NB: Welcome to Flashback Friday! Carrie reviewed Dreadnought, a superhero story with a transgender teen that was a bit disappointing. If you’re looking for more transgender characters, especially in romance, check out our previous Rec League! This post was originally published December 22, 2016. Last month, we had a Rec League with a focus on lesbian romances and there were some amazing recommendations. Hopefully, we can repeat that success with transgender romances! I recently did a post … Continue reading The Rec League: Transgender Romances →
Sarah chats with historical romance author Theresa Romain about her two current series, one which was inspired by The Tollgate by Georgette Heyer, and another that is historical horse romance for horse-mad little girls who grew up to be romance readers. They also talk about what Theresa is reading, her very through knowledge of a specific silent film star, and the books that continue to inspired her writing.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal, and hasn’t been price matched yet. This book and series is insanely popular and has Beauty and the Beast elements. However, some felt it didn’t live up to the hype or it had too much sexxxytimes for a YA-positioned book. Have you read this one?
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Ahoy, Bitchery! We have a very special request from Reader Leanne, who really want to put together a super thoughtful care package for a friend. Here’s her request: Background: I have this friend and colleague, let’s call her Mary, whom I really love and respect. Mary is about to turn 40. She’s a hardworking woman who has dedicated her life to her job. In this case, real life really imitates (some) romance fiction, because Mary … Continue reading The Rec League: Single Moms Finding Love →
Dreadnought is my catnip in concept and yet the book bugged me a little. This story about a transgender teen superhero is a coming-out story wrapped in a cape. It has fun elements but suffers from characters who are under-developed. The story opens with Danny, who is fifteen and assigned-male-at-birth, sneaking into an alley to apply toenail polish. This small act helps Danny, who is a transgender girl but deeply closeted, feel sane. Suddenly a … Continue reading Dreadnought by April Daniels →
It’s time for Wednesday links, y’all! We have some site stuff to announce and some romance recommendation links to send your TBR into overload. … In case you missed it, we created an Amazon store for books we’d recommend and titles that we consider bestsellers from the last two weeks. Our SBTB Recommends store features books that have earned a B grade or higher on the site (going back about two months). We also have … Continue reading Links: Site News, Activism, Traveling, & Romance →
RECOMMENDED: Thor Vol. 1: The Goddess of Thunder is $3.99 at Amazon and Comixology! This volume contains issues 1-5. Carrie really liked this collection and gave it an A:
This series is thoughtful and emotional and feminist and it’s also silly and fun and insane. I just dropped a ridiculous amount of money on more Thor comics and I regret only that there aren’t more of them.
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After the popularity of the holiday gift guides, and a few reader requests, we have a new feature: Stuff We Like, a monthly round up of things that are useful, adorable, entertaining, or simply making us very happy. We’re constantly sharing gift ideas and clever things we discover with one another, and it seems only fair we invite everyone in on the fun, right? Please note: some of these links include affiliate codes which send a percentage … Continue reading Stuff We Like: January 2017 Edition →
NB: This guest review is by Catherine Heloise! Previously, Catherine ranted about Shakespearean rockstars and loved Chase Me by Laura Florand. She also runs the Stories Under Paris website, which creates fictional stories based on the names of Paris Metro stations. How cool is that! … A Crown of Bitter Orange is a sweet, gentle story, full of personal, family and regional history. It’s the third novel in Laura Florand’s La Vie en Roses series, and centres on … Continue reading Guest Review: A Crown of Bitter Orange by Laura Florand →
This HaBO request comes from Sarah (not our Sarah), who is hoping to find what sounds like a contemporary romance: I’m looking for a romance novel about a surrogate mother. In the book, the guy doesn’t know who she is, but she decides that she doesn’t want to give the baby up anymore and he is fighting through legal channels to find out the woman’s identity (something about a subpoena). The guy ends up meeting a … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Suing to Find Out Surrogate Heroine’s Identity →
The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and isn’t being price-matched just yet. Redheadedgirl really loved the previous book in the series, and was excited about this one. The book is favorably reviewed on Goodreads, holding a 4.2-star rating.
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Previously on Elyse Watches the Bachelor… Last week on The Bachelor Nick Viall went on a one-on-one date with Vanessa, kissed her AFTER she threw up, thereby making me almost throw up, he sent home Dominque after she complained that he wasn’t paying attention to her, and Corinne (now obviously typecast as “the villain”) rented a bouncy castle. The episode ended with Vanessa calling Nick out on his playboy ways (while awesomely making a point … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor Episode Four: Cow Poop →
This HaBO is from Rose. She wants to find a steamy historical romance (NSFW description, ahoy): I’ve been looking for a book I read at least 5-10 years ago. I was hoping I may have been able to find this book without having to make a specific request, but alas I have had no luck. Here’s hoping someone will recognize this. I’m pretty sure it was a regency style romance, and the hero was a viscount. … Continue reading HaBO: Regency Heroine Kidnapped & Auctioned Off →
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Snow is $1.99! This is a contemporary romance with a single mom heroine and a hockey coach hero. Readers say the romance is low on angst, if that’s your bag. However, some readers didn’t agree with some of the heroine’s actions. If you like Snow’s contemporaries, some of her other books are also on sale!
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Squee from the Keeper Shelf is a new feature wherein we share why we love the books we love, specifically the stories which are permanent residents of our Keeper shelves. Despite flaws, despite changes in age and perspective, despite the passage of time, we love particular books beyond reason, and the only thing better than re-reading them is telling other people about them. At length. If you’d like to submit your reasons for loving and … Continue reading Keeper Shelf: The Princess Bride by William Goldman →
RECOMMENDED: Anything for You by Kristan Higgins is $1.99 at Amazon! Since no one is price-matching, the sale could be on its way out. This is book five in the Blue Heron series and has a 4-star rating on Goodreads. Readers seemed to be split regarding the heroine. Some liked her and her aversion to marriage when she doesn’t feel ready. However, others preferred the hero and how he handled their relationship. Have you read this one?
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