Olivia Waite Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Olivia Waite

One of my niche loves in any storytelling medium: a bonkers nefarious plot that takes place during Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. — The Great Mouse Detective — Shanghai Knights (basically the live-action version of the above) — and now The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

Olivia Waite

Jackson’s experience in young adult literature shows in this book’s close point of view and its depiction of a character on the brink of something transformative.

Olivia Waite

Nick’s epic fantasy novel with Black elves floundered when his publisher shut its doors. Now he has a huge new contract to finish the series — if only he weren’t so distracted by his gorgeous new neighbor Lily, a book editor.

Olivia Waite

Every scene in this book is a treasure...It’s marvelously specific in time and place — and about queerness as a range of experiences: who can hide, who can mostly pass but have queer encounters on the side and who has to rebel against the world just to have space to breathe.

Olivia Waite

The world-building here is exquisite, a weather-beaten village in an incredible Arctic landscape... the romance is light but hits surprisingly hard when it chooses to (one of the best hurt/comfort scenes I’ve read in ages!). I adored it, and cannot wait for the next.

Olivia Waite

In this enemies-to-lovers tale, Nic — who’s Instagram-famous for her backyard chicken flock — moves next door to Will, a grumpy veterinarian. Nic is mired in her past; Will can’t see beyond his own fear of the future — but together they find a way to exist in the present.

Olivia Waite

This is a gem of a Regency, with dazzling banter and more than the usual amount of charm...the greatest secret of historical romance: that this frothy, sexy, self-referential genre tells us so much about our modern selves.

Olivia Waite

Some books make you think; others make you gasp; and a few feel as if they were written as a gift to you, specifically. This book is all three: a breathtaking romp of a plot, prose as sparkling and luxuriant as a diamond sautoir...

Olivia Waite

Thinking about Gary Larson today because we don’t talk enough about Gary Larson, and the Far Side is an absolute gift to humanity.

Olivia Waite

There’s a lot in this novel: best friends, demanding siblings, difficult parents, aunties on the rampage. If you’re looking for that ensemble family feel in a romance, I’d rate this four Shah Rukh Khans out of five.