#WhatchaReading? I #AmReading His Forgotten Bride by Aydra Richards, an amnesia story, yay!. My third by her and I'm really enjoying them; nice to be able to read historical romance again. She's kind of old fashioned but not Old Skool, if that makes sense.

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#WhatchaReading ? , Though only published in 2018, Lights and Sirens by Lisa Henry has sadly aged like milk, at least for this American. A cop throwing his weight around, even to protect his boyfriend, does not fly. There's an interesting arc for the other MMC, a paramedic who's mentally overloaded by too many horrific accidents, but it's all kind of brushed over in the end, and the romance also happens way too quickly.

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@romancelandia It's a story about passion and dedication, about earning respect and visibility, and rising to a challenge. It's a story about reaching for perfection and living with the impossibility of imperfection. It will ring true for anyone who follows one of those Olympic sports that only seems to exist every four years, and for anyone who stuck to what they love even when it seems silly to others - even when they have to explain it to others. #romanceBookClub

#WhatchaReading ? I was somewhat bogged down in Light Up the Lamp by Kit Irving but enjoyed it by the end. The main character is as thick as a brick, but he figures it all out eventually. 😁

Still listening to Mortal Follies but though the narration is very engaging I'm somehow not really engaged. Dunno if I'm up for another 5 hours of it.

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm halfway through the audio of Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall and what seems to be the big climactic moment has happened. Is there going to be five hours just of people having sex now?

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm a third of the way into Love & Other Disasters and am a bit disappointed that the assigned-sex-at-birth of the non-binary character has been revealed. I was curious, sure, but also thought it was kind of cool not to know.

It's not really my cuppa -- heavy on the accident/humiliation humor. Cute characters though.

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#WhatchaReading ? I finished Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater, whose main character is a fallen guardian angel that switches genders at the drop of a hat and my book tagging system is now in complete disarray. 😂

The author mentions Good Omens inspiration but surely The Good Place was in the mix too? Fun, cute story, with some serious overtones.

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#WhatchaReading ? I finished Happy Place and wound up really liking it. There's a lot about friendship as well as romance and the breakdown in the relationship(s) is well drawn.

These "two people who obviously still love each other" romances make me so sad though! I hate the flashbacks because I just want them to be reunited and happy again stat!

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#WhatchaReading ? I started Happy Place and am wishing I'd read it in my own happy place, at camp, instead of during after vacation nothing-to-do-but-put-stuff-away blahs.

I'm not finding Wyn remotely attractive, which is making it difficult to read about every little twitch of his face. I hope that'll improve or I'll probably have to DNF.

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#WhatchaReading ? I read Waylaid by Sarina Bowen, an author I generally like but who not infrequently makes me go WHUT big time.

I really liked Rickie whose cockiness goes hand-in-hand with a sort of effortless cool that made it work for me. He's pansexual but specifically heteroromantic, which I don't think I've seen in a romance before. And I really got how messed up and sick of himself he feels. Tell me about it, my dude.

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#WhatchaReading ? I finished Business or Pleasure after about 2 weeks. 🤨 I liked the characters but I've always had a dislike for romances featuring sex lessons and this didn't change my mind. And I'm kind of skeptical about how effective it is? Seems to me it would make someone very self-conscious.

Now reading Funny Guy and irked because, if your book actually acknowledges the pandemic, shouldn't your character at least test when she gets sick? How irresponsible is that?!

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#WhatchaReading ? I did the "switch between print and audio" thing for the first time with Ex Appeal by Cathy Yardley and found it pretty workable. (Though it's going to screw with my tagging system. 😁 ) Didn't love the audio, found the voices on the robotic side.

I have a hate for stories featuring people who are martyrs to their family but I managed to get past it and enjoy this.

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I need something extremely light and am starting Knit, Purl, a Baby, and a Girl. We shall see. #RomanceBookClub

#WhatchaReading ? I finished Romantic Comedy and thought it a very entertaining, sweet and funny romance, but can't help but feel aggravated at how much attention and praise she's gotten for writing a book no better than many romance authors have written dozens of times already. Ah well.

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm in Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly, which I definitely like, but perhaps wasn't the best choice so soon after We Could Be So Good, since its a kind of similarly quiet, couple-focused read.

Also listening to Mortal Follies, which is pretty amusing.

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#WhatchaReading besides bird site drama and hilarity?

After finding her last a bit meh, I'm happy to have just loved We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian, definitely my current top contender for Best Romance of 2023. There's something magical about the prose; it's mainly two people just adoring the fuck out of each other, but it never gets dull or cloying. There's also immersive 1950s atmosphere and important personal arcs but mostly, it's the adoring.

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