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NB: This week, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and our most popular pieces of writing this year. We’ve got a week of best-of posts to share, with reviews, cover snark, and more. We hope you enjoy revisiting our archives, and most of all, we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday and a happy new year – with all the very best of reading. … Say hello to the top five Cover Snark posts of 2021! These are the most viewed Snark posts from last December to now! It’s such a joy to put these together and I hope you all get as much joy from reading them. Let’s count them down! http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-41-202x300.p…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ElyseBachelorette-150x125.pngIt’s time for the finale of this season of The Bachelorette, and the next season of The Bachelor starts 1/3. ABC is not giving me a break this year. I’ve slammed a cold brew, taken two Ibuprofen, and Pudding and I are cuddled under our softest blankies and ready to do this. Pudding is the only cat I’ve had who wants to be tucked in and it’s adorable. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/image0-5-rotated-e1640539609578.jpeg So we open with Michelle’s parents and sister arriving in Mexico. Brandon arrives with flowers and a gift for Michelle’s dad. W…
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Christmas is over and let’s all take a restful week before the new year. Is it just me or does this weird post-Christmas, pre-New Year time always feel a little bizarre? Here are a few titles I’ve recommended quite a bit in the lead up to the holidays. I honestly love it when people come into the bookstore and need recommendations for their loved ones. It’s a mix of matchmaking and a scavenger hunt. Which books have you recommended lately? Did you get any books for the holidays from friends or family? A Peculiar Combination …
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo is $2.99! This was mentioned in a previous Hide Your Wallet and is a lovely YA historical fiction with a F/F romance. It was also a staff pick at the bookstore where I work! I’ve heard nothing but really good things about this one. Acclaimed author of Ash Malinda Lo returns with her most personal and ambitious novel yet, a gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the 1950s. “That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.” And then…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bigstock-Christmas-Wooden-Mansion-In-Mo-270655558-e1544122079206.jpgIt’s our last Whatcha Reading of 2021! And it falls on Christmas this year. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Next week will be our Best Of posts and we’ll cap it with our end of the year podcast episode. Thank you all for keeping us company this year and being a kickass community. See you in 2022! Sneezy: In preparation for the holidays, I’m listening to the audiobook of The Narcissist in Your Life. ( A | BN | K ) While the book starts off with listing the official symptoms of narcissism, it quickly moves into examining the more c…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/podcast/header_05c.jpg The transcript for Podcast 490. Sweet Dreams Romance Recap: California Girl by Janet Quin-Harkin 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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When We Left Cuba When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton is $2.99! This one features a character from the first book in this series, Next Year in Havana, but I believe you can manage this one as a standalone. If I’m wrong, though, chime in below! Here’s what Sarah had to say: When We Left Cuba is beautiful and fascinating. Better recommendation comes from my house sitter earlier this year who very timidly asked if she could read my ARC of book three because she loves the series so so much and was so excited that a preview copy was in her vicinity. In 1960s Florida, a yo…
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A It’s time to recap Sweet Dreams #6, California Girl by Janet Quin-Harkin, also known as Rhys Bowen! Jennie is a swimmer with her eyes on the Olympics, and Mark is a grumpy loner on crutches who sketches Jennie one day in the cafeteria. We’ve got: Overbearing sports parents Snark about Texas drivers Homesickness Lots and lots of swimming Learning to set boundaries Dreamy grumpy artist hero! Alas, CW/TW for ableist language and anti-fat bias in the book, which is very lightly skimmed over in the episode. … Music: purple-planet.com Listen to the podcast → Read the transcript → Here are the books we discuss in this podcast: …
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A Game of Fate A Game of Fate by Scarlett St. Clair is 99c at Amazon! I feel like St. Clair has a huge following in the self-pub circles. I also believe this one is a retelling of her popular series starting with A Touch of Darkness, a Hades and Persephone retelling, but told through the eyes of Hades instead. Hades, God of the Underworld, is known for his inflexible rule, luxurious night clubs, and impossible bargains. Use to control, he is not prepared to discover the Fates have chosen his future wife and Queen—Persephone, Goddess of Spring. Despite her attractio…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cover-207x300.jpegDating with a Tail centres around Yunha, who woke up on her 29th birthday with a stupid itch on her ass that wouldn’t stop…because she’s grown a tail. After attempts by Yunha and her grandma to yank it off result in only great pain and fur everywhere, grandma reminds Yunha about the old tale passed down in their family. The tale is about a fox who fell in love with a woodcutter and wished to the mountain spirit to make her human so she could be with her love. It wasn’t meant to be in that life, which broke the fox’s heart. Taking pity on the fox, the mountain spirit gave her ten chances, m…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Depositphotos_52671211_original-1024x682.jpgWelcome back, everyone! Settle in! It’s the last Links before Christmas. If you’re celebrating, I hope it’s lovely and exactly however you imagined it. But even if it’s not, that’s okay! Be gentle with yourself, especially as 2021 ends and 2022 begins. Sarah and I recorded a podcast yesterday for an end of the year chat. I can’t wait for you all to listen to it! As the title suggests, all of today’s links are related to the holidays or Christmas. Enjoy! … When I read this, it wasn’t behind a paywall yet, but I may have used up my free articles. I know The Holi…
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Romancing the Past Romancing the Past is 99c! This is a historical romance anthology of 10 stories and notes it’s around 2100 pages. Roughly 210 per story, give or take. I believe some of these have been published on their own (if not all?), as I recognize Erin Satie’s The Lover’s Knot. 2100 pages of Swoony Historical Romance, featuring USA Today Bestselling author Darcy Burke. Tropes include: friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, fake relationship, marriage of convenience, and second chance. A Duke is Never Enough – Darcy Burke Sparks fly between a seductive rake a…
