Casee
I’m reading several books. I’ve been bouncing back between Jessica Gadziala & Devney Perry. I love, love, love both of these authors. I’m currently reading For a Good Time, Call… (Scars #1) by Jessica Gadziala. For book club I am reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. I tried it on audio first and the narrator was atrocious so I just started reading it. It’s a very quick read though it has really made me think about the way our lives can change based on decisions we make.
I’ve been listening to the Tin Gypsy series by Devney Perry. I listened to Gypsy King (Tin Gypsy #1) last week & have Riven Knight (Tin Gypsy #2) to start next. I loved the narrator of Gypsy King. Riven Knight has different narrators & I’m really hoping that I like them. Fingers crossed.
Holly
I didn’t have a lot of time to read this week. I read, Wolfish Charms, the second book in the Ever Dark, Ever Deadly series by Jenna Collett. I liked it better than the first book. I definitely recommend it. I re-read Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai and Heartbreaker by Linda Howard. I haven’t decided what I’m going to read next. I’m kind of in the mood for a SciFi, so I might see if I can find something similar to Polaris Rising. Let me know if you have any recommendations.
Rowena
My reading has been absolute crap this week. I went home to California for Father’s Day weekend to spend some time with my Dad and then this week, I’ve been training the new girl at work so I’ve been pretty exhausted afterward. On top of that, I have my nephew from California spending the week here with me in Vegas. We’re going to Top Golf and eating Korean corndogs today so that should be fun.
I’m still reading The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary and I’m hoping to finish it up over the weekend. Wish me luck! Afterward, I’ll be jumping into my copy of So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park.
Holly, I’ll recommend Linesman by SK Dunstall. There is the slightest hint of romance over the three book series. For science fiction romance, I’ll recommend Lyn Gala’s Claimings series or Michelle Diener’s Dark Horse.
Thank you for the recs. I downloaded samples of all three.
I hope to see one or more in a future post, Holly!
Since last week ~
— quite enjoyed One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston; it’s a romance with a unique premise. It has a time slip element and the main characters are two women.
— Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan. I enjoyed this romance novella featuring two older women.
— I’m participating in the adult summer reading program at my local library. One of the challenges is to read a book with a color in the title. I just finished Blue Guardian (Hybrid Book 1) by S.J. Madill; I enjoyed the book and would happily read on.
— quite enjoyed the fantasy The Shadow Mark by Mason Thomas. I suspect I will reread this at some point. I look forward to reading more by the author.
— Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel by Casey McQuiston which I quite enjoyed.
I just finished Marley Valentine’s m/m ACHE. Beautifully-written and deeply emotional with angst for days (one of the MCs has been hopelessly in love with the other for years, but that guy is about to marry a woman). My only quibble is that I felt the book ended rather abruptly.
I’m now reading THE OTHER SIDE OF UNHAPPY by Kailee Reese Samuels (a new-to-me writer). It’s an erotic m/m romance between two organized crime figures (one mafia, one cartel). It’s very well-written, but—although the book was presented as a standalone—I feel that I was thrown in the deep end as Samuels has created an entire universe about the characters, especially Salvatore, one of the MCs, in previous books. I’ll probably go back and read some of the earlier books to understand what has happened to these people in the past.