Queen B’s Decree: One Last Stop was on my “23 Books in 2023” list, and for some reason, I just kept putting it off. Until I discovered audiobooks. And found out my library had an audio copy. I didn’t really read the blurb before listening, so I was a little surprised to find One Last […]
Queen B’s Decree: Fake dating is one of the best tropes and The Fiancée Farce did it well. Over the top, a little cheesy, a bit instalove-y; all the things I love in a fluffy RomCom. Despite the instalove-y feel, this is a bit of a slow burn, but the spice is worth the wait. […]
Queen B’s Decree: Girls Like Girls takes place in 2006 and I really felt like I was transported back in time. The LiveJournal, the clothing, the music selections; it really brought me back. Coley has moved to a new town after her mother’s suicide. Her father hasn’t been present in her life and frankly, she […]
Queen B’s Decree: For Her Consideration had a tiny bit of the boss/employee vibe (Nina works for a company contracted by Ari) and I could get into the secretiveness/taboo of their relationship. Ari is an up and coming actress and Nina essentially writes emails for her. When Ari has questions about the emails, they meet […]
Queen B’s Decree: I struggled with Friday I’m in Love initially. Our narrator/MC is Mahalia was hard to like for a while. She’s 16, queer, and wants nothing more than to have a big, fancy sweet sixteen party. But her parents are separated: her mom is struggling to provide and her dad has nearly forgot […]
Queen B’s Decree: I love some snarky inner thoughts and Maya had those in spades. Never Ever Getting Back Together was an interesting concept: two girls go on a dating reality TV show and fall for each other instead of the bachelor they are competing for. Although Maya just wants to win for REVENGE, as […]
Queen B’s Decree: The thing I loved best about Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail was Astrid Parker. She’s flawed, falling apart, and oh so emotionally damaged. When she has her “not so meet-cute” with Jordan, I was 100% on her side. I mean, if someone had spilled coffee on my expensive white dress, I’d be expecting […]
Queen B’s Decree: Kiss Her Once for Me is the dreaded second chance trope, but with a twist. Last Christmas Ellie spent the most wonderful day with a stranger, and fell in love in less than 24 hours. But the next morning it all fell apart and her life since then has been stagnating. When […]
Queen B’s Decree: Season of Love had an interesting concept that I couldn’t resist: a jewish-owned Christmas tree farm. When Miriam returns for her great-aunt’s death, she discovers she is left one-quarter of the farm…and it’s not fiscally healthy. Miriam was hard to like. She’s avoided all mention of that part of her family, due […]
Queen B’s Decree: Mistakes Were Made combines some great tropes and features: sapphic, age gap, taboo, and steamy. I really loved the steam in Mistakes Were Made; it was really the best part of the book. The characters were also well-developed and had interesting dialogue. But I found the pacing to be off. Cassie and […]