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This llama reads - mostly romance, fantasy and science fiction

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Review: Dark Deeds – Michelle Diener

April 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

I very much enjoyed the first book in this series (AIs! Aliens! And a dash of romance!) so of course I immediately borrowed the next one. It’s both very similar and very different from the first book, but I still had a great time reading it. Grih battleship captain Hal is not having a goodRead the Post

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Review: Dark Horse – Michelle Diener

April 25, 2022 Leave a Comment

I’m not usually a fan of alien abduction books, but I originally picked this up back in 2020 and it was absolute brain catnip. Watching these characters “dealing with a crisis, wrapped in a disaster, surrounded by a mystery” was ridiculously fun, so when I heard the final book in the series was coming out,Read the Post

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Review: Against the Grain – Melanie Harding-Shaw

November 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Against the Grain

I somehow ended up on a mailing list for a bunch of “witchy fiction” written by authors from New Zealand, and when I saw this novella was about a witch with celiac disease? I absolutely couldn’t resist. This was a fun and relatively light cozy mystery with tons of Kiwi flavor. Trinity has a set ofRead the Post

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Review: Morning Glory Milking Farm – C.M. Nascosta

September 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

Morning Glory Milking Farm

I know I’m late to the party as literally everyone was talking about this last month, but, wow, this book! That cover does not do it justice. I mean, yes, there’s lots of milking of giant monster cocks, but there’s also millennial job angst, a sweet relationship buildup, and lots of coffee. Violet is prettyRead the Post

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Review: The Friend Contract – Dria Andersen

April 19, 2021 Comment : 1

The Friend Contract

Content warnings: I am always up for a best-friends-to-lovers fake relationship book. Add it that it’s between two Black shifters, one a panther and one a bear, and I was all in. Though this is the first in the Hamilton Brothers series, twin bear shifters, there’s another book that takes place before it that talks aboutRead the Post

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Review: Puppuccino – Allison Temple

March 21, 2021 Leave a Comment

Puppuccino

Content warnings: I started reading this series because it includes books by some of my favorite authors, but Allison Temple is a new one to me. Considering I’ve been dealing with training our new dog, this felt like a very timely book for me. Charlie may naturally be a neat freak, but between getting outRead the Post

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Review: Cup of Joe – Annabeth Albert

March 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

Cup of Joe

Content warnings: When I saw there was a new queer shared series coming out that several of my favorite authors were writing in, I had to pick up the first book. The Bold Brew series revolves around a coffee shop in a Pennsylvania college town that’s a hub for the queer and kink-positive communities. “Hot,Read the Post

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Review: RomeAntically Challenged – Marina Adair

January 26, 2021 Leave a Comment

RomeAntically Challenged

Content warnings: After her fiancé breaks up with her (and decides to keep their original wedding appointments for the new love of his life, eek), Annie moves to Rome (Rhode Island) where she tries to accept that maybe she’s not meant to find her own romantic partner. Every guy she’s dated has somehow moved onRead the Post

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Ho-Ho-Holiday Mini-Reviews

December 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

Ho-Ho-Holidays

I’ve been reading a ton of holiday novellas for the JingleBooks bingo, and while I don’t feel like doing full reviews for each of them, I figured a few small reviews would be helpful for anyone looking for some post-Christmas reading – or for me next year! So here’s seven quick reviews! As a sidenote,Read the Post

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Review: Pining Over You – J.N. Welsh

December 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

Pining Over You

Content warnings: When I saw this gorgeous cover in the author’s newsletter, I had to go check out this book. And, ok, this is like Christmas overload, but in a very good way. It’s a small-town, childhood friends, second-chance holiday romance. First off, we’ve got two characters named Sasha Merry and Rodney Chestnut (I KNOW).Read the Post

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Hi, my name is Lauren, and I’m the Reading Llama! I love reading books. My favorites usually include a female protagonist with at least a little bit of romance.

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