Just Like This by Cole McCade
Albin Academy #2
LGBT Contemporary Romance
November 24, 2020 by Carina Adores
The follow-up to Just Like That takes place at the same academy for young boys as the previous one. What I love about McCade’s writing is the emotional development between the characters. Rian and Damon are extremely different teachers with different backgrounds coming together to try to help a student in trouble. Their relationship is both steamy and a bit of slow-burn simmering throughout the book.
The epilogue was my favorite part of the entire book and I listened to it three times because it was adorable. I could read at least 2 whole books just as slice-of-life of Rian and Damon’s family life.
Grade: A-
The Beautiful Things Shoppe by Philip William Stover
Seasons of New Hope #2
LGBT Contemporary Romance
January 26, 2021, by Carina Adores
This was aggressively fine for me? And by that I mean I don’t regret reading this but I also will not remember anything about this book in about a month or so. It was perfectly cute and enjoyable and fluffy and for that, I am glad because I am always here for fluffy books right now.
Prescott and Danny have to manage the two halves of one store for romance novel reasons and they have a love/hate relationship, which of course changes over time. Their interactions started to feel repetitive to me as one loves classic art and one loves pop culture memorabilia. They bicker. A LOT. Hijinks ensue. They fall in love. The end.
Grade: C
Thanks for sharing, Melinda. I have read many books that could be described with your term ‘aggressively fine’!
I’ve been using it more this last year lol! I usually like fluffy books though so maybe it was my mood? Idk!