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B+ Silent Night by Lily Seabrooke November 14, 2021 Contemporary RomanceLGBTQIANovellaRomance http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/posts/lightning-reviews3.jpg Brooke Carston is a country-pop star who’s heading home for the holidays for her first extended visit in almost a decade. Brooke wants to reconnect with her family and spend some time recharging, so romance is the last thing on her mind. And yet, when Brooke sees her childhood best friend, Nicole Livingston…
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Neon Gods Neon Gods by Katee Robert is $1.99! I don’t think this has been on sale before, but has a ton of buzz. This is close to the top of my TBR pile and I’ve heard so many good things. Are you a fan? He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell… …he was, quite simply, mine. Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that’s ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement…
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This HaBO comes from Aizee, who is looking for this historical romance series: The hero and heroine were both part of a pirate “family” (I want to say in the Caribbean) where the head pirate was the father of the heroine. Heroine is beautiful, headstrong, blah, blah, blah and much younger than the hero, who looked after her because he had had a crush on her mother (head pirate’s wife) who died young (in childbirth? murdered by other pirates?). For some reason I don’t remember, the pirate family has to give up the business and move to England where it turns out the head pirate/father is also a nobleman with an estate where they will be safe. Possibly part of a series ab…
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A | BN The holidays are being VERY good to us tarot deck collectors. The Disney Villains Tarot Deck and Guidebook is from the same company and author that published Jim Henson’s Labyrinth Tarot Deck and Guidebook. This publishing company has had hits and misses with their decks and this one is a hit. For some Tarot 101 check out this review which explains terms like “Major Arcana” and “Court cards.” This deck has gorgeous Disney-style artwork by Ellie Goldwine in a palette that includes a lot of lush purple and green. The Major Arcana consists almost entirely of images of major Disney villains, although a few objects show up. If you are going to make a Disney deck, I su…
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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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Hannah emailed me about some absolutely gorgeous gowns and models on the cover of some Harlequin Desire novels, and collectively, we agree: she is Not Wrong. Amanda: The Desire line still reigns supreme for best wardrobe. Sarah: We could do a whole post of “which gown on a Desire cover is the greatest?” Amanda: Everyone submits their own contender. Sarah: YES. The Desire Gown Throwdown! Who’s in? Shana: Meeeeee! Amanda: We must use this gif and I’m in! Show Spoiler http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/aretha-franklin-aretha.gif Amanda: I have a real wild card and I can’t wait for you all to listen to my TED talk Maya: I’m in and …
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Battle Royal RECOMMENDED: Battle Royal by Lucy Parker is $1.99! This is part of today’s amazing set of Kindle Daily Deals, as are all of the books featured today. Catherine gave this one an A-: I loved Battle Royal. While it did have minor flaws, it more than made up for them with humour, tenderness, and food porn. Beloved author Lucy Parker pens a delicious new romantic comedy that is a battle of whisks and wits. Ready… Four years ago, Sylvie Fairchild charmed the world as a contestant on the hit baking show, Operation Cake. Her ingenious, colorful creations capti…
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B A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske November 2, 2021 · Tor.com Science Fiction/Fantasy A Marvellous Light is a slow-paced, M/M fantasy romance set in the Edwardian Age, and is the first of a trilogy. I thought the writing was lovely in terms of describing the use of magic and the romance development, but I kept drifting away from the story. A great deal of the charm and fun of the book is the opposites-attract format of both the world-building (magic meets bureaucracy) and the main characters, Robin and Edwin. Rob…
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Well well well, look who it is! We’ve decided to bring back a familiar face: our weekly bestsellers list! For anyone new or unfamiliar, this is just a top ten of which books you all have picked up the most in the last week. It’s always interesting to see what sold. This week’s bestsellers are brought to you by whiskers on kittens, warm woolen mittens, and our affiliate sales data. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall Amazon | B&N | Kobo For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes Amazon | B&N | Kobo Off the Clock by Roni Loren Amazon | B&a…
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Garden Spells RECOMMENDED: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen is $1.99! This is part of today’s 10-pages of fantasy and paranormal Kindle Daily Deals! I would liken this book to women’s fiction with a magical realism slant. It’s heartwarming and beautiful. I even wrote a Keeper Shelf squee for it; that’s how much I love this book. In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small, quiet house in an even smaller town, is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel, Sarah Addison Allen tells the sto…
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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. I Love You S’more Author: Wendy Dalrymple Released: August 25, 2021 Genre: Contemporary Romance, Novella, Romance …
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/podcast/header_05c.jpg The transcript for Podcast 489. Archangel’s Light with Nalini Singh 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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Clanlands Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavis is $1.99! This is also part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals. This is a mix of travel writing and Scottish history. I’m sure it’ll appeal to Outlander fans as well! Two Men. One Country. And a lot of whisky. As stars of “Outlander”, Sam and Graham eat, sleep and breathe the Highlands on this epic road trip around their homeland. They discover that the real thing is even greater than fiction. “Clanlands” is the story of their journey. Armed with their trusty campervan and a sturdy friendship, these two Scotsmen are o…
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