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Week 5 Completion Post
Week #: 5 - Read a book longer than 300 pages.
Bookcover/link: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
Page numbers: 320
Date Read: 26 Oct
Rating: 4 stars. Great fantasy for kids. And having a sourdough starter in it too! Enjoyed reading it and the only drawback was the bread/pastry description which not extensive but nonetheless wanted to go to a bakery nearby.
How the book qualifies: Page count is 320
[*book:A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking|54369251]
We just need a selection post from bamaace83 to be caught up for the call. I'm going to send her a reminder message.Hope everyone's week is going well!
Week 5 Selection Post Option 1
Week #: 4 - Read a book longer than 300 pages
Bookcover/link: One Bossy Offer by Nicole Snow
Page numbers: 519
How the book qualifies: Page count is more than 300 pages.
[*book:One Bossy Offer|123212493]
Week 5 Completion Post Option 1
Week #: 4 - Read a book longer than 300 pages
Bookcover/link: One Bossy Offer by Nicole Snow
Page numbers: 519
Date Read: 10-27-23
Rating: 3 Stars
How the book qualifies: Page count is more than 300 pages.
Review:
Okay, so I actually like this series but the main characters of this one I didn't like as much as some of the others. I think the main reason was it was harder to really get into touch with the characters. One character that I liked the most was actually the deceased Grandmother. She was so sneaky, leaving little things after her death. I also really like the dogs Cookies and Creams. Those dogs run the roost and I'm not sure how Jenn managed them. They love to dig holes! Jenn was a little annoying at the start but also her parents were a touch extra so she came by it honestly. Miles was strong and had a take charge attitude from the beginning. I loved the banter back and forth between the characters.
[*book:One Bossy Offer|123212493]
Week 6Link to Jane's post in Q&A https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 1
5. Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Read a book with an MC who is a farmer - MUST read from one of these lists
Best Gay Cowboys
A book from one of the 'MM Blue Collar 20xx" lists - EG MM Blue Collar Books 2021
Farmers in Romance
Buzzed: Bee Keeping in Romance
Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
Option 2
Key date: 28 April 2023
Book from your teammate's shelf must have been read on or after this date, rated at least 3★
State date your teammate read the book and their rating
Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.
Option 3
Pass
Allowed one person per team per week, and once every 4 weeks per person
Woohoo! All our selections are caught up! Just have one completion to post for ForTheLoveofBrishen from Week 5. We're doing great - thanks for staying on top of it!!
Selection Post ➖ Week 6Option 1
Call ➖ 5. Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Task ➖ Read a book with an MC who is a farmer - MUST read from one of these lists
Book ➖ Bittersweet
Pages ➖ 349 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits ➖ #3 on Farmers in Romance
[*book:Bittersweet|46139013]
Completion PostWeek #: 5 - Read a book longer than 300 pages
Bookcover/link: The Traitor Queen by Danielle L Jensen
Page numbers: 352
Date Read: 10-28-23
Rating: 5 Stars
How the book qualifies: Page count is more than 300 pages.
Review:
Better Than The First
The first book was all rain and storms, snakes, sharks and the tropics of Midwatch I loved it. This one is heat, horses, camels, an oasis, burning and The Red Desert. I loved it. The imagery Danielle L Jensen uses is just so vivid.
Traitor Queen manages to be of the rare sort - levels up. The pacing, the characters, the machinations of the inner sanctum of the Maridrian castle, the Red Desert, Valcotta and so much more. Themes of blame, accountability, redemption, forgiveness and grudges are handled so well I felt the internal struggle of the characters as they dealt with these things.
