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I Read Angel’s Romance Recommendations

Jul 26, 2020

Hi, everyone! It’s me, Ely from Earl Grey Books back with my monthly guest post! I have to admit that I had bigger plans for this post, but I kind of ran out of time to do what I wanted. So instead, we’re doing my original idea on a smaller scale.

Anyway, I’ve been following along with Angel’s romance recommendations post and I thought it’d be fun to read some of them. So in preparation for today’s post, I read two them and now I’m going to share with you what I thought.

Full Measures by Rebecca Yarros

I don’t know what I was expecting from this one other than for it to completely rip out my heart. Angel made me read The Last Letter earlier this year and that destroyed me, and this one was just another book of me sobbing from start to finish. On a more serious note, I like Yarros’ love interests a lot—they feel genuine and I very rarely want to throttle them or scream at the protagonist to run. That doesn’t happen a lot for me in contemporary romances, so this one gets my tick of approval.

Him by Elle Kennedy and Sabrina Bowen

This is very different from the sort of romance I usually read. While I’ve read a few ice hockey/sports romance in the past (mostly from Kennedy and Bowen), I’ve never read an m/m romance before. I’ve read adult and YA m/m stories before, but never anything just romance. While I didn’t love this, I did really like it and both Wes and Jamie. It was just missing a little something for me. I don’t know what that something is, but I just know it wasn’t there.

So it’s a little bit of a shorter post today, but I hope you all enjoyed it anyway. I’ll see you all next month!

Romance Recs: Favourite College Romances

Jul 18, 2020

It’s for a new romance recommendations post! I love doing these posts so much. And today is one of my favourite sub-genres. I love reading college romances. I find them so much fun to read and they are seriously addicting. There was a time when it was mostly what I read. So today I’m sharing some of my favourites.

I tried to share books that I haven’t spoken about before in this series, but there will be a few crossovers as I couldn’t help but add them to this list. Please do check out the other recommendation posts in this series for more of my favourite romances. Let’s get into it like always these are in no order.

The Deal (Off-Campus #1) by Elle Kennedy: I couldn’t do this post and not include Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series – that just isn’t right. I first read this series back in 2016 and fell in love with everything about it. It’s such a fun series and if you are looking for some college romances then this is it.

Getting Lucky Number Seven (Taking Shots #1) by Cindi Madsen: This was one of the first college romances I read, and I had so much fun reading it. I love the different characters, the different stories and how each character is trying to figure out their lives.

The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years #1) by Sarina Bowen: Again I couldn’t do this post without including Sarina Bowen, and this has to be one of my favourite college romances series. I love so many books from this series that I really couldn’t pick a favourite, but The Year We Fell Down is very close to winning for me.

Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) by Evie Dunmore: I didn’t even think about this one until I was going through all my read books. But it’s perfect. I loved Bringing Down the Duke so much. It’s fun, entering and different from other colleges/university romances and that is what makes it stand out.

Full Measures (Flight & Glory #1) by Rebecca Yarros: This technically doesn’t happen fully just in college but flight school as well. But I had to include it. Because this is one of my favourite romance series of all times. It makes me cry and laugh and everything in between.

Undeclared (Woodlands, #1) by Jen Frederick: This is such a fun series and it’s one that I could go back and re-read a few times. It’s exactly what you want from a college romance.

Wilder (The Renegades #1) by Rebecca Yarros: This series is college at sea, so why wouldn’t I add this to my list. I love how different it is from all the other college romances I’ve read. But also has the same tropes, even when they are on the water. This is such a fun series.

And that is it for this post! Have you read any of these? What did you think? What are some college romance series that you gave read and loved? Let’s Chat!

Romance Recs: Favourite Military and Suspense Romances

Jul 2, 2020

In this next post in my Romance Recommendation series, I share some of my favourite military and suspense romance. I love reading these genres of romance. They are intense, gripping and full of romance. Don’t forget to check out other posts in this series as well.

I love the intensity of them, and as I don’t read a ton of crime and thrillers – these are a great escape. I also love how different authors look into them. It’s just really interesting. Some books are harder to read than others, some times brutal things happen. And then in others, it’s a different kind of brutality. I just like the different aspects that authors choose to focus on.

Anyway enough talk, here are some of my favourite Military and Suspense Romance novels that I have read so far.

KGI Series by Maya Banks: This is one of my favourites because of the family aspect of it all. Most of the characters in each book are related – all coming from the same family. And if they aren’t they are part of the KGI team. Some of these books aren’t easy to read. There is a lot of horrible things that happen to nearly all of the characters, but you never know what is going to happen next. The only thing is the latest book on this series keeps on getting pushed back. I’m not sure why. Hopefully, it comes out soon because I’m dying to know what happens next.

Flight & Glory Series by Rebecca Yarros: If I could include all of Rebecca Yarros military romance books I would, but I’m going to try and keep it to a few. This is one of the first military romance series that I read and let me tell you I feel it, love. I cried the first chapter of the first in this series. Also the last week in this one – oh gosh. Have a tissue box nearby. I like that all the books are so different, but they are raw and I love that so much.

Squared Away (Out of Uniform #5) by Annabeth Albert: I’ve read this whole series, but I think this one might be my favourite from then all. I love the romance, the protagonist and everything that follows. It’s heartbreaking, but also so beautiful and a really enjoyable M/M romance. You don’t need to read this series in order per se, but it does have appearances of couples from previous books.

The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros: Okay I needed to include another Rebecca Yarros – because come on. This I think is my favourite of her books. You will need a tissue box, maybe even a bucket nearby. It’s heartbreaking and beautiful and just oh gosh so good. The Last Letter is one that I am always recommending, especially to those that don’t love romance. It’s a great starting point.

Killer Instincts Series by Elle Kennedy: This is such a fun, intense and captivating series. I love all the different characters and their stories. While there is a storyline that is present throughout all the books, I love that each character gets to be in the spotlight. Again these books aren’t always easy to read. But if you are okay with things that do include darker themes, then go for it.

Hard Ink Series by Laura Kaye: This is another series that I have really enjoyed. It’s intense and full of action. But also has some really nice relationships and not just romantic ones. It explores friendships and family. As well as looking into the horrors of war and while they might not be fighting on the field anymore – they are still left with many scars.

And that is it for this recommendation post! What are some of your favourite military and suspense romance novels? Do you recommend any that I should read? Let’s Chat!