Author: Emily Henry Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ January Andrews felt like she was creating the perfect life. Despite her parents having a brief separation during her childhood and her mother’s struggles with cancer, she had loving parents and a wonderful childhood, managed to achieve her dreams of becoming a writer living in New York City with a... Continue Reading →
Bonded by Thorns: An escapist fantasy for romance-loving bookworms
Author: Elizabeth Helen Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In this Beauty and the Beast inspired story, our heroine doesn’t just get one beast, she gets four. Rosalina has lived in Orca Cove her entire life after her mother disappeared when she was only a year old. Her father spent most of those years searching for her mother, who... Continue Reading →
When the Moon Hatched: Potentially unintelligible but with unexplored potential
Author: Sarah A. Parker Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book had distinct series-setup vibes. In this story, we follow Raeve, an assassin living in an evil kingdom, working with a group of rebels to bring down the evil king. Although this is by no means an original premise, I will say that I enjoyed the world the... Continue Reading →
Not in Love: A welcome evolution
Author: Ali Hazelwood Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ After her first few books featuring women in STEM, most of whom were grad students or recent PhDs, Ali Hazelwood branched out into other variations of contemporary romance including YA and paranormal. But in Not in Love, she brings us back to the core format she was first known for,... Continue Reading →
The Wren in the Holly Library: The key word is forced
Author: K. A. Linde Rating: ⭐️⭐️✨ Despite being very excited for this book, I’m sad to say it was a disappointing read. This book follows Kierse, an orphan and a thief living in a paranormal/dystopian New York City after a war between humans and monsters (vampires, werewolves, wraiths, etc). She’s hired to steal something valuable... Continue Reading →
Fourth Wing: Surpassed my lowered expectations
Author: Rebecca Yarros Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book broke book spaces on the internet last year as it became one of the most loved and most hated romantasy books, gaining the honour of sharing thumbnails with A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) in “What to read if you like….” as well as “What I hate... Continue Reading →
Powerless: The Hunger Games, but romantasy … and bad
Author: Lauren Roberts Rating: ⭐️⭐️ Have you ever thought, what would The Hunger Games be like if it was romantasy and also if everything significant or interesting was stripped away? Well, if that sounds appealing, I give you: Powerless. Powerless follows our teenage heroine, Paedyn, a girl with no supernatural powers living in a kingdom... Continue Reading →
The Book of Azrael: When is the story going to start?
Author: Amber V. Nicole Rating: DNF I went into this book with high expectations as it is often recommended on social media as an underrated romantasy book featuring some of my favorite tropes including enemies-to-lovers as well as a plot that promised action and an immersive world. As a lover of romantasy especially ones that... Continue Reading →
Throne of the Fallen: A lot of smut, everywhere, all the time
Author: Kerri Maniscalco Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Throne of the Fallen forms the first book in a sister series of standalones to Kingdom of the Wicked. This book follows Prince Envy, one of the seven princes of Hell, whose court has been deteriorating for the past few years. He needs a certain object to restore it, and... Continue Reading →
The Fake Mate: A Fun Time
Author: Lana Ferguson Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I honestly wasn’t expecting much from this book as it seems like the author might have written it after picking a handful of tropes out of a hat, but, whether or not that was the origin of this story, I actually had a fun time with this. This book is... Continue Reading →
