Quick thoughts reviews—

📖 have you read any of these or are any on your TBR?

🌊 A Shore Thing cements for me that Joanna Lowell is an amazing historical romance author. Lowell’s writing is exquisite—she writes romances with humor & emotional sensitivity, all the while capturing perfectly human humans falling in love. The romance is wonderfully done & the way she captures characters is so satisfying. 5 ⭐️, out now.

✏️ The Princess & the P. I. was an odd story for me. There’s a lot going on & not all of it is executed as tightly as I would have liked. But I did enjoy the resourceful heroine, the body rep for both leads, & how they’re getting things done to serve the causes they believe in. 2.5 ⭐️, out 09/16. (Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.)

☂️ The tagline for The Formidable Miss Cassidy evokes this story so well: “Solver of Problems Both Practical & Supernatural.” For this fan of supernatural stories, this book is done so well. With every challenge, Miss Cassidy tackles it with aplomb; she is a problem solver extraordinaire & it was so satisfying to read. The structure of the book is a bit odd & disjointed, but overall, this book is fantastically entertaining. Check it out if you’re a fan of historical heroines saving the day on the practical & supernatural planes. 4.5 ⭐️, out 09/16. (Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.)

I loved this story for its brains, its heart, and its heat. It’s the kind of book I want to recommend to everyone.

I enjoyed this story. Watching the character overcome their fear and insecurities was a delight. This story was a slow burn, but offered funny moments to move the story along.

Nikki Payne goes in a different direction from her Austen retelling but I loved it. Sexy, smart and romantic. I was so deeply invested and to see this trope redone with diverse leads and a a multicultural universe was such a joy.