Readathon: #MagicalReadathon: Orilium – The Novice Path

I am very excited about this readathon! Hosted by @MagicalReadthn on Twitter, there's a whole big backstory and everything! Check out the announcement video on YouTube - the description also includes links to some downloadable as well as a text version of the story in the video for, uh, those of us who don't have …

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Book Review: The Wingman by A. Poland

The Wingman Author: A. PolandPublisher: Nine Star Press (July 26, 2021)Kindle editionRomance, New Adult Contemporary Romance, LGBQIAGoodreads Summary Always the wingman, never the one. Nathan, a college student with a thing for funky hats and a definite not-thing for the great outdoors, has been a wingman extraordinaire for his lifelong best friend Lorcan for as long …

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Book Review: Punderworld Vol. 1 by Linda Šejić

Punderworld Author: Linda ŠejićSeries: Punderworld, volume 1Publisher: Image Comics (August 31, 2021)Paperback, 176 pagesComics & Graphic Novels, Romance, FantasyGoodreads Summary Hades and Persephone's love-struck misadventures. The classic tale of Greek mythology, but 100% more awkwardly relatable. Hades is the officious, antisocial ruler of the Underworld; Persephone, daughter of Demeter, is an earth goddess of growth …

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Book Review: Hot Desk by Zara Stonely

Hot Desk Author: Zara StonelyPublisher: Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter (September 3, 2021)Kindle editionRomance, Adult Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Summary T/W: contains references to life after the Covid pandemic Same desk, different days. A post-it note is just the beginning… Alice loves her job and wants to keep it – whatever the price. But then she’s …

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Book Review: Spinster Sister by Elise Marion

Spinster Sister Author: Elise MarionSeries: Lawless Ladies, book 1Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc (July 29, 2021)Kindle editionRomance, Adult Historical Romance (Regency)Goodreads Summary Welcome to book 1 in the new and exciting series from bestselling author Elise Marion. Helena Montgomery is left to care for her siblings after the deaths of her parents. Buried under a pile …

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Book Review: Girlfriend, Girlfriend, Vol. 1

Girlfriend, GirlfriendVol. 1 Author: HiroyukiPublisher: Kodansha Comics (April 6, 2021)Kindle edition, 190 pagesComics & Graphic Novels, MangaGoodreads Summary Naoya just got a girlfriend, the gorgeous Saki-chan, and though their intensities often pit them against each other like ice and fire, they're totally, uncontrollably in love with each other. He vows never to cheat... when out …

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Book Review: Battle Royal by Lucy Parker

Battle Royal Author: Lucy ParkerSeries: Palace Insiders, book 1Publisher: Avon (August 17, 2021)Paperback, 384 pagesRomance, Adult Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Summary Ready… Four years ago, Sylvie Fairchild charmed the world as a contestant on the hit baking show, Operation Cake. Her ingenious, colorful creations captivated viewers and intrigued all but one of the judges, Dominic De Vere, …

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Book Review: Role Model by Rachel Reid

Role Model Author: Rachel ReidSeries: Game Changers, book 5Publisher: Carina Press (August 10, 2021)ebook, 323 pagesRomance, Adult Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance (Hockey), LBGTQIA RomanceGoodreads Summary Troy Barrett has been freshly traded to Ottawa after calling out Dallas Kent during a team practice. He wants to be a better person, and the weird, scrappy energy of …

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Book Review: Nina the Starry Bride, Vol. 1

Nina the Starry BrideVol. 1 Author: RikachiPublisher: Kodansha Comics (April 13, 2021)Kindle edition, 174 pagesGenre, Sub-genresGoodreads Summary Nina had a rough start to life, stealing to survive—and eventually being sold into slavery by her own brother. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess...specifically, that …

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Book Review: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

It Happened One Summer Author: Tessa BaileySeries: It Happened One Summer, book 1Publisher: Avon (July 13, 2021)Paperback, 416 pagesRomance, Adult Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Summary Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt’s Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood “It Girl” who is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she …

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