Last: Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann: you know that ghost stories make me weak in the knees, so I was really excited by this title. What worked for me is a self-assured heroine who shines on the page, some really thoughtful conversations between the hero and heroine about the heroine’s asexuality, and the overall interesting premise. But unfortunately, the book seemed to lag in spots and just felt a bit convoluted. I missed a sense of joy. In the end, I wanted to love this one but sadly I just didn’t. 3 ⭐️️. Out 05/21. (Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.)
Now:The Prospects by KT Hoffman. I am absolutely loving this queer baseball romance. I kid you not, at 5% I was already messaging someone telling them they needed to read this book. I am about 75% in now and I know this is going to be a five-star read. Out 04/09. (Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.) Next:Maybe Emma R. Alban’s Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend, maybe Kate Clayborn’s The Other Side of Disappearing. I’m honestly not sure. Have you read any of these books or any on your TBR?
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Last: would you believe that Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan was my oldest ARC in my NG queue (2017 ). This book was funny in moments but overall I had a tough time remembering how the many characters were all connected & just keeping up with the story (it went pretty dark for a moment and then it was all okay again?). I’m glad I read it & I enjoyed having a fun view into the lifestyles of fictional Singaporean rich & famous but I don’t know that I’ll read this author again. (Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.)
Now: Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voskuni (loving it! So good) & listening to Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (can’t wait to see what happens!). Next: Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban or Sarah J Maas’s HOEAB (a reread before I can go into books 2 & 3!). Happy Thursday, friends! 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.] |
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