Quotes Keris has the majority of gems in the first part of the book
● Idle hands may do the devil's work, but idle minds ... (achieve a prince's ends )<\i>
● obnoxious Veliant shit (Aren on Keris)
Selection PostWeek 6: Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Option 1: Read a book with an MC who is a farmer
Week #: 6
Bookcover/link: The Wedding Bees by Sarah Kate-Lynch
Page numbers: 340
How the book qualifies: 6 on Buzzed: Bee Keeping in Romance Novels (Listopia)
Selection Post ➖ Week 6Option 1
Call ➖ 5. Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Task ➖ Read a book with an MC who is a farmer - MUST read from one of these lists
Book ➖ One Night with a Cowboy by Cat Johnson
Pages ➖ 295 pages
How it fits ➖ #16 on Save A Horse list
[*bookcover:One Night with a Cowboy|17447088]
Completion Post ➖ Week 6Option 1
Call ➖ 5. Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Task ➖ Read a book with an MC who is a farmer - MUST read from one of these lists
Book ➖ One Night with a Cowboy by Cat Johnson
Pages ➖ 295 pages
How it fits ➖ #16 on Save A Horse list
Date Read: 11-1-23
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
This was a pretty fast read for me. I just had to wait until the new month rolled over to read it. I liked the chemistry between Becca and Tucker. Becca thinking she was just meeting a rodeo cowboy and finding out more added to the story. It had just enough heat and steam to keep it a going but also not too much where you are missing the storyline. I also really liked the side characters and saw Jace has his own book that I'll probably read soon.
[*bookcover:One Night with a Cowboy|17447088]
Completion Post ➖ Week 6Option 1
Call ➖ 5. Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Task ➖ Read a book with an MC who is a farmer - MUST read from one of these lists
Book ➖ Bittersweet
Pages ➖ 349 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits ➖ #3 on Farmers in Romance
Date Read ➖ 10.31 ★★★★
Review ➖
This was kind of fun! I've not read much, if any, by Sarina Bowen but this was sweet and smexy at the same time. Couple of times I felt like the MCs contradicted themselves about what they wanted but maybe that's real life? The one thing that bothered me was a character who had just gotten out of prison for involuntary manslaughter - he crashed a car while high that killed someone. He went to prison for 3 years, then a stint in rehab before coming to work at the orchard to help him get back on his feet. What didn't ring true was that his characterization was that of someone who had just gotten clean... but I can't imagine he didn't detox during prison. So while going to rehab after prison was probably smart in order to give him the skills to fight his addition, I just didn't like the way they kept referring to his sobriety like it was brand new. This was a minor thing to bother me, but he has his own book later so we'll see how it plays out. Overall a fun read and I'm glad to keep going in the series.
@Vi @Em -- don't forget you selection posts for Week 6 before the call on Friday!
Working on my selection pick right now. I thought I had one, but then realized it option 2 had to be a book read in the last 6 months. So I’m looking again. Lol
Week 6 Selection Post Option 1
Week #: 4 - Read a book from one of the lists
Bookcover/link: The Fall of Shane MacKade by Nora Roberts
Page numbers: 248
How the book qualifies: Books is #60 on the Farmers in Romance list
[*book:The Fall of Shane MacKade|11857189]
Week #6 Selection Post
☕️ Option 2
☕️ Task: Long Black - Double espresso with twice the water
☕️ Book team member read: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (Rules of Scoundrels #3) by Sarah MacLean
☕️ Book: A Rouge by Any Other Name (Rules of Scoundrels #1) by Sarah MacLean
☕️ Link: [book*:A Rogue by Any Other Name|10428803]
☕️ Page numbers: 386
☕️ Team member: bamaace83
☕️ Date team member read book: April 28, 2023
☕️ Team member rating: 3 stars
Week 6 Completion Post
Week #: 6 - Read a book from one of the lists.
Bookcover/link: The Fall of Shane MacKade by Nora Roberts
Page numbers: 248
Date Read: 3 Nov
Rating: 3 stars. I've read this series a long time back and I remember enjoying it more. I found the lead MCs interactions a little annoying in places.
How the book qualifies: Books is #60 on the Farmers in Romance list
[*book:The Fall of Shane MacKade|11857189]
Week 7Option 1
9. Caffe Americano
Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)
Option 2
Key date: 5 May 2023
State date your teammate read the book and their rating
Book from your teammate's shelf must have been read on or after this date, and rated at least 3 stars. Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.
