Olivia Waite Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Olivia Waite

Romance and octopodes! Reviewed: Diamond Ring by K.D. Casey, An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Hererra, Wings Once Cursed and Bound by Piper J. Drake, A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger, Funny Guy by Emma Barry, and The Scandalous Letters of V and J by Felicia Davin https://t.co/DIuBDz8jQX

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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.

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HUSBAND MATERIAL is, above all else, terrifically funny. Not just tonally upbeat in the way of many so-called rom-coms, but text-your-friends, chortle-’til-you-cry funny. One exchange made me laugh so hard and so long I ached for days.

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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.

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Delighted to see @rlynn_solomon’s marvelous The Ex Talk on this list! One of my favorite romances from last year, and a great Seattle book. https://t.co/FsjuU917T8

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In Mimi Matthews’s The Belle of Belgrave Square, aristocratic life has become shiveringly Gothic ... The astute reader will unravel many of the knots early, but that’s part of the fun. For best effect, save this one for a windy night when trees scrape against the windowpanes.

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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...

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@booksandfey @HelenTKord Pardon me, one last rec: Everina Maxwell has a new one out! Ocean’s Echo. Same galaxy as Winter’s Orbit, two opposites pretending to be mind-melded (!) in a chaotic space military adventure — if you enjoyed the first book you will definitely love this one!

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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.