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Ship Wrecked, the third installment in Olivia Dade’s Spoiler Alert series, started off strong, and I felt confident that after a long dry spell, I might have found myself a solid A-grade read. The writing is solid and the main characters really grabbed me. Unfortunately, big pacing problems and a ...
When Life Gives You Vampires is one of the biggest disappointments I’ve had this year as a reader. It’s a lighthearted, cheesy, and somewhat immature-feeling story about a young woman who’s horrified to wake up one morning with pointy teeth, no reflection and a craving for blood. As one does. ...
The Geek Girl Squad: Rosie is a very pleasant, quick read of a romance with enjoyable characters, but some of the plot elements keep the book from DIK level.
Rosie McGann has a very busy life. She is a super competent nurse whose close relationship to the other members of the Geek Girl Squad – ...
The Makeup Test has an unfortunate one-two punch under its belt: its unlikable characters do unlikable things. A lot. Howe’s breezy writing keeps the reader engaged, but with these characters that’s not necessarily a pleasant thing.
Allison Avery is finally on her way. A freshwoman at Claymor ...
The Accidental Pinup is fun, smart, well-written and filled with snappy dialogue with a lovable heroine and a fun premise.
Cassie Harris runs a boudoir photography company called Buxom Boudoir, and has convinced her friend Dana to model for her. Dana in turn wants Cassie to photograph the campa ...
See You Yesterday is the funny, snarky, delightful and delectable new read from Rachel Lynn Solomon. A tale about reliving the same day over and over again, this sweet sci-fi YA novel is a perfect summer read.
On Wednesday, her first day of college, Barrett Bloom gets an unwanted roommate in the ...
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Sassy, warmhearted and sensual, Set on You is a really lovely book about physical fitness and true love coming in all shapes and sizes.
Scott Ritchie is instantly the most annoying man that Crystal Chen has ever met; the cocky firefighter keeps stealing her favorite squat rack. Crystal, a perso ...
Katee Robert continues her exploration of Greek and Roman mythological tales with Electric Idol, which retells the story of Cupid (or Eros) and Psyche. While the world building is good and the romance well-paced, the tale misses out entirely on the best point of tension in the legend, making it some ...
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The Love Con is a fun, funny, and tender contemporary romance that takes on geek culture, con culture, and gives us a fun best-friends-pretend-dating-to-really-dating romance. It’s delightful and warm-hearted.
Kenya – KeKe - Davenport is a geek ne plus ultra. She loves anime, fan conventi ...
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I’ve been reading YA books for years, but when my son morphed into a teenager and started dating, I opted out of any YA or NA romance. Because, eww. But he’s twenty-three now and living an adventurous life as a photojournalist, so I decided to lift the ban on kissy-face young adult and new adult ...