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Light-Reads

A collection of 23 issues

Additional Review I - No more fish in the sea?

Back-slide by Nora Dahlia Thank you Goodreads and Gallery Books for the ARC of Back-slide. I am in the prime millennial demographic for this book, and I enjoyed the scenes from the dim and distant past (the 90's). In fact the flashbacks and the teenage romance sections were

Additional Review H - Do we still like vampires in 2025?

Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) by Charlaine Harris For some reason I never got to the Sookie Stackhouse series back in the 00's when they came out. I'm not sure why as I was full into other vampire series' (yes I read Twilight)

Audiobook - Somewhere Beyond the Sea - T. J. Klune

I am happy to announce that book 2 is as good as book 1. It did what sequels so rarely do. It brought back favourite characters but also had an engaging new story that was not just a rehash of the first but more an extension. Well done TJ Dedicated

'25 June (Part 2) - theme: Pride Month

Possessive Puckboys by Eden Finley and Saxon James I wasn't happy that my original pride month book was gay enough. Soooo I typed really super gay book into amazon and this is what I got. So it's book 8 in the series and I haven'

'25 June (Part 1) - theme: Pride Month

Madison Square Murders by C. S. Poe Last year's pride month choice was so depressing I decided to have a happier choice this year. This book is about murder. Our main protagonist is quirky and weird. Larkin is instantly likable although the author repeatedly tells us that the

Additional Review G - Why does the alphabet now end at Y?

C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton I have read a few of Sue Grafton's alphabet novels over the years and when this popped up in the bookbox I couldn't resist. This is an early one (letter C = book 3 fairly obviously) and the 80'

Additional Review F - Why did they have to give it a NSFW cover?

My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner Thank you Goodreads and St. Martin's Griffin for the ARC of My Best Friend's Honeymoon. First things first. What is with the cover? This was warm, cozy book that made me smile but I had to read

Audiobook - Grown Ups - Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes, you've done it again. I've been reading Marian Keyes books since adolescence when I picked up Rachel's holiday on a whim. Since then I have slowly worked my way through most of her back catalogue. All Marian's books are good

Audiobook - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto

This was a fantastic listen. Vera Wong reminds me of Hanne, an elderly friend of the family, who took over in the same brisk no-nonsense way. Once you step through the door you accept that you are now part of her orbit and at the slightest suggestion you find yourself

Additional Review D - A Not-Terrible Romance?

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne This was fairly readable and I actually liked both protagonists. They didn't just magically get together at the end and there was real chemistry. Oh my, the elevator scene, which I just so happened to get to while watching my daughter'