Category: Romance
Romance book reviews and recommendations covering love stories, complicated relationships, second chances, fantasy romance and everything in between.
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The Lamb
The Lamb had one of the most attention-grabbing opening lines I’ve read, but unfortunately, the rest of the novel didn’t…
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Broken Country
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is an emotional and complicated story filled with flawed characters, difficult choices, romance, mystery…
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea is a heartwarming cosy fantasy that blends humour, magic and unforgettable characters with powerful…
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The Love Hypothesis
One of the strongest themes throughout the novel is Olive’s internal struggle between logic and vulnerability. As a scientist, she…
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The Apothecary Diaries #1
In a palace where a single misstep can mean death, Maomao’s sharp mind and sharper tongue set her apart. What…
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Spark of the Everflame (Kingdreds Curse #1)
Spark of the Everflame is an accessible fantasy romance that feels very much like the foundation of something much bigger.…
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The Favourites
I went into The Favourites expecting a straightforward romance set on the ice — what I found instead was a…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · fantasy · Fiction · Greek Mythology · History · Mythology · RomanceClytemnestra
Clytemnestra is a sharp, accessible feminist retelling that gives one of Greek mythology’s most notorious women her own voice. I…
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The Queen’s Reading Room – Chatsworth Literacy Festival
On Saturday 20th September, I had the absolute pleasure of attending The Queen’s Reading Room, a remarkable literary festival hosted…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · Crime · fantasy · Fiction · History · Murder Mystery · Romance · ScientificThe Unmaking of June Farrow
The Unmaking of June Farrow is a fantasy/sci-fi novel by Adrienne Young, featuring June, a woman who travels from 2023…
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A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches follows Diana Bishop, a historian and reluctant witch who discovers a powerful manuscript, plunging her into…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · fantasy · Fiction · Greek Mythology · History · Mythology · RomanceMedea
Rosie Hewlett’s fantasy novel centres on Medea, a young princess navigating her magical abilities while seeking freedom from her family’s…
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Tusk Love
Tusk Love, inspired by Critical Role, is a romantic fantasy about Guinevere and Oskar, whose chemistry ignites during a perilous…
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)
by Sarah J.Maas This fantasy romance follows protagonist Fayre, a nineteen-year-old survivor who kills a large wolf in the woods…
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon “The Priory of the Orange Tree” is a captivating fantasy novel set in an Eastern/Western civilization, weaving…
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The Murder After The Night Before
by Katy Brent The Murder After The Night Before” is a contemporary murder mystery novel set in London, England. It…
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