Option 3
Pass
Allowed one person per team per week, and once every 4 weeks per person
Completion PostWeek 6: Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Option 1: Read a book with an MC who is a farmer
Week #: 6
Bookcover/link: The Wedding Beesby Sarah Kate-Lynch
Page numbers: 340
How the book qualifies: 6 on Buzzed: Bee Keeping in Romance Novels (Listopia)
Date Read: November 3rd and 4th
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
A thin line between Cute and Cringe
The wedding bees walks this sliver of a line and falls on either side often and usually on the same page. Something will start of cute in one paragraph and veer off the rails into cringe by the end of the second paragraph and somehow find itself in cute territory by the next page. It gave me whiplash.
Theo Fitzgerald: No matter how often I had to remind myself that he is Scottish - I just kept hearing southern. That's on me though but also the way he spoke gave me nought Scottish vibes. Not even British across the pond vibes.
Sugar Wallace is likeable and in a weird way she is naïve at times and bold at others. I did like that she wasn't not some cookie-cutter Mary-Sue but I felt like she needed to pick a lane and maybe stick to it?
Ruby Portman started out likeable, moved into disappointing but relatable and then veered into eew rude and then back into likeable. I guess this book is about the human condition? People are multi-faceted and can occupy both annoying and likeable space at the same time?
Yeah whatever to that. I just wanted to like this book and feel the warm and fuzzies. I did not want to ring up Scottish teacher-friends and ask them if Theo Fitzgerald is a common name and I did ot wantbto google summers in Scotland because the "not a lot" sounded suspiciously unresearched. I also did not want to play "weird way to describe an accent but okay". Still when it's all said and done, I didn't hate it. It made me think of Practical Magic and the Good Witch and although it's no Sarah Addison Waverely Sisters kind of magic realism it does have that little glow about it.
Favorite concept: well who knew bees could be familiars? They're always stinging my dogs and my dogs are always trying to eat them so I mean as good as cats no?
Selection PostWeek 7: Caffe Americano
Option 1: Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)
Week #: 7
Bookcover/link: Simmer Downby Sarah Smith
Page numbers: 336
How the book qualifies: Set on the island of Maui
Selection Post ➖ Week 7Option 1
Call ➖ 9. Caffe Americano
Task ➖ Book set in the Americas - South or North
Book ➖ The Seven Year Slip
Pages ➖ 348 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits ➖ set in NYC as shown on book's main page
[*book:The Seven Year Slip|63347619]
Completion Post ➖ Week 7Option 1
Call ➖ 9. Caffe Americano
Task ➖ Book set in the Americas - South or North
Book ➖ The Seven Year Slip
Pages ➖ 348 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits ➖ set in NYC as shown on book's main page
Date Read ➖ 11.05 ★★★★
Review ➖
I probably would have given this 5 stars if not for the overall melancholy feel of the female main character. She is grieving for a family member, so I understand that she IS melancholy but it bleeds into all aspects of the story. Again, that is probably justified but as she begins to turn the corner to understand herself better, her wants and needs as well as her growing feelings for Iwan, I never get a true sense of joy and happiness and I was still feeling sad after the HEA ending. Still, a very well written story with complex characters and storyline. I will try this author again.
☕️ Week #6 Completion Post
☕️ Book: A Rouge by Any Other Name (Rules of Scoundrels #1) by Sarah MacLean
☕️ Link: [book*:A Rogue by Any Other Name|10428803]
☕️ Rating 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☕️ Review: Two common truths of Sarah MacLean’s books: They are always fun to read & the plot is always over the top. But I still enjoy them, especially the banter between Michael and Penelope. And I am already on book 3 of the series.
☕️ Week #7 Selection Post
☕️ Option 1
☕️ Task: Caffe Americano- Book set in the Americas - South or North.
