Hello, hello and welcome back to another episode of WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words, which means I’ll be answering these questions:
Hi, friends! I know I post a lot (okay, mostly) about romance and fantasy on my blog but I do occasionally read from other genres, so I’m very excited to share the cover reveal for a literary fiction novel that I’m looking forward to next year: Dust Child by Nguyแป n Phan Quแบฟ Mai.
Related: Check out my review for Que’s debut The Mountains Sing.
Now without further ado… Check out this awesome cover! ๐
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So, weโre back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week is actually a freebie and so I decided to do a topic that I don’t think I’ve done before: Books On My Summer 2022 To-Read List
Special thanks to Jaqueline Snowe for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Goodreads: Take the Lead (Central State #3)
Published: 28 June 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Panda Rating:
(4 pandas)
Falling for my fake girlfriend was never part of the plan…
Daniella Laughlin might seem put together in her dance gear and captainship, but on the inside, sheโs figuring out who she is without her momโs beauty pageant influence. Constantly being critiqued and set up by her mom, she dreads going home for the holidays.
Enter her best friendโs older brother, hockey captain Gabriel Van Helsing. Dani and Gabe have been friends for two decades, and sure, sheโs harbored a secret crush on him forever, but she never acted on it because his sister wouldโve killed her. Gabeโs a player, on and off the ice, and the longest relationship heโs had is with his hockey stick. He offers to drive her home for Thanksgiving break and proposes the most bonkers ideaโthey should fake date until New Yearโs to get her mom to leave her alone.
Gabe might wear the C on the ice, but heโs always been passive. Here for a good time, never rocking the boat. But after his latest hookup wouldnโt take a hint, he uses Daniellaโs predicament for the perfect solution: if he was unavailable, people would leave him alone.
Things begin easily with their friendship, but with every touch and fake kiss, Daniella canโt hide her feelings anymore. And for Gabe, who sets deadlines for every fling heโs ever had, he struggles to fight for what he wants. When their timeline is up, Daniellaโs insecurities clash with Gabeโs inability to commit. For two people terrified to take a chance, they must risk their decade-long friendship for a shot at love.
We’re back with another Sundays in Bed With… meme! This meme dares to ask you what book has been in your bed this morning and is hosted by Midnight Book Girl. Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed with, or which book you wish you had time to read today!
I’ll be spending the rest of my Sunday in bed with Radio Silence by Alice Oseman. This is my first full-length novel by Oseman and I’ve been looking forward to reading it ever since hearing all the great reviews for it. I’m 23% in and I’m enjoying it so far but I’m not fully connecting with the MC. I’m buddy reading this with Leslie but I’m very behind! ๐ฌ
Special thanks to Oni Press for providing an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!
Goodreads: Taproot
Publisher: Oni Press
Publication date: 28 June 2022
Genre: Young Adult Graphic Novel
Panda Rating:
(3.5 pandas)
Blue is having a hard time moving on. He’s in love with his best friend. He’s also dead. Luckily, Hamal can see ghosts, leaving Blue free to haunt him to his heart’s content. But something eerie is happening in town, leaving the local afterlife unsettled, and when Blue realizes Hamal’s strange ability may be putting him in danger, Blue has to find a way to protect him, even if it means… leaving him.
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Hello friends, Iโm back today with another month’s edition for The Birthstone Book Covers series created by one of my favourites, Leslie @Books Are the New Black. This is a series she created at the start of 2022 and was born out of her curiosity about birthstone colours and it’s a fun way to show different book covers/titles corresponding to that month’s birthstone.
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Special thanks to Montlake for providing an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!
Goodreads: Sweeter Than Honey (Honey Hill #2)
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 28 June 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Panda Rating:
(3.5 pandas)
A talented baker and a small-town sheriff forced into a fake relationship decide whether to take a chance on love in this delectable romance from Joy Avery.
Baker extraordinaire Rylee Harris has a recipe for everythingโexcept love. Itโs been five years since she lost her husband, but romance is still a struggle for Rylee. In her small hamlet of Honey Hill, North Carolina, Rylee knows sheโll be the talk of the town when she finds someone new.
To ease her motherโs worries about her love life, Rylee impulsively invents a fake relationship with the only man whoโs caught her eye: the town sheriff, Canten Barnes. Itโs supposed to be a secret, but secrets donโt last long in Honey Hill. One bit of gossip leads to another, and soon the whole town thinks Rylee and Canten are an item.
As Rylee and Canten embark on a make-believe relationship to save face, they slowly realize that their feelings for each other arenโt fake at all. Can Rylee and Canten keep the charade goingโor will the townโs prized baker and respected lawman take a real chance on love?
Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits, and it’s where we get to discuss certain topics, share our opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโs posts! If you want to join in the bookish discussion fun, check out the June 2022 prompts!
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Special thanks to Valentine PR for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Goodreads: The Devil You Know (Devil #3)
Publisher: Elizabeth O’Roark Books
Published: 23 June 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Panda Rating:
(4.5 pandas)
Thereโs a devil on my shoulder, and every Monday morning she announces herself. Sheโs this delicious flame in my chest, a flurry of whispered suggestions in my ear. Suggestions I ignoreโฆbecause every single one of them is about Ben Tate.
BenโStealer of Clients, Evicter of Homeless Women, Nemesis. Sitting across from me every damn Monday with his lovely, smug smile and his too-perfect teeth, the living symbol of everything I hate. Itโs been my policy to avoid him, but when a case comes into the firmโone that could change his career and mineโI make an exception. It means weekends and evenings by his side. It means enduring his smirk and his smart mouth and never taking the bait.
Until the night Ben says, โBeg.โ
And that devil on my shoulder decides to make a few demands of her own.
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