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π Book Roulette | Make Me Fall In Love
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items A curated collection of stories that explore the many shades of loveβromantic, platonic, familial, and self-love. These books will make your heart ache, swell, and maybe even believe in love again. Perfect for readers who crave emotional depth, messy...
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Trope: Unlikely Love
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Trope: Magical & Famous
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Trope: Love Rewritten
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Trope: Chosen Bonds
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Want to Reads
Trope: Unlikely Love
Enemies, fake relationships, and brainy banterβthese romances start with tension, wit, and unexpected sparks. Whether itβs a strategic lie or a clash of personalities, love finds a way to sneak in.
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Romantic Comedy: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
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Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood is a sizzling, trope-filled delight that plays with fake dating, academic rivals, and summer heat. With Hazelwoodβs signature blend of sharp banter and emotional vulnerability, this story is perfect for rea...
Problematic Summer Romance
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Holy guacamole. I'm never going to make it to my reading finish line this year... π¨
Beach Read, oh Beach Read. I didn't think I was going to love you as much as I did. You really grew on me... enough to read it the entire thing in five hours, blowing past my bedtime.
There was just something about their relationship, the anxiety, the emotion of it, the anxiety of it (haha), all of that was really satisfying and romantic. I'd recommend it.β β β β β β β β β .β β β β β β β β β
Holy guacamole. I'm never going to make it to my reading finish line this year... π¨
Beach Read, oh Beach Read. I didn't think I was going to love you as much as I did. You really grew on me... enough to read it the entire thing in five hours, blowing past my bedtime.
There was just something about their relationship, the anxiety, the emotion of it, the anxiety of it (haha), all of that was really satisfying and romantic. I'd recommend it.β β β β β β β β β .β β β β β β β β β
Beach Read: Deluxe Edition
Trope: Magical & Famous
From spellbinding worlds to star-studded spotlights, these stories blend fantasy and fame with swoony romance. Perfect for escaping into the extraordinary.
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π BOOK REVIEW: A Witchβs Guide to Magical Innkeeping by @sangumandanna
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I loved this. So much more than I expected. I laughed, I cried, I loved.
It started slow... slow to grab my attention, slow to set the stage, but once I hit the ...
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
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This ended my reading slump (it was only a week, but it felt longer). THE ENTIRE APPEAL OF THIS BOOK WAS THE GIRL AT THE BOOKSTORE LOVING THIS COVER. I mentioned it was beautiful, and then eventually went ba...
Daughter of the Moon Goddess: A Novel
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ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT (in that Matthew McConaughey voice)!! ββββββββ ββββββββ Lately I've had a hard time picking up a book, listening to an audiobook, etc., but I'm so glad that FINALLY this weekend, I finished this one up. I LOVED it! ββββββββ ...Β
Heart of the Sun Warrior is released in November 2022!
ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT (in that Matthew McConaughey voice)!! ββββββββ ββββββββ Lately I've had a hard time picking up a book, listening to an audiobook, etc., but I'm so glad that FINALLY this weekend, I finished this one up. I LOVED it! ββββββββ ...Β
Heart of the Sun Warrior is released in November 2022!
Heart of the Sun Warrior: A Novel
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Dear Elissa:ββββββββ Youβre a gem, and you wrote a masterpiece. ββββββββ ββββββββΒ
This was a paperback that I simply couldnβt put down. As the person who didnβt know what this was about, I was surprised I was reading a romance, I was relieved to be reading a romance. I loved this book.ββββββββ ββββββββ This brought me joy, happine...Β
Iβll miss Gabe and Chani, actually I already do.ββββββββ ββββββββΒ
PS: this was my fiftieth book of 2022, I canβt believe Iβve made it this far, or even read/listened to/consumed this much. Itβs been a blast and a half, and I thank you for being along for the ride! π₯³
Dear Elissa:ββββββββ Youβre a gem, and you wrote a masterpiece. ββββββββ ββββββββΒ
This was a paperback that I simply couldnβt put down. As the person who didnβt know what this was about, I was surprised I was reading a romance, I was relieved to be reading a romance. I loved this book.ββββββββ ββββββββ This brought me joy, happine...Β
Iβll miss Gabe and Chani, actually I already do.ββββββββ ββββββββΒ
PS: this was my fiftieth book of 2022, I canβt believe Iβve made it this far, or even read/listened to/consumed this much. Itβs been a blast and a half, and I thank you for being along for the ride! π₯³
Funny You Should Ask: A Novel
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Once More With Feeling by Elissa Sussman is a sparkling second-chance romance that dives into fame, friendship, and the messy beauty of rediscovery. With sharp wit and emotional nuance, itβs a love story that asks: what happens when your past comes b...
