdowns you can find them here: Georgian vs. Victorian; France vs. Italy). …
the ask@AAR: How do you use the site?
I spend a lot of time looking at AAR’s stats. According to Google Analytics, 60% of AAR readers access the site via their phones and/or other devices. When users visit the site, the vast majority arrive…
TBR Challenge, October 2022 – Flirting With Danger
“Flirting With Danger” sounded like a sure-fire win from the TBR prompt standpoint. We both enjoy romantic suspense, and there are some very talented authors working in the genre. Caz and I both chose category romance…
