I’m often frustrated by superficial reviews that don’t articulate the reasoning for an opinion about a book.
Quinn Audio is a paid app that offers immersive erotic short stories that, IMO, are organized by trope and archetype in a way that will appeal to romance readers (enemy to lover, forbidden work relationship, etc). You can pay by month or by year. One of the draws to Quinn is that some of the narrators are famous actors that listeners might be familiar with, like Jamie Campbell, Hudson Williams, and Connor Storrie. I started … Continue reading App Review: Quinn
Welcome back to Cover Snark! Elyse: I read this as The Earl Train Choo-choo! Sarah: First I saw Carl Frain, then Carl Train. I had to look for the middle arm in that E because it looks like a ribbon off her dress. Maybe the Earl’s name is Carl? Train also has a few meanings which makes this rather interesting to ponder. Elyse: Now I have logistical questions Is the Earl running the train or … Continue reading Cover Snark: My Name is Chux, Just Chux
Welcome back! Sometimes Get Rec’d sneaks up on me. The books this week are split between fiction and non-fiction. Two of each! What recommendations would you like to pass along? Let us know in the comments!
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What Angels Fear has been mentioned positively a few times on the site but never reviewed. I became aware of the series when I received a marketing email for the 19th book in this series. When a series reaches that kind of number, there’s usually something special about it so off I went to the library for the first one in the series. It was initially slow going for me to get into but I … Continue reading What Angels Fear by CS Harris
Happy Saturday! It’s time for Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re kick off May: Lara: After reading Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan (and LOVING it with one tiny caveat – full review coming), I’ve decided to delve into her back catalogue and this morning I started Nora Goes Off Script. Of course I only got 20 minutes in before my daughter woke up and the pre-school morning routine kicked in, but I’m looking forward … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? May 2026, Part One
RECOMMENDED: The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews is $1.99! Lara reviewed this one and gave it an A:
If you’re looking for a book that has tender love at its core set in a good mystery with lashings of feminism in Victorian England, then this book will more than surpass your expectations.
So, wanna hear something a little embarrassing? I have been Chroniquelly Onlinne since forever, but there were some mysteries that to me seemed like magic. Like Photoshop. To be honest, Photoshop remains a bit of a mystery to me, and the skills I do have with it probably amount to .00001% of its capabilities. So when I first saw this video ages and ages ago (2001??! 25 years?) I could not believe how road signs … Continue reading Friday Videos Say Make Your Time
Nalini Singh is back to talk about Archangel’s Eternity, which I have been calling “Archangel’s Finale.” We’ve got questions from readers and listeners, and some behind the scenes details about how Nalini organizes the massive worlds she’s built in her series. Plus she teases some major surprises for the next Psy-Changeling book, and what she’s working on right now. You can find the video of this episode on our YouTube channel if you’d like to … Continue reading 717. Archangel’s Finale with Nalini Singh
Duchess Material by Emily Sullivan is $2.99! I believe this is a standalone and adds in some mystery elements. I thought we’ve featured this one before but alas, I couldn’t find anything!
My experience with The Bachelor franchise is as follows: I edit the recaps from Elyse, which she’s been faithfully recording since 2017. That’s it. Now, I have watched two (2) episodes to fill in for Elyse, prompting the following questions: Why are they four hours long? Why are they on two subsequent nights sometimes? Why on sequential nights or on four hour nights are they stretching out TWENTY FIVE TOTAL MINUTES OF FOOTAGE into an … Continue reading Here For All the Reasons: Why We Love the Bachelor, edited by Ilana Masad and Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais
