 This blog post includes affiliate links.The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning feels similar in vibes to the Fever series, for good & fo bad. This book (which ends on a cliffie) features a brave heroine who’s just experienced the horrific loss of her mother & who inherits a mysterious mansion. She’s driven by new physical urges & the desire to find out more about herself & her new family home. For me, this book was interesting & sensual but also felt dated. But like I said, if you feel the urge to step back into a world like Fever, you might enjoy it more. 3.5 ⭐️️, out now. (Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.) Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma is a warm & contemporary with a determined wedding planner trying to take down a saboteur & plan the wedding of her bestie’s dreams & the chef who once frustrated her but now might be the man of her dreams. I adored so much of this one & I’m already eager to read more. The mystery was my least fave part but everything else felt fresh & hot. 4.33 ⭐️, out now. Isabel & the Rogue by Liana De La Rosa is another sexy & heartwarming installment in the Luna Sisters series. Isabel is such a great heroine—she’s a wallflower who’s also a spy for Mexico. The chemistry between Isabel & Sirius is so good & the audio for this one is fantastic. I’m loving learning more about 19th century Mexico & reading about Mexican heiresses wielding power in their largely prejudiced aristocratic social circle . 4.5 ️⭐️, out now. Have you read any of these or are any on your TBR?
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 Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own. This blog post includes affiliate links.This book is too cute. Set in the English countryside, The Most Wonderful Crime of All features a reserved author at a crossroads (Maggie), a charmer lead who no one else notices is all persona (Ethan), & the mysterious disappearance of a beloved author. The banter between Maggie & Ethan is fantastic, as is how the narration reveals the many, many ways Ethan has been/is currently crushing on Maggie. He supports her so hard & the gesture he makes at the end left me with the biggest heart-smile. Honestly, it was so cute. I’m ALL about these two recent adult releases of Ally Carter’s & definitely feel like I missed out by not reading her earlier. They’re so smartly & amusingly written—the interaction between the characters jumps off the page. Have you read this one or The Blonde Identity yet? Add them to your TBR if not! 4.5⭐️. Out now! CWs: attempted murder.
 Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own. This blog post includes affiliate links.Meg Shaffer’s The Lost Story didn’t go where I thought it would. It pretty much surprised me from the beginning on, & in the end left me with memories of a story that was lovely, unexpected, & all about love. Jeremy & Rafe were the Lost Boys of West Virginia. Besties who have been separated for over a decade, they’re brought back together when Emilie asks Jeremy to find her sister. Jeremy leads the other two on a trip to a magical kingdom, where secrets are revealed & Rafe is confronted with the things he’s forgotten. That summary is totally surface-level, & the actual story is hard to describe & much richer. There’s a romance in this story, & also a web of friendship & connection that can cross different planes. I think I wanted something more—this one’s a bit understated—but overall, TLS is an intriguing & striking book & I loved the West Virginia setting. 4.5⭐️. Out now!CWs: abuse, violence, homophobia.
 Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own. This blog post includes affiliate links.It’s hard to describe why I like Claire Kent’s post apocalyptic romance series so much. The world the characters inhabit is so brutal but somehow, against the odds, they find love & joy & the other wonderful things that sustain them. (Not to mention the steam.) In Beacon, one-time friends with benefits Anna & Mack are reunited thanks to Anna’s efforts to rescue Mack from his self-imposed isolation. Mack was once the heart of so much. But after a tragedy, he’s retreated to the woods. Anna goes to rescue him, despite his major unwillingness to return to what remains of the outside world. Like I said, this world is violent & there are lots of content warnings. But this series is also so great, with resourceful, strong characters who are challenged in new ways after their world collapses. The romances the MCs find are pretty much always unexpected but no less special & fulfilling. 4.5⭐️. Out 10/11. [ID: Jess holds the ebook in front of an orange wreath.] Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARCs and the publisher for the complimentary hardcopies. All opinions provided are my own. This blog post includes affiliate links.HG Parry’s The Scholar & the Last Faerie Door is another immersive read by the author. Their way with words is stunning & as soon as I saw “Faerie” in the title I was all-in. This fantasy has dark academia a la The Secret History vibes—the protagonist’s friendships are consuming & possibly dangerous & secrets abound. The ending lost a bit of the magic for me but overall, a great, atmospheric read. 4.5⭐️ ️, out 10/22. Georgia Summers’s The City of Stardust. This book was one of my faves of last year. Absolutely beautiful writing & it’s used to tell a story with lots of secrets that are slowly & intriguingly revealed. This book has the emotional overtones I love in a weighty fantasy, too. I’m so excited to see what this author writes next. 5 ⭐️, out now. [ID: Jess holds the books over a group of white, orange, & mint pumpkins.] Hi and welcome to my blog tour stop for Make the Season Bright* by Ashley Herring Blake. I've been an Ashley Herring Blake fan since reading Delilah Green and the cover of this book is so good. Read on for a summary and my review! |
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