Book Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

Veronica Speedwell #10 Hits Shelves March 3, 2026 ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley. This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage -- at no cost to you -- if you use them to shop. If this post is useful or helps you discover a new author, please use them, it…

ByMichelleMarch 3, 20260Comments

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Book Review: The Tiger Mom’s Tale by Lyn Liao Butler

Review copy provided free by the publisher While Lyn Liao Butler's debut is called The Tiger Mom's Tale, for me, this is really a book about sisterhood. After more than 20 years estranged from her father and stepfamily in Taiwan, Lexa goes back to grapple with the stepmother who forced her out and separated her…

ByMichelleJuly 27, 20210Comments

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Spring Must Read: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Over-the-top, ridiculous, and straight up hilarious - I loved it. After her mom impersonates her on a dating app, Meddy Chan goes on a bad date with a rich hotelier and he's accidentally killed. Not knowing what to do, Meddy puts the body in her trunk and…

ByMichelleApril 27, 20210Comments

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May Must Reads in Romance and Women’s Fiction

I know it’s going to be a long summer of delicious reading, but you’ve got to pace yourself. Take advantage of May and get warmed up with these five novels perfect for sunny days at the pool, your next weekend away or when you get an hour to yourself for once. May Must Reads…

ByMichelleApril 29, 20190Comments

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The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli | Spot Review

Review copy provided by the publisher I enjoyed The Matchmaker's List, but I think it's miscast as a rom-com. If you go in expecting a funny romp you're going to be surprised and disappointed. In the same way that a romantic comedy was extracted from Kevin Kwan's novel, Crazy Rich Asians, you could do the same…

ByMichelleFebruary 6, 20190Comments

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT by Samantha Young | Book Review

Review copy provided by the publisher FIGHT OR FLIGHT is a first class, enemies-to-lovers story with deliciously bickery banter. The innocent looking cover, two people seen through airplane windows, fooled me into thinking FIGHT OR FLIGHT by Samantha Young was going to be a light enemies-to-lovers romance. I did not expect things to burn…

ByMichelleOctober 5, 20180Comments

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THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory | 4 star Review

If You’ve Been Missing Rom-coms at the Movies, You’ve Got to Read Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley The Wedding Date, Jasmine Guillory’s debut novel is absolutely delightful. Alexa and Drew meet cute and get stuck temporarily in a hotel elevator in San Francisco. Luckily, she’s armed with…

ByMichelleJanuary 16, 20180Comments

Book Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

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May Must Reads in Romance and Women’s Fiction

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT by Samantha Young | Book Review

THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory | 4 star Review

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