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
Review: Pining Over You – J.N. Welsh
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
Review: Daddy Crush – A. Anders
Content warnings: Age gap isn’t one of my personal favorite tropes, but when it’s done really well, oof. After hearing all over Twitter how steamy this book was, I decided to check it out myself and I’m glad I did. “Chemistry with an older, more mature guy who knows what he’s doing in the bedRead the Post
Review: Love by the Books – Té Russ
Content warnings: This book is as adorable as the cover suggests! It’s a quick, sweet, low-conflict romance between a Black literary agent and a Black bookshop owner. “So here I was, standing in the middle of a bookstore, about to have a damn orgasm from merely watching a sexy ass man reading a book.” ThingsRead the Post
Review: Dawn’s Envoy – T. A. White
Content warnings: I definitely have some conflicting feelings about this book. Each of these books has stripped more of Aileen’s humanity away, forcing her to face some hard truths, and this book is definitely the culmination of that. Most of this review is my reaction to specific events, so this is a giant spoilerfest! IfRead the Post
Review: Moonlight’s Ambassador – T. A. White
Why yes, I am still trucking through this series in anticipation of the fifth book being released in early June! As you’d expect, there are massive spoilers below for the first two books in the series, especially as this book is spent dealing with the fallout from the last book. Spoilers ahoy! “Turns out lying,Read the Post
Review: Midnight’s Emissary – T.A. White
Content warnings: Aileen’s main defense against the rest of the world is still being annoying AF, and I love it. She’s desperate to keep control of her life, but after the events of the last book, she knows she can’t keep sticking her head in the sand. While Liam promised to help, after several monthsRead the Post
Review: Shadow’s Messenger – T. A. White
Content warnings: “A warning. Vampires are fascinated by mysteries and will do anything to solve them.” I discovered T.A. White through her Firebird Chronicles and then promptly started working my way through her earlier books. Her Aileen Travers series is urban fantasy as opposed to science fiction, but there’s several similarities between both series, myRead the Post
Review: Grounded for Christmas – Savannah J. Frierson
CW: I initially picked this up because of the gorgeous cover, and I was well rewarded. This is a sweet confection of a holiday novella, with a plethora of my favorite tropes – second chance, snowed in, and only one bed. “It’s Christmas and Mary and Joseph have no room at an inn!” Joseph andRead the Post
Review: Christmas in the City – Bria Felicien
This was a quick, fun holiday read, with some of my favorite tropes – a fake relationship and “just one bed.” “What?” “Nothing, it’s just corny.” “That’s the point, DeAndre.” “Whoa, you pulled out my whole government over a Christmas movie?” Zoe’s struggling through her first Christmas without her cheating ex-boyfriend, who’s now a popularRead the Post