Queen B’s Decree: I struggled with Almost in Amalfi, I couldn’t relate to either of the main characters. Val and Ray dated in college and became best friends after their break-up. After Val is cheated on, Ray invites her on a trip to Amalfi. It’s during that trip that he hopes their relationship can become […]
Queen B’s Decree: Fly with Me really struck me. The author, Andie Burke, used her experience as a nurse during COVID as inspiration, and it really felt so accurate. As a healthcare provider, so much of it was so close to home and what I see too often. Olive is trying to work on her […]
Queen B’s Decree: Don’t Puck With My Heart was an emotional read, but in a different way than the previous in the series (which was angsty and wonderful and made me cry). DPWMH goes down a different path; it’s more about self-acceptance and self-love. We’ve got Alexi—the perfect alpha of my dreams. Piper—the female alpha […]
Queen B’s Decree: Vincent and Kate have an instant connection, and then surprise—Vincent buys out Kate’s beloved English estate and starts making changes. Kate…doesn’t deal with change well. But honestly Kate was great. While she has some trauma from her upbringing, she accepts her issues and bravely works on them and tries new things. And […]
Queen B’s Decree: Sun Damage really made me want to take a vacation to France, minus the whole conman thing. Without giving too much away, I felt that Sun Damage had a relatively slow build up, but kept me enthralled. Our protagonist was pretty complex, and I could see why she struggled so much with […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve owned Slaughterhouse-Five…a very long time. Unread, of course. So I decided to put it on my 23 books in 2023 list, as an attempt to make myself read my physical TBR. And everyone…I did. I loved the prose and the way the words flowed in Slaughterhouse-Five. But I still don’t know […]
Queen B’s Decree: I was obsessed with Codename Charming. It has so many things I can’t resist: slow burn, fake dating, witty banter, Beauty and the Beast references, and emotional baggage that brings our main characters together. I loved Matthias. He’s such a giant teddy bear; he may look like a giant, scary bodyguard, but […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve read a couple fantasy books recently and thought “hey, maybe I’ll read more of that genre.” But The Kingdom is a Golden Cage was a slog for me. I didn’t connect with the characters, I found much of the wording to be very repetitive, and frankly, I didn’t understand the plot. […]
Queen B’s Decree: While yes, sometimes these billionaire stories become a little predictable, the ones from J.S. Scott are always enjoyable. Billionaire Unreachable: Wyatt features one of my favorite tropes: grumpy & sunshine. Wyatt is a grumpy older brother that believes he’s destined to be alone. Shelby is the sunshine; she’s doing her best to […]
Queen B’s Decree: Fantasy isn’t my usual thing, but when a close friend gushed about Fourth Wing, I paid attention. So when it popped up on my Libby app, I chose to listen. And damn, son…was I obsessed. Needless to say, I’ve already pre-ordered the next in the series. OBSESSED. Book: Fourth Wing by Rebecca […]