Queen B’s Decree: It’s times like this that I wonder if I’ve outgrown the YA genre. I just couldn’t get into The Rumor Game. The storyline was slow and boring for me, and I wasn’t interested enough in the characters to continue and see if it picked up. None of the characters were particularly likable. […]
Queen B’s Decree: One of my reading goals this year is to read more diverse reads, including: sapphic, nonbinary, written by BIPOC, etc. The One True Me and You was a great addition to that goal. TOTMaY stars Teagan, our “very lesbian” pageant queen competing for a $25,000 scholarship and Kay, our “might be nonbinary” […]
Queen B’s Decree: Perfectly You and I did not jive together. It contained one of my least favorite tropes (OF ALL TIME) and I just couldn’t get past that. Fisher is fun and I enjoyed his banter with Nathalie. It was obvious that they were both ignoring their attraction so their “enemies-to-lovers” was all in […]
Queen B’s Decree: The one thing I felt like I was missing from VVV Part One was character and emotional development. I got what I was missing and more. Vera’s relationships with all the Pack show great emotional growth and progression. Every character opened up and broke down walls and there was vulnerability and acceptance […]
Queen B’s Decree: This review will be short and sweet so I’m not tempted to reveal any spoilers. Always Meant to Be is best read by going in blind. Kendall and Zander have such chemistry. Their journey is a mix of the forbidden and taboo, adoration and love, temptation and passion. Always Meant to Be […]
Queen B’s Decree: I really love this series and the growing relationship Cricket has with her mates Theo, Hollis, and Cas. Luna Witch felt a little bit like fluffy filler. And frankly, that doesn’t really bother me. Cricket’s relationship with the boys deepens and their emotional connection continues to grow. The steam was definitely turned […]
Queen B’s Decree: I wasn’t sure I was going to finish this book initially. Delilah was a very unlikable character to begin with. In the first chapter, she was essentially a female version of an alphahole, constantly forgetting the name of their current bed partner. It was this weird, forced into your face feeling of […]
Queen B’s Decree: I picked this one up as soon as I finished The DaTM. I couldn’t help myself—I had to know how it would all play out. The Masks and The Dancer was complex and we run the gamut of so many emotions: disgust, pity, fear, adoration, anger, love. Each of the Masks slowly […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve really enjoyed previous books by Bea Paige, but I had worried that The Dancer and The Masks might be too dark for me. I’m definitely more into gray, not so much into black. The DaTM straddled that fine line and won me over. The storyline was very interesting (also creepy and […]
Queen B’s Decree: I feel exceptionally torn on my feelings about Say You Swear. On one hand, Say You Swear contains one of the best book boyfriends I’ve read about recently and the friends-to-lovers trope was done so well. On the other hand, it was long and drawn out with some OTT forced angst that […]