Once Upon a Con, Book #1
Heat Factor: Extremely chaste
Character Chemistry: They’re so texty texty cute. In person…¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Plot: Cinderella + You’ve Got Mail + fandoms
Overall: I’m not sure the “Aww” outweighs my rage at nearly every single character’s behavior
Heat Factor: This sauce is spicy
Character Chemistry: Initial awkwardness leads to friendship leads to steam
Plot: Jasmine and Ashton are just running lines! They swear! Nothing to see here!
Overall: This is the wokest book I’ve ever read
Time Traveler’s Network, Book 1
Heat Factor: Three short sex scenes with a few details
Character Chemistry: Instalove based on shared trauma
Plot: Downton Abbey, but with time travelers
Overall: So much drama
Bollywood Confidential, Book 1
Heat Factor: Based on the blurb, I was honestly expecting more sex (or kinkier sex?) than there was. There is definitely sex, but no group activities.
Character Chemistry: Lots of sexual attraction
Plot: More like three short stories than one cohesive novella
Overall: In an author’s note to the current edition, Snyder refers to this book as “banana-pants” and she is not wrong.
Hickville High, Book #4
Heat Factor: Innocent little high school kisses
Character Chemistry: This person looks into my eyes and I get all the tingles. I am not doing relationships right now. But the tingles…
Plot: Scottish actor embeds in rural Texas high school to understand his next role better, accidentally falls for local girl
Overall: It’s YA, so I shouldn’t, but I want to rant.
