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Review: Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell (2022)

Heat Factor: There’s some icky predatory stuff and some consensual sapphic action

Character Chemistry: Adèle is a charming narrator, but I wouldn’t say she has much chemistry with anyone. She’s a very self-contained character and that doesn’t change.

Plot: Jane Eyre and beyond, Adèle’s perspective 

Overall: A mixed bag

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Review: Luck be a Lady Pirate by Catherine Stein (2023)

Sass and Steam, Book 5

Heat Factor: It’s a sweet and sassy kind of steamy—not too many scenes, but you’re not left hanging.

Character Chemistry: These two are fantastically well-matched. It makes absolute sense almost immediately, even when they’re butting heads.

Plot: A pirate and a therapist fly around in an airship and take down an evil bad guy, fool around, and fall in love.

Overall: This was a sweeping, adventurous romance with heavy hints the rest of the series is worth catching.

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Review: The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton (2022)

Dangerous Damsels, Book #2

Review of Dangerous Damsels, Book #1

Heat Factor: Charlotte and Alex have a lot of sex, but the reader does not get to watch.

Character Chemistry: Mutual kidnapping is always a winner.

Plot: Everyone is trying to get a magical amulet, and more shenanigans ensue than you can shake a stick at.

Overall: A bit heavy-handed and there’s some weird stuff going on with the tone

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Review: Sea Change by Jessica Marting (2021)

Magic & Mechanicals, Book #2

Heat Factor: Not as cold as the North Atlantic waters Calla likes swimming in, but not high heat by any means

Character Chemistry: She gets all shivery when he touches her scales

Plot: Writer and mermaid hang out in a maybe-haunted house with very rude neighbors

Overall: This book feels very “social justice-y”

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Review: Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell (2022)

Heat Factor: It’s a lot of handies starting at 20%, with some other play mixed in, but the text is not especially focused on the sex

Character Chemistry: Insta affectionate and tender love

Plot: Shrike has to figure out how to survive being crowned Oak King; meanwhile, in the mortal realm, Wren is wound up in his employer’s guardianship drama probably more than he should be

Overall: If you like lush descriptions and the slower pacing of a historical faerie fantasy, I have a book for you.

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