Musings on Romance

Category: reviews (Page 3 of 119)

Review at Dear Author

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley, narrated by Angus King & Beth Eyre. Immersive, romantic and intriguing with all the meticulous detail I’ve come to expect from this author. She never fails to hook me.

Teal green background with blue thistles (maybe?) and a songbird (of some sort) in the foreground. There are gold swirls in a kind of feathery curly pattern in the lower section foreground of the cover

Review at Dear Author

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Misdirected by Lucy Parker, narrated by Nicola Coughlan & Gwilym Lee. As delightful as I’ve come to expect from this author with the added bonus of extremely good narration.  For bonus points, it’s also in the Audible Plus catalogue so members can listen for free.

Square audiobook cover with a light green background featuring the title in white on a bright pink film strip in two parts diagonally across the middle. On the mid/top right is a black and white image (kind of a silhouette but not really) of a woman holding an open umbrella, posed as if she's sitting, one leg crossed over the other, on the lower section of the film strip. On the mid/lower left is a black and white image of a man in a suit and tie standing casually - albeit upside down) on the first part of the film strip.

Review at Dear Author

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of The City Without End by Kelly Jensen. Very enjoyable follow up to To See The Sun. It turns out an SFF novel  about rebelling against an unjust system was exactly what I wanted to read.

Kind of anime-looking SFF cover in blues with some green and purple, showing a city which has diffuse light and looks a little bit like the inside of a computer. A young man (I think) stands with his back to our view, looking at the vastness of the city in front of him.

Review at Dear Author

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of The Bad Bridesmaid by Rachael Johns. Enjoyable but not quite as successful for me as last year’s The Other Bridget.

Illustrated cover with a pale blue background and pink titles. In the left background is a bride in a big white ballgown wedding dress surrounded on each side by bridesmaids in mid blue dresses. In the right foreground is a woman with short black hair wearing sunglasses and a one-shoulder hot pink tight dress, with one hand in her hip.

US/Worldwide cover

Illustrated cover on a white background with gold author name in large font at the top and pink titles with the word "bad" in italics and in black at the bottom. In the middle and lower third is an illustration of an older white groom in a tux on the top and boardshorts and thongs on the bottom waiting for a bride who is also older and is wearing a pink ballgown, walking toward him on a red carpet with confetti. In between the couple walks a young white woman with short black hair in a knee length red dress and wearing devil horns and a devil tail.

Australian cover

Review at Dear Author

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Remember When by Mary Balogh. A quiet book much more about self-discovery than romance but there is a HEA.

Photo realistic illustration of an older (40s/50s) white couple in Regency clothing. She is leaning back against a sturdy tree trunk in a lightly forested area, her hands behind her and flat on the trunk; he is leaning toward her slightly to the side of her, with one arm up near her head, resting on the tree trunk. They are looking at each other.

Review at Dear Author

I’m over at Dear Author with my Best of 2024 list. I have 12 plus a couple of honourable mentions because I had a very good reading year and it was hard to narrow it down. Come and see if we share any of the same faves and let me know yours!

Banner saying "Kaetrin's best books of 2024" with a graphic of 3 books on either side of the text

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