Book Review: I’D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU by Ally Carter

A nostalgic re-read that makes me want to devour the whole series

Book Review: THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Laura Steven

The humour perfectly balanced out the tangled love lives, while not concealing the book's heart as Caro's desire for love gets a little out of control...

Book Review: SAWKILL GIRLS by Claire Legrand

An atmospheric, apologetically feminist horror that has three girls tangled up with love and lies as a monster stalks girls on the island.

Book Review: ROYALS by Rachel Hawkins

A light, fun AU with messy royalty and funny hijinks, though the world building is very shaky.

ARC Review: LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI by Abigail Hing Wen

A lovely contemporary romance about the many types of love set against a summer in Taipei

Book Review: A DIFFERENT TIME by Micheal K. Hill

I was given a review copy as part of the Write Reads Blog Tour (but I'm not posting as part of it any longer). This hasn't affected my opinion. Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Romance Age Range: Adult Star Rating: 3 stars Series: Standalone Synopsis: Keith Nolan falls in love with a remarkable young woman from the …

Book Review: AMERICAN ROYALS by Katherine McGee

Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: YA Star Rating: 4 stars Series: yes - first book (duology, I think) Synopsis: What if America had a royal family? When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on the throne. …

Book Review: THE WINNER’S KISS by Marie Ruktoski

Genre: Fantasy, Romance Age Range: YA Star Rating: 2/5 stars Series: Yes - final book of trilogy *SPOILER ALERT: contains SPOILERS for THE WINNER'S CURSE and THE WINNER'S CRIME* Synopsis: War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself …

Book Review: THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE by Mackenzi Lee

Genre: Historical, Romance (LGBT+) Age Range: YA Star Rating: 2.5/5 stars Series: yes - 1st of duology Summary: Henry "Monty" Montague has all the vices his father, a lord, despises - he drinks far too much, gambles and has no qualms over climbing into anyone's bed. His Grand Tour is his last chance - behave, …

Book Review: TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Han

Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: YA Star Rating: 3/5 stars Series: yes - 1st book Summary: Lara Jean writes love letters to the boys she loves in order to end her crush. There are five letters, one for each boy she's secretly fancied. The letters are for no one but herself, kept in a hatbox …