After some slight setbacks, KML is back and ready to tackle the winter season! There are some fun things in the works so stay tuned! But first, and let’s be honest here, books. Books, book suggestions and more books. I have been in the Romance Genre so clearly that’s what we are going to talk about here!
WHAT TO READ IN ROMANCE
IF YOU WANT FUN…
Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane. I grabbed this book because one of my favorite authors suggested it (PS it was Sally Thorne and if you’re interested here’s another post about one of her awesome books here). I am a sucker for a good, fun, and heartfelt romance and those were the literal words pitched at me- so I was all in.
Let me tell you…dammmmmmnnnnn Gina I loved this book! One, it was hilarious. Two it had all the right ingredients that make you swoon but also it made me actually think. And three, I was rooting so, so, so, so hard for the couple! I mean, come on that’s crucial to loving a book!
IF YOU WANT MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE
Into The Water by Paula Hawkins. This author is the very one who wrote The Girl On The Train so if you happened to enjoy that story you will devour her latest tale. If you didn’t read TGOTT, do not fret. Into the Water is suspenseful, fast-paced, and super entertaining. It’s not a lovey-dovey romance by any means. But that theme is floating all around (see what I did there?).
There is a host of characters that have you guessing at every turn. Just when I thought I knew what was happening, another event popped up and I was lost yet again. The symbolism and historical aspects were also enjoyable, so that was a plus.
I read this as part of my Epilogue Book Club in about 3 sittings to give you scope. We enjoyed the post book chat and different perspectives Into The Water brought to the surface (another pun by the..it’s getting bad).
IF YOU WANT HISTORICAL
Bringing Down The Duke by Evie Dunmore. Set in the late 1800’s, this book is both historical and also romantic. Feminism is also a main component despite it’s time period. I loved reading some facts (and some fiction) about a college girl that was never meant to be going to college (see late 1800’s) and who may have had a part in changing the set ways of the time period.
Particularly enjoyable was the pace of this book which was a bit “out of the norm” for me which is always a good thing. Sometimes “genre rut” can present itself and it’s nice to feel like I am breaching new ground at times.
Cheers to all the good romance reads!