Queen B’s Decree: Sometimes you just need a Tessa Bailey story to break your losing-read streak. My Killer Vacation features the dirty talking that Tessa Bailey is so great at and has one of my favorite tropes: grumpy/sunshine. The sparks between Taylor and Myles are legitimately on fire. Myles is such a lovable, protective grump. […]
Queen B’s Decree: I had a lot of fun with Marian and Rob in The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes. If you recall from the first book, Rob is blackmailing Marian as a way to avoid taking his rightful place as the Duke’s heir. Being the Duke’s heir doesn’t really vibe with his Robin Hood/criminal […]
Queen B’s Decree: I love a grumpy/sunshine trope, especially when the characters are queer. Our grump is Simone, a pastry chef who spends her days writing and testing out new recipes for a dying magazine. Enter Ray, her new kitchen manager—and whom she is begrudgingly attracted to. I related to Simone; change can be hard. […]
Queen B’s Decree: I really enjoyed Go Hex Yourself at the beginning. I like the concept of witches and warlocks living in the mortal world in plain sight. And the grumpy/sunshine trope with Ben and Reggie really worked. But Reggie was a hard heroine to like. She was a little what Queen J and I […]
Queen B’s Decree: Grumpy/Sunshine was the name of the trope here. Gabriella is the aristocrat here and she’s not your typical rich and spoiled heroine. She’s kind and loving and is always willing to help out her village/community. So it’s hard to understand why Miles, the head gardener of the estate, seems to hate her […]