☕️ Book: It Had To Be You (Chicago Stars #1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
☕️ Link: [book*:It Had to Be You|73070]
☕️ Page numbers: 376
☕️ How the book qualifies: Book takes place in Chicago
Week 7 Selection Post Option 1
Week #: 7 - Read a book set in the Americas
Bookcover/link: Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
Page numbers: 364
How the book qualifies: Books set in New York, USA
[*book:Payback in Death|75260734]
Week 7 Completion Post
Week #: 6 - Read a book from one of the lists.
Bookcover/link: Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
Page numbers: 364
Date Read: 4 Nov
Rating: 3.5 stars. 57 books in, 3 years (according to the series) and the character development has been great. The mystery was good with more like a procedural and figuring out the why.
How the book qualifies: Book set in NY, USA (MPG Setting)
[*book:Payback in Death|75260734]
Week #7 Selection Post
☕️ Option 1
☕️ Task: Caffe Americano- Book set in the Americas - South or North.
☕️ Book: The Rogue of Fifth Avenue: Uptown Girls by Joanna Shupe
☕️ Link: [book*:The Rogue of Fifth Avenue|40972467]
☕️ Page numbers: 403
☕️ How the book qualifies: Book takes place in New York as stated in the précis
I changed my mind. Everyone else read something in New York so I did, too. Just Kidding. I listened to a few minutes of the audiobook and didn’t love the narrator, so I switched. I like to listen to audiobooks read by the same narrator in a row anyway.
Week 7 Selection Post Option 1
Week #: 7 - Read a book set in the Americas
Bookcover/link: Fighting for Love by Kelly Elliott
Page numbers: 369
How the book qualifies: Book is set in Boston, MA, per the series name
[*bookcover:Fighting for Love|31168919]
Week 7 Completion Post Option 1
Week #: 7 - Read a book set in the Americas
Bookcover/link: Fighting for Love by Kelly Elliott
Page numbers: 369
How the book qualifies: Book is set in Boston, MA per the series name
Date Read: 11-6-23
Rating: 4 Stars
[*bookcover:Fighting for Love|31168919]
Review:
I really liked this book. Finn is a firefighter and Rory is a lawyer that is going to work with the fire house sometimes. Finn immediately is attracted to Rory but she keeps putting up barriers. Flash, the station's puppy/dog, really stole the show. One of my favorite parts of the book was Finn coming home to find Flash had a little attack with his couch. It was pretty funny. I didn't like Rory's dad and he could've been nicer. Overall, it was a really good book and I would read more in this series if there were more books.
Hi everyone - we're pretty much caught up! Just completion posts for ForTheLoveofBrishen and Em for this week - woohoo!!I was checking everyone's posts and noticed that all the books comply with the task but if you could go back to your selection posts and add in HOW we know it, that would help Jane. You just need to note it is set in "ABC place" as noted on the main page/in the precis/in the title/series title, etc. Thanks!
Happy Friday and Call Day!
Completion PostWeek 7: Caffe Americano
Option 1: Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)
Week #: 7
Bookcover/link: Simmer Downby Sarah Smith
Page numbers: 336
How the book qualifies: Set on the island of Maui
Date Read: November 9,10,11
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
Sometimes I think I might like contemporary chick-lit but honestly it is not for me. Still, I am trying to expand my CR shelve. I started out a mild dislike for both main characters. On a positive, I do want to book a week long vacation to the island of Maui and decide for myself if Simmer down is an accurate representation of all things tropical.
Plot/Storyline/Themes.
Nikki's inner monologue felt more like a YA train of thought as opposed to the 29 year old FMC and strangled pacing. I found myself losing interest more than once but it's Maui and I wanted that near travel show experience of the island.
Characters: Nikki was a little unbearable at times. Callum won me other by chapter 6. But I refuse to picture him in that splice abomination of Zac Efron with Michael Fassbender - like c'mon. Just no.
Loved the side characters: Tiva, Penelope, Finn even pretentious manbun Matteo Roderick.
Favorite/Curious/Unique Scene::
London town! I loved the change in scenery and pace, a trip over the pond was exactly the boost this book needed.
