I am a sucker for “my wife,” sports, and the marriage of Convenience Romance tropes. Who knew? Apparently, Kristy Marie knew.
Series: 21 Rumors #3
CW: Death, Grief, Pregnancy
Category: January 2023
Review: The Sixty/Forty Rule by Ellie K. Wilde
Slow burn almost had me DNF this. But then BAM! banter and more banter. Add in anxiety struggles and foodie tropes and I was all in.
Series: Sunset Landing
CW: Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
Review: The Right Man by Michelle Mankin
These last few books have me rethinking my opinions on tropes. I have not really enjoyed rockstar romances, but I am a sucker for a Pretty Woman retelling. My one major issue was that Jewel deserved a better grovel.
#BigMistakeBigHuge #SuperShortReviews #FebruaryReads
Series: Once Upon a Rockstar
CW: Prostitution, Multiple Partners (Opening Scene); Death of a Parent; Grief;
Review: By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate
I adore well done publishing/writing settings. I loved this from the first to last page.
#ByAnyOtherName #RomanceNovelsAlltheWayDown #1sentencereviews #January Reads
Tropes: Secret Identity, Office Romance, Enemies to Lovers
TW/CW: Parent with Alzheimer’s; Death of parent from cancer
Review: Meet me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
I love romances set in publishing settings and this one included a secret. Loved the characters here.
#MeetMeInTheMargins #BookishSettingsAreMyJam #1SentenceReviews
Series: N/A
Tropes: You’ve Got Mail-style two-person love triangle, Epistolary, Enemies to Lovers,
TW/CW: Body Shaming, Infidelity, Disordered Eating, Bullying, Death of a Parent
Review: Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells
Loved Wells’ Wall books, not as thrilled with her Dark Romance, not enough groveling in this one.
#RunPosyRun #NeedMoreGrovel #1sentencereviews
Series: Underboss Insurrection #1
Tropes: Mafia, Forced Proximity, Hate to Love
TW/CW: Slut shaming, Threats of sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Revenge porn, Cheating, Intimate partner abuse recounted, Voluntary euthanasia mentioned, Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Alcohol consumption, Death of a parent from cancer recounted, Death of a daughter in a car accident mentioned, Murder, Kidnapping