Once More with Feeling: A Novel
Trope: Love Rewritten
Messy, complicated, and beautifully realβthese books explore heartbreak, healing, and the magic of second chances. For readers who love emotional depth and imperfect love.
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Happy Place by Emily Henry is a bittersweet, slow-burn romance about former lovers pretending to still be together during a weeklong vacation with friends. With Henryβs signature blend of humor, heartache, and hope, this story explores the complexiti...
Happy Place
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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry is a heartfelt and humorous exploration of love, grief, and the messy beauty of starting over. With her signature wit and emotional depth, Henry crafts a story thatβs both tender and transformativeβperfect for ...
Great Big Beautiful Life: Reese's Book Club
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A deeply emotional enemies-to-lovers romance between two writers haunted by a shared tragedy, How to End a Love Story explores grief, guilt, and the messy beauty of second chances in the heart of Hollywood.
How to End a Love Story: A Novel
Trope: Chosen Bonds
More than romanceβthese stories celebrate the families we find, the friendships we forge, and the love that grows in unexpected places.
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πβ¨ BOOK REVIEW: Totally and Completely Fine | Author: Elissa Sussman (@elissa_sussman)
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I was fortunate to receive the ARC last week. I started it after work on the same day⦠and consumed the remaining 65% in one sitting.
I donβt love re...
Totally and Completely Fine: A Novel
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The Wedding People by Alison Espach is a witty, emotionally layered novel that unpacks love, identity, and the unexpected connections that unfold during a lavish wedding weekend. With sharp humor and tender insight, itβs perfect for readers who love ...
The Wedding People: A Novel
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is a cozy, magical romance about a solitary witch who finds unexpected love and belonging in a quirky found family. With spellbinding charm and heartfelt emotion, itβs perfect for readers...
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: A romantic cozy fantasy
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I finished Intermezzo last night. It was the one thing I wanted to get done before the end of my day. Intermezzo surpassed my expectations. I couldn't put it down, I never wanted it to end. I wanted to continue peeking into two people's lives that I ...
I finished Intermezzo last night. It was the one thing I wanted to get done before the end of my day. Intermezzo surpassed my expectations. I couldn't put it down, I never wanted it to end. I wanted to continue peeking into two people's lives that I ...
Intermezzo: A Novel
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Inspired by Sleepless in Seattle, First Time Caller is a cozy, slow-burn romance between a jaded radio host and a fiercely independent single mom, brought together by a meddling daughter and a viral late-night call-in show.
First-Time Caller
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A fiery blend of romantic fantasy and high-stakes adventure, Fourth Wing follows a fragile but fierce heroine forced into a deadly dragon-rider academy, where survival means bonding with a beastβand maybe falling for her brooding rival.
Fourth Wing
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A heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance tangled in missed chances and emotional stakes, The Night We Met explores the messy beauty of timing, loyalty, and the kind of love that feels both impossible and inevitable.
The Night We Met (Deluxe Edition)
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A sweeping, queer love story spanning decades and continents, Next Time Will Be Our Turn follows a grandmotherβs hidden romance and her granddaughterβs journey of identity, acceptance, and rediscovery.
Next Time Will Be Our Turn
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A sizzling paranormal romance where a reluctant vampire bride and a brooding werewolf must fake a marriage to save their supernatural communitiesβuntil pretending turns dangerously real.
Bride