Man. I’m going to be kicking a puppy here. Listen, I didn’t hate A Bollywood Affair, but I certainly didn’t love it. Sonali Dev’s written an interesting category romance with some deeply WTF moments. I just couldn’t with this book…. Read more »
Monthly Archives:: April 2015
Links: Tuesday, April 21st
Today’s Links: History in Color: A Black American Romance Roundtable – Alyssa Cole hosted a roundtable with romance authors on the Toast. Although much has changed over the years in historical romance, including the rise of heroines who are more… Read more »
Sweet Little Lies by Michele Grant
I am all about this book. Hands down, Sweet Little Lies is my favorite contemporary romance in ages. Michele Grant‘s natural dialogue more than made up for (minor) issues I had with the plot. Christina is the girl with everything… Read more »
She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert
She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert is marketed as a YA but was suggested to me as NA Romance. The publisher considers it a children’s book. (This is a sign of how blurred the lines have become in… Read more »
Links: Tuesday, April 14th
Today’s Links: 2014 Reviewers’ Choice and Career Achievement Winners – Award season is here, so let’s start off with the list of RT Award winners. If you scroll down a ways, you’ll see LITM’s own Rebekah won for Best Novella… Read more »
Tell Me Something Good by Jamie Wesley
“A satisfying category romance from Entangled’s brand new Lovestruck imprint…” That certainly explains it. A category romance. I went in blind without reading the blurb and only knowing I’d bought a black romance on a sale. The cover lies. Tate… Read more »
Deliver Me by Farrah Rochon
Deliver Me is a reissue from 2007 frequently offered by Farrah Rochon as a freebie. I really enjoyed this book yet have almost nothing to say about it. Dr. Eli Holmes is a rockstar of a doctor, known for his… Read more »
Links: Saturday, April 4th
Today’s Links: Self-Portrait Of The Artist As Ungrateful Black Writer – Saeed Jones shares his experiences as the rare black writer in an overwhelmingly white literary establishment. Heartbreaking and enraging at the same time. By the time my colleague and… Read more »
Links: Wednesday, April 1st
Today’s Links: Autism on the Page: An Introduction – Disability in Kid Lit is hosting an autism event this month and it’s worth bookmarking their site, even if you don’t read MG/YA fiction. They’re really good about finding people who… Read more »
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