romancingthedata's reviews
217 reviews

This was a solid romcom. I enjoyed the structure of the list and the tropes, as well as the playfulness and banter between the two MCs. 

This was a bit of a slog to get through—the story was kind of boring and the conflict was very weak

(it all could have been avoided if he had simply looked in her room to see if her stuff was still there).

An enjoyable read! Very cute and sweet. 

This one didn’t really work for me. The fake marriage setup didn’t really make sense to me and there was a huge lack of communication about so many basic things. I thought it got better in the last 15% or so. 

I really loved this story—I thought it was great polyamory representation. 

Very steamy. I found it interesting how the author used sex as such an integral part of their relationship development. I also liked how they are both super jealous (instead of just one of them), and how they each deal with their past (somewhat similar) trauma in this relationship. There’s sort of an equality between them in their emotional struggles. 

I love this series—Adriana Herrera is a great writer and is doing som much work in these stories, from the representation (particularly in a historical romance setting) to strong female characters and friendship to the ongoing fight for bodily autonomy. 

I enjoyed the dynamic between Aurora and Apollo, but the sex scenes and some of their angst got a bit repetitive for me. 

Overall it was a great read though!

Really loved this story and I think it held up pretty well for being written in the 80s. I think it could have benefited from being a bit shorter and you reducing the head hopping. But it was really interesting to see both of their journeys to different times, and I loved seeing Douglass build her confidence and take charge of her life. 

Loved this story, especially all the meta references to romance (including the chapter titles). I really appreciated the scene

where Sewanee talks to Nick about his performance recording the audiobook—that could of easily turned into break up but I loved that they tabled the convo for the moment and the tenderness towards each other despite “the fight” still came through.

I really enjoy when authors make the effort to represent different, more mature approaches to conflict and communication. So refreshing and satisfying.

I also cried when Stu made his speech at their dinner and was giving fatherly advice to Nick. So sweet.