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Accidentally Engaged RECOMMENDED: Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron is $2.99! Kiki reviewed this one and gave it an A-: I cannot emphasize enough how hungry this book will make you. Accidentally Engaged might be my top pick for “don’t read while hungry.” Between our heroine Reena’s bread baking (there’s rye, there’s challah, there’s an ongoing battle with a sourdough starter) and her Indian and East African cooking, I was craving a feast pretty much the whole time I was reading this book. Reena Manji doesn’t love her career, her single status, and most of all, her…
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B+ Love and Fury by Samantha Silva May 25, 2021 · Flatiron Books Literary Fiction Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft is one of those books that feels as though it was written just for me. As a Mary Wollstonecraft fan, I’m always happy to see her getting some attention above and beyond her role as the famous Mary Shelley’s mother (Full disclosure: I am also a fan of Mary Shelley). This historical fiction novel tells Mary Wollestonecraft’s story from when she first stands up to her father at the age of thir…
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Playing House RECOMMENDED: Playing House by Ruby Lang is $2.99! Aarya gave it a B: It’s a must-read for the summer if you’re looking for an adorable, empathetic, and joyful romance. I encourage you to pick up Playing House to transport you into another world for a few hours. It might be the escape you desperately need; it certainly was for me. Romance blossoms between two city planners posing as newlyweds in this first in a bright new series by acclaimed author Ruby Lang The last thing Oliver Huang expects to see on the historic Mount Morris home tour is longtime a…
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A- The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold May 10, 2021 Science Fiction/Fantasy I love the Penric and Desdemona series by Lois McMaster Bujold, and have listened to most of the novellas while sewing over the past year or so. My delight at learning that there was a new novel length Penric story was not measurable by current methods, even with all three of my tape measures. As of this writing, I am on my third fourth (oy) day of book hangover after finishing it. The Assassins of Thasalon hurdled easily over…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/podcast/header_05c.jpg The transcript for Podcast 459. Facts, Feminism, and Menopause with Dr. Jen Gunter has been posted! This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks. ❤ Click here to subscribe to The Podcast → View the full article
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Gabriel’s Inferno Gabriel’s Inferno by Sylvain Reynard is $1.99! This is an erotica forbidden romance that was later made into a PassionFlix movie. I could never get into Reynard’s books. Are you a fan? Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well-respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption. When th…
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A | BN | K | AB Tara and I exclaimed at each other about Dr. Jen Gunter’s latest book, The Menopause Manifesto, so we figured we should exclaim at her, too. In this conversation, we cover the book, the facts and science about menopause, and the history of how predatory patriarchal bullcrap has influenced how we think, talk, and learn about menopause. We also talk about pseudoscience, getting health advice from Facebook and Instagram (bad idea jeans), and curly hair! TW/CW we talk briefly about weight changes during menopause, and how people in medicine treat people based on weight (not good). That section is at about 27:00 in and lasts for two minutes. … Music: purple-p…
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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher is 99c and part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals! This one was mentioned in a previous Hide Your Wallet, and the SBTB team has really been enjoying Kingfisher’s books lately. Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance. But Mona’s life is turned upside do…
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A Beth & Amy by Virginia Kantra May 25, 2021 · Berkley Women's Fiction Content warning for the book Beth has an eating disorder, and we are in her head a lot, so we see quite a bit of it. Also, her relationship with Colt is borderline abusive, and there is sex that is not really consensual. Beth and Amy is a pitch-perfect retelling of Little Women / Good Wives from the point of view of Beth, Amy, and occasionally Abigail March. It completely captures the personalities of the March girls and their friends and …
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A | BN | K Author Lauren Willig has embarked on a monthly read-a-long for her Pink Carnation series, and she’s asked me to be the guest for month four, where we discuss The Seduction of the Crimson Rose! This event will be held over Zoom and registration is required, so please sign up if you’re interested in hanging out with us. Bring your favorite beverage! Details below and right here: Thursday 27 May, 8pm ET – on Zoom! Registration Required! http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pink-Read-Along-Month-4-e1620395192701.jpeg This should be really zany and fun, so I hope you can join us! View the full article
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Depositphotos_52671211_original-300x200.jpgWelcome back, friends! Let’s share some links! Most of today’s links are related to food. Sometimes it just works out that way, though I’ve also included an amazing thread of recommendations if you’re looking for queer historical fantasy romances. Let’s goooo! … The queer historical fantasy recommendation thread in question: https://twitter.com/aqueda_veronica/status/1395485452480692228?s=21 … If you follow Roxane Gay on any type of social media, you’ve probably seen all of her amazing cooking content. Well here’s a cooking video she did for The New York Time…
