book reviews by a 20-something Aussie
Conventionally Yours is a sweet and super cute opposites attract novel about two fantasy gamers falling in love. This slow burn romance takes place when our two gaming guys, who feature on a YouTube channel, find themselves on a road trip across America together, on their way to a big gaming convention where they both... Continue Reading →
Call Me By Your Name was not exactly how I expected it would be but it was a really enjoyable read. We first me Oliver the same time Elio does, when the American arrives for a summer at Elio’s families Italian estate. Oliver, an academic, is there to translate his writings into Italian and assist... Continue Reading →
This was a romance that I wanted to love but unfortunately only liked. I’ve read most of Vi Keeland’s books and whilst I’ve loved some, just as many have only been 3 star reads for me. I do love how most of her books are stand alone and that they are all different, dealing with... Continue Reading →
You know sometimes when you read books and it just ticks all your boxes. Well this is that kind of romance for me. So many of the things that I’m constantly saying I love about romances were in this novel and I’m just so damn happy about it. Plan B is the sequel to Sure... Continue Reading →
This cute little rom com I’ve seen floating around through Instagram feeds and on romance bookish lists. As a largely inclusive romance I can see why. In this one we follow Chloe Brown a young, black, British woman who suffers from a chronic pain related illness. She almost gets hit by a car and when... Continue Reading →
Undercover bromance is the second in this cute series that follows a group of men in a book club who love reading romance to learn more about women, themselves and what it takes to be a good, and fair man. It’s just so adorable all these jocks, business owners and otherwise stereotypical ‘macho men’ educate themselves... Continue Reading →
Wild at Heart was the much anticipated (for me at least) sequel to one of my favourite romance novels, The Simple Wild. If you haven’t read that one, you need to before you read it first, both because this is not a stand alone novel, and the first was full of goodness and amazingness and... Continue Reading →
The Worst Best Man has a super cute cover, a fun sounding premise, and is own voices for Latina American, but it is a book I wanted to like more than I did to be honest. It wasn’t bad, just very middle of the road for me and is probably one that I will struggle... Continue Reading →
The Governess Game follows the first in the series, The Duchess Deal, which I really loved! This novel follows a friend of the heroine from the first book. They are in a wacky group of society defying women so it’s going to be a fun ride getting to them all. We met Alexandra already when... Continue Reading →
You deserve each other was a fresh breath of air for me in the sometimes overcrowded enemies to loves romance sub genre. I often say enemies to lovers is not my favourite. I love reading banter between couples but when it gets a bit to spiteful and petty yeah fun turns sour for me. I... Continue Reading →
In between spines. 