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Lesflix Christmas

25/10/2020

The Holiday Treatment by Elle Spencer

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Holly writes romantic Christmas movies for the Wifetime Network and dreams of finally getting them to produce and air a lesbian romance. An unexpected fling with Meredith, her colleague-turned-boss, over Christmas one year might finally get her to change her mind about her dislike of the holiday season. Or it might complicate her life even further.

I loved every single second I spent reading this book - and I demand that someone actually turn this into the Christmas movie we all need and deserve. Spencer is quickly becoming my favourite F/F author. Not only are her romances utterly squeeful, she also introduces a cast of friends and family that you can't help but love. The Holiday Treatment had me in tears of joy by the last page and that's the best endorsement I can give it.

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Let It Snow

18/10/2020

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A Very Highland Christmas by Various

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

There is a tavern on the way to Culloden with colourful characters and, if you're lucky, a warm place to sleep during the chilly festive season. The Highlands are still reeling from the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie, but there are still celebrations to be had. These six romantic novellas include guardian angels, ghosts, mystical swords, family feuds and enough steamy scenes to thaw any reader out.

This collection is exactly what I needed. It combines two of my greatest weaknesses: Highlander romances and stories with a slightly supernatural bent. I'll admit that I enjoyed the latter quite a bit more than the other novellas on offer, but the entire anthology is a great read. Perfect for cosying up with. My only quibble is that I would have liked to see Carrie find true love - the collection felt somewhat incomplete without her story.

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Appetiser > Mains

10/10/2020

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The Voice (Ephemera #2.5)
by Anne Bishop

There is a village near Vision that deals with its sorrows by making cakes and feeding them to someone who is not in a position to refuse them.

This novella doesn't contain the main characters or the overarching plot... and yet I think it might be the best story in the entire series. Ephemera is a fascinating setting and after reading this I feel that it works best when you aren't trying to grasp what's going on. I really enjoyed this.

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Paranormal Lite

9/10/2020

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Wolf Untamed (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #11)
by Paige Tyler

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

After a near death experience transforms Diego Martinez into a werewolf, he finds his pack and starts working with them in SWAT. When he responds to a hostage situation in a diner, he doesn't expect to find a teenage werewolf in need of an alpha - or Bree, a mother who desperately needs help with her son. Bree might just be The One for Diego. But first they must survive a crimewave that seems to be catching.

This was a lot of fun to read, though I found it to be a bit Paranormal Lite - I prefer a bit more world-building and more developed pack dynamics in my werewolf romances. Diego was actually quite a sweet werewolf (though I'm sure he'd scoff if I told him this lol) and I grew to be quite fond of him. A nice, easy way to pass the time - and there are enough interesting twists in this book to keep you reading until the end.

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Save a Horse, Start a Romance

4/10/2020

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Her Lady's Honor by Renée Dahlia

Lady Eleanor (who prefers to go by Nell) returns from the front with the duty of returning her captain's horse to Wales. Beatrice Hughes is the eldest daughter of Nell's superior, raised in a house ruled by fear and abuse. She has no reason to trust a woman who is conditioned to obey her father's orders. Can their building attraction overcome tragedy and the expectations of society?

Well, I'm baffled by the reviews on this one. I absolutely loved it. I have such a weakness for two broken souls who find love, especially if they keep miscommunicating and mistepping with each other - and I am always down for intersectional feminism! I found Nell and Beatrice to behave quite believably, given the PTSD and grief holding both of them back. This was a nice surprise.

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FIFO Parenting

3/10/2020

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Flying the Nest by Rachael Johns

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ashling's world crumbles around her when her husband, Adrian, says he wants to try nest parenting - which is also his way of saying their marriage is over - meaning that each parent spends one week with the children and one week without them. At first Ashling doesn't know what to do with her "off" week, but then she finds herself refurbing an old cottage by the sea at Ragged Point. This newfound freedom might be just what she needs.

I found the nest parenting arrangement to be utterly fascinating, both as a concept and as a plot device. It worked really well to contrast both Ashling's new and old lives. I quickly became quite fond of Ashling and also couldn't help but fall in love with Ragged Point and its cast of characters, especially Dan! What a great reminder that it's never too late to start over.

A thoroughly enjoyable book that kept me up well past my bedtime.

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Book Reviews

Lesflix Christmas

The Holiday Treatment by Elle Spencer

Let It Snow

A Very Highland Christmas by Various

Appetiser > Mains

The Voice (Ephemera #2.5)
by Anne Bishop

Paranormal Lite

Wolf Untamed (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #11)
by Paige Tyler

Save a Horse, Start a Romance

Her Lady's Honor by Renée Dahlia

FIFO Parenting

Flying the Nest by Rachael Johns

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Lesflix Christmas

The Holiday Treatment by Elle Spencer

Let It Snow

A Very Highland Christmas by Various

Appetiser > Mains

The Voice (Ephemera #2.5)by Anne Bishop

Paranormal Lite

Wolf Untamed (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #11)by Paige Tyler

Save a Horse, Start a Romance

Her Lady's Honor by Renée Dahlia

FIFO Parenting

Flying the Nest by Rachael Johns

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The Voice (Ephemera #2.5)
by Anne Bishop

Wolf Untamed (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #11)
by Paige Tyler