Favorite/Curious/Unique Quotes:
●Life doesn’t always care what you have planned. Sometimes it pulls the rug out from under you (Nikki on moving to Maui).
Week 8Link to Jane's post in Q&A https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 1
3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century
Read an historical romance
Must have MPG 'Historical' - that is, 'Historical' shows as one of the genres on the book's main genre.
Option 2
Key date: 12 May 2023
Book from your teammate's shelf must have been read on or after this date, rated at least 3★
State date your teammate read the book and their rating
Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.
Option 3
Pass
Allowed one person per team per week, and once every 4 weeks per person
Week #7 Completion Post
☕️ Book: The Rogue of Fifth Avenue: Uptown Girls by Joanna Shupe
☕️ Link: [book*:The Rogue of Fifth Avenue|40972467]
☕️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
☕️ Review: 3.5 stars. Fun book to read, especially the smut. I loved the social justice themes. I’m now on the third book in the series.
Selection PostWeek 8: Historical Read an historical romance
Option 1: Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century
Week #: 8
Bookcover/link: Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter by Sofi Laporte
Page numbers: 266
How the book qualifies: Historical Romance, Regency Set in England, 1800s
Selection Post ➖ Week 8Option 1
Call ➖ 3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century
Task ➖ Read an historical romance
Book ➖ Rescued by a Rogue
Pages ➖ 347 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits ➖ mpg historical romance
[*book:Rescued by a Rogue|55882079]
Completion PostWeek 8: Read an Historical Romance
Option 1: Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century
Week #: 8
Bookcover/link: Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter by Sofi Laporte
Page numbers: 266
How the book qualifies: Historical Romance, Regency Set in England, 1800s
Date Read: November 11th
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
What a cute book! I read it in breaks all day and ended the last few chapters wandering out into the backyard, then out to the park with my dogs as they went on a sniffing, squirrel-hunting mission and I stood in place holding my Paperwhite and giggled like a fifteen year old. I love writing letters. Do people still write letters?
I recently read a futuristic pen pal love story in the middle of a Time War kerfuffle: How To Lose A Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone and that opened a whole new delight for me. This book just added to my interest in the "archaic" form of communication.
Romance Plot/Storyline/Themes: Pacing Perfection. The opening chapter was such a hook and yanked me out of my world and into my first Regency Romance. I love it all; the manners, the aires and all that fancy socialite bull. I mean the post scripts alone were just adorable!
Characters: Aunt Ernestine and Aunt Mildred were my favorite supporting characters.
Lu: Every strike against her in regency romance would be the reason why Fae Kings would fall head over heels for her. Let's see: Sallow skin with freckles, Jet Black hair. Check, She wears khakis and caps and is a norm breaker. Check. She's Cottagecore: isolated, bibliophile, who wants a cottage and chickens. Check.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
“Fiddlesticks. “Can a person have some tea in this house? Preferably something unlaced with laudanum or other tonics. (Aunt Ernestina after a glorious tirade )
[*book:Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter|60391368]
Selection Post ➖ Week 8Option 1
Call ➖ 3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century
Task ➖ Read an historical romance
Book ➖ Seduce Me at Sunrise
Pages ➖ 384 kindle edition
How it fits ➖ mpg historical romance
[*book:Seduce Me at Sunrise|8154178]
Week 8 Selection Post Option 1
Week #: 8 - Read a book with MPG historical
Bookcover/link: Miss Fleming Falls in Love by Emma Melbourne
Page numbers: 324
How the book qualifies: MPG Historical
[*book:Miss Fleming Falls in Love|84689411]
Week 8 Completion Post
Week #: 8 - Read a book with MPG Historical
Bookcover/link: Miss Fleming Falls in Love by Emma Melbourne
Page numbers: 324
Date Read: 13 Nov
Rating: 3 stars. Enjoyed this light hearted historical romance. This is the debut book by the author and it was written very well except for the last few pages. Eager to see how she grows in the future.
