Format: ebookPublished: 16th July, 2026Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars You know that feeling when you sink into a book and realise, pretty quickly, that you’ve discovered a new favourite series AND author? Then realise how many books they have and hope you get to read, well, all of them, soon? That’s how IContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Conflict of Interest by Zarah Detand”
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Book Review: The groom that got away by Sally Clements
Format: ebookPublished: 18th December, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 1/5 Stars If this book wasn’t so short, I would have DNF’d. This is marketed as ‘fun and flirty’ but the characters barely flirted and it wasn’t all that fun. The premise is that April’s sister June is getting married, and invites Matthew, who left herContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The groom that got away by Sally Clements”
Book Review: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley
Format: ebookPublished: 23rd September, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4/5 Stars This was delightful and a heartwarming read no matter the time of year. In 2000, something very special happened – a rare tri-holiday season, when Christmas, Ramadan and Hanukkah fell at the same time. Maryam is flying to Toronto for her sister’s rushed wedding,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley”
Monday Moods: Sports
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: Sports”
Monday Moods: Celebrations/Parties
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”
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”
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