romance

  • Nothing Like the Movies book review

    BOOK- Nothing Like the Movies AUTHOR- Lynn Painter GENRE- romance, second chance at love RATING- 4/5 MY THOUGHTS For a few beautiful months, Wes had his dream girl. But right as the two were about to start their freshman year together, tragedy struck. West was left dealing with the fallout, wich ultimately meant losing Liz…

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  • I finally read Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter

    BOOK- Better than the Movies AUTHOR- Lynn Painter GENRE- romance, contemporary RATING- 5/5 As with all books that get a lot of hype online, Better than the Movies has been popping up on my social media streams since…well forever really. As I pride myself as a reader who doesn’t choose books simply because they get…

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  • SERIES- Defy the Night trilogy AUTHOR- Brigid Kemmerer GENRE- romance, fantasy, dystopian elements RATING- 4.5/5 Believe it or not, A Curse so Dark and Lonely wasn’t the beginning of the romantasy obsession, or even my Brigid Kemmerer obsession. Before my current phase, when my bookcase was stocked not with fantasy but with crime drama and…

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  • Read on the beach! the sun where I live has been gorgeous recently, so yesterday saw me headed to the beach. Without stopping to think, I picked up the book I was halfway through. And that is how I found myself sunbathing in my bikini with Legendborn by Tracy Deonn in front of me. Now,…

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  • BOOK- Everything, Everything AUTHOR- Nicola Yoon GENRE- contemporary, romance RATING – 4.5/5 I don’t really read contemporary romance. I’m more of a romantic fantasy kinda girl to be honest. But I used to. So when I saw Everything, Everything shoved onto an overcrowded shelf in a second hand bookstore in Sedbeurgh, I knew that I…

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  • Kings and Captains

    BOOKS- Captain of Fates and King of Beasts AUTHORS- Katherine Webber and Catherine Doyle GENRE- Romance, Fantasy RATING- 3.5/5 I have to admit, I didn’t have the highest expectations for these Twin Crowns spin offs. In my experience, novels like these are never as good as the original- and I’m sure many of you will…

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  • This post contains spoilers. Do not read on if you haven’t read the book. You have been warned… BOOK- Sparking Fire out of Fate AUTHOR- Brigid Kemmerer GENRE- Romance, Fantasy SERIES- Forging Silver into Stars #3 (A Curse so Dark and Lonely spin off) RATING- 5/5 *A quick note on acronyms: ACSDAL- A Curse so…

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  • Falling Kingdoms- book 1

    BOOK- Falling Kingdoms AUTHOR- Morgan Rhodes SERIES- Falling Kingdoms #1 RATING- 4/5 My friends are, by now, used to my sudden and excited text messages about whatever book I’m currently reading. Frankly, I’m sure they could not care less about my latest reading challenge or that the newest book in a series still isn’t in…

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