Queen B’s Decree: Harloe Rae’s small town RomComs are usually low stakes full of humor and banter. Headed for Home was no exception. Drake and Cassidy shared a first kiss in middle school, but haven’t seen each other for over a decade. But when Drake bumps into her at a coffee shop, he’s immediately smitten […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’m not usually into political plot lines—it’s just too close to reality for me at times—but I got into this one. I appreciated that both main characters were older, you don’t often see a heroine over the age of 40 in contemporary romance. And the older I get, the more I prefer […]
Queen B’s Decree: Deja Brew had potential but didn’t really deliver. Sirena was difficult to relate to. She basically has a Groundhog Day-esque month as a do-over and is reliving the month of October. She wants to get her magic-y witchy cooking mojo back and somehow that includes Gus, an ex-reality star magician trying to […]
Queen B’s Decree: The meet-cute in this one was adorable. Jules and Leo meet at a party and two years later, he doesn’t even recognize her when she becomes his assistant (not wearing an X-Men-themed full body costume probably makes it harder). But does Jules forget? Hell nah, this woman remembers everything. Jules is my […]
Queen B’s Decree: Love You a Latke felt like a Jewish Hallmark movie. It checked so many boxes. And like many Hallmark movies, the main characters seem to fall in love without much build up. I felt like we were missing the relationship development. This book mostly happens over the 8 days of Hanukkah and […]
Queen B’s Decree: Pardon My Frenchie was an adorable and easy read. With a bit of an enemies-to-lovers vibe at the beginning, sparks fly between Ashanti and Thad when they butt heads over the care of his grandmother’s dog, Puddin’. But after a video of her dog Duchess and his now dog Puddin’ snuggling goes […]
Queen B’s Decree: Rachel Weiss’s Group Chat is a loose retelling of Pride and Prejudice except Rachel is definitely no Elizabeth. For one thing, Elizabeth is a likable and well-written character. Rachel…is not a good person. This was a DNF for me, I didn’t see any redeemable qualities in Rachel. The first 25% of the […]
Queen B’s Decree: I love a playboy who falls hard. Cian had one wild weekend with Scarlet 19 months ago and he can’t forget about her. He’s been searching for her ever since. When his grandfather informs him he needs to marry *someone else*, he rushes to find her and convince Scarlet to give him […]
Queen B’s Decree: Rebel Heart is the final book in the Starlight Cove series, the final sibling—Levi. I’ve been slightly worried about this one. A second chance trope? With over a decade of separation? It gave me anxiety just thinking about it. But I shouldn’t have worried, Brighton knew how to make it okay for […]
Queen B’s Decree: Director’s Cut had potential. It has forced proximity with co-professors, queer angst, academia. It sounds like all the things I love! But I eventually realized the only parts I found interesting were when Val was teaching her class—the descriptions of the actual lecture—I realized this book maybe wasn’t for me. I felt […]