Tag: Contemporary

Review: The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo

Review: The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo

I’ve been in the mood for some diverse characters and am trying to put together a list of romances featuring Polynesian characters but in the midst of putting that list together, I came across this book. A contemporary YA set in LA, featuring an Asian lead? Count me in. So, this book features Clara Shin […]

Guest Review: The Hookup by Erin McCarthy

Guest Review: The Hookup by Erin McCarthy

Cain was betrayed by his twin brother and girlfriend at one point.  Since that time he’s been drinking his life away the minute he gets off the lobster boat he works on.  He doesn’t stop until he’s good and drunk.  He’s on his way to tying one on when Sophie and her sister Bella walk […]

Throwback Thursday Review: Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie

Throwback Thursday Review: Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie

Every Thursday in 2018, we’ll be posting throwback reviews of our favorite and not-so-favorite books. This review was originally published on June 3, 2008. So after reading Bet Me, I checked my shelves to see if I had any other Jennifer Crusie books. Shockingly enough, I had this one. Coming down off the high that […]

Guest Review: Just One Spark by Jenna Bayley-Burke

Guest Review: Just One Spark by Jenna Bayley-Burke

Hannah is in the laundromat when she meets Mason.  Unfortunately Mason had been participating in an experiment for his psychologist brother and was wearing a wedding ring.  Hannah tells him off for hitting on her and even though Mason says he’s not married, she doesn’t believe him. Hannah had been dating previously but then found […]

Joint Review: Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

Joint Review: Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

Holly: Rowena and I have both been hearing a lot about Penny Reid, so we chose Neanderthal Seeks Human, book one in the Knitting in the City series, for our April joint review book. I read it before Rowena did and I have to tell you, the heroine annoyed me. She was written as an […]