Tag: Contemporary

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Review: Liar City by Allie Therin (2023)

Erin

Sugar & Vice, Book #1

Heat Factor: Yeah, so, we barely even know they like each other at the end of this one

Character Chemistry: I don’t know how Therin managed it, but I wanted them to touch SO BADLY even though 1) it’s dangerous and 2) they mostly snip at each other

Plot: Empaths are a persecuted group, feared for their abilities even though they have to be pacifists (and vegans) by virtue of their extreme empathy, except that there’s a triple homicide that looks suspiciously like Reece’s nightmares, and the man rumored to keep empaths in check suddenly arrives in town.

Overall: It is not actually a romance (yet), but it is SO FREAKING GOOD

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Review: Unicorn’s Instinct by Elva Birch (2023)

Holly

Daycare for Shifters, Book #3

Reviews of Daycare for Shifters Book #1 and Book #2

Heat Factor: Some boning with minimal details. 

Character Chemistry: Who wouldn’t want a hot pediatrician unicorn who does the dishes without being asked?

Plot: Fated mates, with an expiration date. And then everyone gets kidnapped.

Overall: A different look at the fated mates trope. I liked it.

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Review: Presidential by Lola Keeley (2022)

Erin

Heat Factor: I had really high hopes but gave up before anything happened

Character Chemistry: I’m not sure if the chemistry wasn’t great or if it was just everything wasn’t great

Plot: The president has a crush on the new head of pediatric cardiology at her son’s hospital, plus her re-election campaign is starting

Overall: I’m sorry I didn’t try harder, but I was still bored ⅓ of the way through, and I just didn’t want to continue.

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Review: Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei (2022)

Erin

Heat Factor: These teenage college first years get up to stuff, but the door is firmly closed.

Character Chemistry: Layered and complex, with a mutual forbidden desire and a rivalry for the top spot in the NHL draft

Plot: Mickey’s difficulty acknowledging his mental health struggles makes all of the burdens of his own and others’ expectations for him much, much heavier.

Overall: This book made me cry.

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Review: End of Story by Kylie Scott (2023)

Holly

Heat Factor: Sometimes when you go hiking, you just have go bang against a tree

Character Chemistry: Reluctant, then sizzling

Plot: Susie and Lars find a certificate of divorce with their names on it—dated ten years in the future

Overall: Angstier than the marketing led me to expect, but still an excellent read

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