How the book qualifies: MPG Historical
[*book:Miss Fleming Falls in Love|84689411]
Week #8 Selection Post
☕️ Option 1
☕️ Task: Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century- Read a historical romance book
☕️ Book: Hell in a Hand Basket (Devilish Debutantes #2) by Annabelle Anders
☕️ Link: [book*:Hell in a Hand Basket|50483990]
☕️ Page numbers: 380
☕️ How the book qualifies: MPG Historical Romance
Week #8 Completion Post
☕️ Book: Hell in a Hand Basket (Devilish Debutantes #2) by Annabelle Anders
☕️ Link: [book*:Hell in a Hand Basket|50483990]
☕️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️3/4
☕️ Review: 3.75 stars. I enjoyed this whole series. I love a series that builds off each book and follows characters from previous books. This book was my favorite of the series because it was the most unpredictable. I liked all the main characters. Also, I loved the themes of friendship, romantic love, discrimination, and grief.
Week 9Option 1
11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ (as usual, we both claim it ;)
Read a book written by an Australian or New Zealand author.
The book may also be set in Australia or NZ. Qualification may come from the GR main book page, author's page, lists and tags.
Option 2
Key date: 19 May 2023
State date your teammate read the book and their rating
Book from your teammate's shelf must have been read on or after this date, and rated at least 3 stars. Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.
Option 3
Pass
Allowed one person per team per week, and once every 4 weeks per person
Completion Post ➖ Week 8Option 1
Call ➖ 3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century
Task ➖ Read an historical romance
Book ➖ Seduce Me at Sunrise
Pages ➖ 384 kindle edition
Date Read - 11-16-23
Rating - 3 Stars
How it fits ➖ mpg historical romance
[*book:Seduce Me at Sunrise|8154178]
Review:
It's been awhile since I've picked up one of Kleypas's books and I forgot how much I liked her. I love the Hathaway siblings. I've always wondered what it would be like to have lived during those times and it's fun to see how the balls, titles, people all interact with one another. I did have to go look up more about the gypsy culture because I was curious. There's also an interesting ferret, Dodger, that brings laughter to the story. I probably need to remember to read more in this series but they are also good to keep for challenges like this. It was a fast read and I really enjoyed Win and Kev.
Selection PostWeek 9: Read a Book by A New Zealand Author set in NZ
Option 1: Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ
Week #: 9
Bookcover/link: Kāwai For Such A Time As Thisby Monty Soutar
Page numbers: 371
How the book qualifies: Set in New Zealand and Set in New Zealand
[*book:Kāwai For Such A Time As This|61991706]
Thanks for posting the call Em! I was out last night with friends and didn't get home until late!We're in really good shape - I still need to read my book from last week's call but I'll get to that this week.
You've been such a great team - thank-you all for keeping things up to date and having your posts correct and generally making my job easy!!
Selection Post ➖ Week 9Option 1
Call ➖ 11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ
Task ➖ Read a book written by an Australian or New Zealand author or set in Australia or NZ
Book ➖ Just Say Yes
Pages ➖ 384 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits ➖ Set in New Zealand oer the series name: Escape to New Zealand; also mentions in the precis that the MC is an All Blacks rugby player
[*book:Just Say Yes|34094306]
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Option 1
Call ➖ 8. Espresso - for the serious/straight coffee drinker, and unadulterated
Task ➖ Read a book from one of the following lists
Book ➖ Secretly Yours
Pages ➖ 380 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits ➖ #390 on Starchy Hero Gets Un-Starched
Date Read ➖ 10.25 ★★★★
Review ➖
Tessa Bailey is one of my favorite authors, I just about love anything she writes. This one didn't change that feeling. I loved that both characters had major flaws that they recognized in themselves and while seemingly to accept those flaws, were still hurting from them and really avoiding how to get beyond them rather than true acceptance. Of course, what they hated about themselves is what drew them to each other and the story is a sweet (though the smexy scenes were NOT 😉) showing of how they pushed themselves to be better for the other.