Queen B’s Decree: It’s no secret that I love hockey, therefore Made For Us felt like it was made for me (you see what I did there…). It’s the third novel in a series, and as I hadn’t read the first two, I did feel like I had been thrown into the deep end of […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve always enjoyed Sarina Bowen’s foray into M/M relationships and The New Guy was no different. I was immediately drawn to Gavin. His interactions with his daughter, his openness about his grief over his passed husband, his understanding and caring for Hudson. Hudson was a little rougher, his emotions always a bit […]
Queen B’s Decree: So you’ve probably gathered by now that I’ve forced Sarah Blue to be my friend. We were chatting about One Pucked Up Pack and she told me her alpha/beta readers were crying while reading. I scoffed on the inside; I don’t cry nearly ever when reading romance. Dear Reader…I should have taken […]
Queen B’s Decree: On Thin Ice had a bunch of tropes that you might think are a bit much. But it all works together well. While I categorized this as a hockey book, I would say that the focus is on the relationship building, and that the sports aspect is minimal. And frankly, the relationship […]
Queen B’s Decree: No Wrong Moves was a sweet read. Eddie and Pearce have been best friends for years, despite their age gap, after they met at a basketball camp. There was always some chemistry between them, but Eddie was determined to stay as friends only. Until finally, Eddie gets over his hang ups and realizes […]
Queen B’s Decree: Caspian knows almost immediately that he makes a mistake in letting Rys go after their one, amazing night together. So when they are both in Las Vegas at the same time three years later, he knows he’s not letting go this time. Their chemistry was very apparent and I was rooting for […]
Queen B’s Decree: Love Lessons was a lot of fun. Ian and Vera are neighbors and have a bit of an enemies-to-lovers vibe—they bicker so much. But the connection between them is electric, so when they are the only singles on a friends trip to Italy, they decide to explore it. Vera wants lessons in […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’m really digging the diversity in romance and YA books this year so far. Home Field Advantage is the story of in-the-closet cheerleader Amber and the new female quarterback, Jack. I thought the story really showcased the misogyny and homophobia that can come from a small, southern town. Jack moved specifically for […]
Queen B’s Decree: I will almost always devour anything that Sarina Bowen writes, and Shenanigans was no exception. Drake and Charli have a drunken and fun night celebrating in Vegas and wake up married. But that’s fine, they can just get un-married, right? Drake and Charli were obviously meant to be together, even if Charli […]
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 […]