Romantic Comedy + 8 More Anticipated April Releases for your TBR

The Spring reading season is already heating up, even if it's still in the low 40s in Seattle. Someone send Spring for real, please. I've got a review of Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy for you, along with a mix of contemporary fic with romantic elements and romance ready for your TBR. Expect reviews for…

ByMichelleApril 4, 20230Comments

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Escape Into these 5 Spring Reads in Romance & Contemporary Fic

If April seems like one giant blur, you're not alone. It's been a month of cooking up a storm and bingewatching TV shows, and for me, not as much reading as I ordinarily do. So I'm bringing you a selection of books that might have passed you by this month. Personally, I've been…

ByMichelleApril 28, 20200Comments

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The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez | BOOK REVIEW

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Sloan lost her fiancé in an unexpected accident nearly two years ago. Grief has been extra rough, and she's lost sight of her art career. She's on her way to visit her fiance's grave when a dog jumps in front of, and then into, her car. When she…

ByMichelleApril 9, 20200Comments

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DailyWaffle’s 8 Most Anticipated Romances for 2020

Well, For the First Half of the Year, Anyway Book nerds, it's time to get our romance reads in order for 2020. If you're anything like me, it's a lot easier to manage in chunks, so we're just looking at the first half of the year. Here are my eight most anticipated romances for 2020…

ByMichelleJanuary 6, 20200Comments

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The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez | 4-star Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review Funny, sexy, honest. A debut you won’t soon forget. Everyone thinks they have a novel in them. But most debuts are nowhere near as impactful as The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (June 11; Forever Romance). In a friends-to-lovers story about a 24-year-old woman,…

ByMichelleJune 4, 20190Comments

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17 Spring and Summer Romance Reads By Authors of Color

The Ripped Bodice's annual racial diversity in romance report came out last week. Unsurprisingly, the results were dismal. Romancelandia is usually super vocal on Twitter, but this year, the commentary was...muted. I have to admit I wasn't surprised by the results, but I was still disappointed. I came out wondering what I can do as a…

ByMichelleMarch 12, 20190Comments

Romantic Comedy + 8 More Anticipated April Releases for your TBR

Escape Into these 5 Spring Reads in Romance & Contemporary Fic

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez | BOOK REVIEW

DailyWaffle’s 8 Most Anticipated Romances for 2020

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez | 4-star Review

17 Spring and Summer Romance Reads By Authors of Color

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