romancereadinglist's Reviews (417)

Game Misconduct

Ari Baran

4.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ve read all three of this series now (in the reverse order, because I’m a chaos reader but the books basically standalone) and Ari Baran is now definitely one of my favorite contemporary authors. This book is the darkest of the series in some ways (check the content warnings) but I really loved it. I just could have done with more time spent with them at the end, unpacking and luxuriating in the HEA.

Delay of Game

Ari Baran

4.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Duchess War

Courtney Milan

4.75

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Tamed

Rebekah Weatherspoon

3.75

Fit

Rebekah Weatherspoon

3.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

Molly Roden Winter

4.25

emotional hopeful informative

Any Duke in a Storm

Amalie Howard

3.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This was a fun romp. My first of Amalie Howard’s books, and while I’m not going to dive rabidly into her backlist, I will definitely try more of her books.

Do Me a Favor

Cathy Yardley

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Home Ice Advantage

Ari Baran

4.5

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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