 Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.An enemies to lovers space opera with an uptight hero?! Say less. Say more. Whatever, I want more details. Calamity by Constance Fay is such a fun ride & gave me those thrills of discovering a new author that I clicked with. Captain Temperance Reed has been banished from her family & from certain parts of space. But she’s offered a job she can’t refuse, as much as she would like to. She’s going on a scouting mission of a planet for a powerful family & she has to take their hot son, a prince named Arcadio Escajeda, with her. Now we’re talking. Also he’s their security & he’s uptight & he believes the mean rumors her brother started about her, something he learns are false pretty quickly. Now we’re talking again. With lots of action, a strong hero who “rumbles” a lot, some humor & , & those enemies to lovers dynamics I love so hard, Calamity is sure to please so many of you. 4.5⭐️. Out 11/14.Please reads the CWs of a trusted reviewer.
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 Oops for taking this pic & then finishing my “now” book later on in the pm. So this pic was current at one point but is current no longer haha. Last-- Mary McMyne’s The Book of Gothel, out now. This is an intriguing Rapunzel retelling that foregrounds women & the ways they exert power & subvert the patriarchy. Most of the book is framed as a memoir written by a witch, & there are parts of Haelewise’s story that are striking & that feel like will stick with me for a while & other parts I was a bit confused about (this is probably just a me thing!). Romance readers, note that this fantasy has a love story throughout the book but this is not a romantasy. 3.5 ⭐️. (Thanks to @orbitbooks for the complimentary copy—all opinions mine.) Now-- Laura Griffin’s The Last Close Call. I’m such a fan of Laura Griffin’s romantic suspense so I treated myself to an early read of this ARC. This book features a genetic genealogist heroine & has a plot about using DNA and family trees to solve a murder which I think is really cool. Also an alpha hero . More thoughts on this one to come! Out 10/24. (Thanks to @berkleypub for the complimentary ARC—all opinions mine.) Next-- Maybe Gabriela Romero Lacruz’s The Sun & the Void, out now. This is a thick fantasy & I am loving those. The blurb says “Two women embark on an unforgettable quest into a world of dark gods & ancient magic” . I’m trying to read some of the books on my shelves & also trying to read some of my ARCs so we shall see what I end up picking up . (Thanks to @orbitbooks for the complimentary copy—all opinions mine.) what’s one of your last | now | nexts? [ID: the three books—two paperback, one ebook—are arranged on a square orange ottoman.] Hi and welcome to my blog tour stop for Jenna Levine's My Roommate is a Vampire! A big thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own. Summary.True love is at stake in this charming, debut romantic comedy. Cassie Greenberg loves being an artist, but it’s a tough way to make a living. On the brink of eviction, she’s desperate when she finds a too-good-to-be-true apartment in a beautiful Chicago neighborhood. Cassie knows there has to be a catch—only someone with a secret to hide would rent out a room for that price. Of course, her new roommate Frederick J. Fitzwilliam is far from normal. He sleeps all day, is out at night on business, and talks like he walked out of a regency-romance novel. He also leaves Cassie heart-melting notes around the apartment, cares about her art, and asks about her day. And he doesn’t look half bad shirtless, on the rare occasions they’re both home and awake. But when Cassie finds bags of blood in the fridge that definitely weren’t there earlier, Frederick has to come clean... Cassie’s sexy new roommate is a vampire. And he has a proposition for her.  [ID: Jess, a white woman wearing a yellow skirt with white flowers, holds the ebook in front of a white bookcase.]My review.This is the first book I’ve read with a cinnamon roll vampire lead & I was immensely charmed. He is so considerate & formal in his speech & has beautiful stationary. I didn’t think I was looking for the two latter things in my romance heroes but I guess I am. Jenna Levine’s My Roommate is a Vampire is adorable, with a roommate romance between Cassie, an artist who initially feels like a failure, & her kind of strange, rich roommate Frederick who turns out to be a vampire who’s been in a coma-like state for decades. They begin to send letters back & forth to each other & after she learns what he is, agree that she will help acclimate him to modern life by giving him tutelage. There are some funny misunderstandings, a kissing for science plot point, & even a “who did this to you?” moment so basically a cornucopia of awesome things. Balancing the sweetness & the adorability is Cassie’s growing self esteem which Frederick helps along by helping her see how wonderful she is & how talented she is. And I never knew I was missing a reference to MFA student loan debt in romance but I loved it here. This book is quick & winsome & exactly what I needed in that moment. Super cute & I can’t wait to see what Levine writes next! 5⭐️. Out today!Please see a trusted reviewer’s list of CWs. About the author.By day, Jenna Levine works to increase access to affordable housing in the American South. By night, she writes romance novels where ridiculous things happen to beautiful people. When Jenna isn't writing she can usually be found crying over k-dramas, starting knitting projects she won't finish, or spending time with her family and small army of cats. Do you like cinnamon roll heroes? Let me know what you think about this one and thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!   Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.Ali Hazelwood’s switching it up with a YA romance that also has some of the things she’s known for, including a reserved hero who’s hard for the heroine to read. Check & Mate has a lot to offer and Hazelwood’s voice translates to YA *so* well. Protagonist Mallory Greenleaf is a witty delight of a heroine who can play chess with tremendous skill, though she’s chosen not to play in years after some family turmoil. But life intervenes & she ends up making grandmaster Nolan Sawyer’s jaw fall to the floor, quite a feat since he is—as I said earlier—reserved, implacable, & doesn’t wear his heart on his sleeve. For a bit at least. Mallory is a powerhouse lead, doing what she can to provide for her family & take care of her mother who has Rheumatoid Arthritis. She’s a boss & the way she does whatever it takes is admirable, even more so when she follows her heart. There’s bisexual rep** in this one, a hero who makes some pretty sweet gestures, & an exploration of misogyny in the world of chess. I don’t know anything about chess but this is a really great read that made me excited to see what Ali Hazelwood will write next! 4.5⭐️. Out 11/07. ** Edited: I removed a note regarding “demisexual rep” in this review. Thanks to a question from an Instgram commenter I went back to the book & I think I made some assumptions that maybe I shouldn’t have. The hero has never had sex before & hasn’t had interest “until recently” & meeting the heroine. But I’m not sure that his seemingly unique sexual attraction to her is predicated on their emotional connection and the book never uses the word demisexual. My sincere apologies for any confusion I caused with those assumptions / errors!
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