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Force of Nature Force of Nature by Jane Harper is $2.99! This may have been the only Harper mystery we haven’t featured on sale, so get this one if you’ve been waiting. It’s the second book in the Aaron Falk series, though it works fine as a self-contained story. Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along a muddy track. Only four come out on the other side. The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and encourage teamwork and resilience. At least, that’s wha…
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B How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole May 25, 2021 · Avon LGBTQIARomance How to Find a Princess is a playful retelling of Anastasia with a lovable cast of characters that made me smile. It pairs a reliable pragmatist with her catnip, a chaotic adventurer. If you found the first novel in the Reluctant Royals series a bit stressful, rejoice! The sequel has less angst, but it also has an abrupt ending. Makeda Hicks grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories of an affair with a man who claimed he was a prince of……
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The Bride RECOMMENDED: The Bride by Julie Garwood is $1.99! This is one of my favorite historical romances and was one of my gateway reads to the genre, if you’ve listened to the What Made Us Romance Readers podcast episode. It has a 4.2-star rating on Goodreads! By edict of the king, the mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take an English bride. His choice was Jamie, youngest daughter of Baron Jamison…a feisty, violet-eyed beauty. Alec ached to touch her, to tame her, to possess her…forever. But Jamie vowed never to surrender to this highland barbarian. He was e…
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Welcome back to our Eurovision coverage as seen through the eyes of a somewhat sleep-deprived Australian at 5am! This review is absolutely full of links to YouTube clips of the performances, and as always, some of them don’t work in the US. We have done our best to find versions that are visible on both sides of the globe, so if the first clip doesn’t work for you, scroll a little bit further, because the second one hopefully will! For optimal Eurovision enjoyment, we recommend opening this post in a new tab, then opening all the links in subsequent tabs and savoring each one individually. It may take a while – but it will be WORTH IT! So, Eurovision 2021. Wow. I feel …
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This HaBO is from Liz, who wants to find this historical romance: I’ve had the same book pop into my head randomly for years, but it’s just a couple scenes that I can remember. It’s a historical. In a scene in a carriage the hero presents the heroine with a necklace, I think pearl, and then proceeds to Google her Yahoo with it. After her results come through she accepts it and wears it to a ball. At the ball she begins to notice smirks, for lack of remembering the exact details, and they’re coming from women wearing the same necklace. So yeah, he’s kind of a jerk to begin with but gets better later I think? If you have any ideas I’d appreciate it. We’ve had many a pe…
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Duke I’d Like to F… Duke I’d Like to F… is 99c! This anthology was featured in last November’s Hide Your Wallet and has some wonderful authors included. Have you read this anthology yet? Do you have a favorite story? He’s got big duke energy… The Chasing of Eleanor Vane – Sierra Simone Ajax Dartham, the Duke of Jarrell, has a problem. And that problem is his future niece-in-law. When the clever and capable Lady Eleanor Vane—understandably—runs off into the night rather than marry his horrible nephew, the Duke has a choice. Should he catch Eleanor and return her to h…
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For this month’s Cover Awe, I wanted to look back at the first half of the year and the books we’ve found most visually stunning, memorable, and full of, well, awe. Amanda: THIS IS TERRIBLE Sarah: WHY. Amanda: I love a lot of covers! Okay stipulations! 2021 books that are out already? Sarah: How about this, no later than June 30? So first half of the year. Amanda: Ok. Sarah: Of the ones we’ve featured in Cover Awe, I love the cover for Leather & Lace: http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/download-4-683x1024.jpeg Sarah: And I loved the cover for The Nature of a Lady, with all the cobalt, lavender, and filigree. http://smartbit…
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A The Menopause Manifesto by Jen Gunter May 25, 2021 · Citadel Press Nonfiction I didn’t expect this book to make me cry, but it did. Specifically, I got teary when I was reading the introduction and came across this sentence: “It shouldn’t require an act of feminism to know how your body works, but it does.” I felt equal parts furious, seen, and relieved when I read that. When The Vagina Bible was released a couple of years ago, I devoured it, paying special attention to the section about menopause. That was just …
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Radio Silence Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole is $1.99! Carrie reviewed this book in April of 2015. Former reviewer, Redheadedgirl also said, “Based on a rec from Courtney Milan, this is set during an apocalyptic event with a we-all-need-to-work-together and try not to go nutty from the isolation plot – it’s tight, tense, and really good.” No one expects the apocalypse. Arden Highmore was living your average postgrad life in Rochester, New York, when someone flipped the “off” switch on the world. No cell phones, no power, no running water—and no one knows why. All she a…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/posts/hide-your-wallet.jpg Welcome to Book Beat! Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of underrated romances! Think of Book Beat as Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, but for books. And no staples to open to get the fold-out poster. The Devil Makes Three Author: Tori Bovalino Released: August 10, 2021 by Page Street Genre: Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Yo…
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