Tag: romance fiction
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My Issues With Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Novel The Duke and I
I haven’t watched the Netflix adaptations of the Bridgerton novels yet. I want to read the series first (books do tend to be better than their screen adaptations). I gave Julia Quinn’s The Duke and I a quick squizz before adding it to the family library returns pile – in other words, the stack of…
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Beth O’Leary’s The Road Trip – A Read For Everyone’s Beach Bag
I might be a little biased, but Beth O’Leary is a frontrunner in the contemporary romantic comedy game right now. Her work feels so fresh and inviting and there’s never a dull moment. The Road Trip feels like that brilliant summer read for the beach or the poolside and you can guarantee you’ll be laughing…
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Beth O’Leary Is the Best Rom-Com Author
There are many things I love about The Flat Share and Beth O’Leary’s narrative style. Many things that I cannot help but laugh at (and cry at) and overall simply appreciate when it comes to good writing. Let me show you some of my favourite details. Let’s start with one very important wonderful detail –…
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The No-Show is The Best Rom-Com I’ve Read This Year
I’m not a rom-com fanatic, nor do I really read a lot of contemporary fiction, so picking this up was a surprise in itself. Imagine my face when I come to discover that not only is The No-Show an incredible book but it is the leading reason why I’m dipping in contemporary fiction one toe…
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Revisiting Fourth Wing – How Has My Opinion Changed
So I read and wrote up a review for Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros rather soon after its release in hopes to beat the hype and get a genuine reaction out of it. While I certainly enjoyed it, I have since seen a lot of responses and reviews of it and I can’t help but…