Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Celebrations/Parties”
Tag Archives: Contemporary Romance
Book Review: Wish You Were Her by Elle McNicoll
Format: ebookPublished: August 26th, 2025Age: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 1/5 Stars I really struggled with this one, and if it wasn’t so close to the end of the year, it would have been a DNF. Allegra Brooks is an incredibly famous actress after starring in an implied romantasy TV show. Looking for a normalContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Wish You Were Her by Elle McNicoll”
Audiobook Review: Love at First Psych by Cara Bastone
Full Cast AudioPublisher: Audible AudioAge: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceFormat: AudiobookPublished: March 2nd, 2023 Rating: 3/5 Stars I found this to be a bit hit and miss – definitely one of those books where I think the characters became more likeable as we got to know them, but for a fair while they just felt a tadContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Love at First Psych by Cara Bastone”
Book Review; The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
Format: PaperbackPublished: August 6th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4/5 Stars I really enjoyed this and can see why this book is so beloved, though please, Publishing Industry, give us more indigenous representation! It was a lot harder than I expected finding a book for this prompt and although it feels like romance is gettingContinueContinue reading “Book Review; The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava”
Book Review: Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde
Format: ebookPublished: June 4th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 2/5 Stars I really wanted to like this so much more than I did! My frustrations with the book stem from issues that, in my very humble opinion, seem to be industry-wide in certain genres, and could have been resolved with tighter editing. It’s a shame,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde”
Audiobook Review: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Narrated by Lauren SweetPublisher: HarperAudioAge: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceFormat: AudiobookPublished: November 10th, 2020 Rating: 1/5 Stars I find this with romance in general, but for some reason especially with sapphic – outside of YA and the occasional Christmas romance, I really struggle to find great Contemporary Romance (and please, give me your recommendations if you haveContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur”
Book Review: A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
Format: ebookPublished: July 4th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars I picked up this book immediately after finishing Christmas Ever After, knowing I wanted to spend more time on this street, with these people, getting to know all the various characters that make up Ever After Street. Admans has hit on a truly lovelyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans”
Monday Moods: Summer
Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Summer”
Book Review: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Format: PaperbackPublished: November 5th, 2019Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars If you’ve been following the blog for a bit, it’ll probably come as no surprise that I was really excited to read this. After reading Take a Hint, Dani Brown, I was keen to go back to book 1 and experience The Brown SistersContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert”
Book Review: Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary – Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars I adored this book! I got so invested in Olivia and Toni’s story, and it’s in such a unique and vibrant setting. As it is from Leah Johnson, I wasn’t surprised by how much I liked this. Johnson has an ability atContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson”
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