romantic | The Bossy Bookworm

Apr 21

Six of My Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads from the Past Year

Six Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads I'm having so much fun spending Fridays highlighting books I've loved. And see, my heart is not made...

Apr 11

Review of Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sittenfeld's funny and sweet take on an unlikely romance sparked by a longtime SNL-type weekly skit show immediately had me hooked, never...

Nov 1, 2022

Review of Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Sink into this light-fiction escapism; Nora Goes Off Script is romantic and satisfying in its outlandishly satisfying resolutions,...

Oct 20, 2022

Review of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

This romantic light fiction story includes sibling conflicts, loss, betrayal, a love that seems impossible...and a ghostwriter who's...

Aug 3, 2022

Review of Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

In Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon brings humor and a little steamy romance to a newsroom setting, with a fun Parent Trap-style...

Jul 8, 2022

Six More Great Light Fiction Stories

More Light Fiction Favorites When I posted a few weeks ago about favorite light fiction reads and asked for other's favorites, bookish...

Jun 17, 2022

Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading

Some Light Fiction Favorites At the start of the pandemic, I was particularly drawn to lighter fiction because the chances felt slim that...

Jun 14, 2022

Review of A Marvellous Light (Last Binding #1) by Freya Marske

The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful dialogue and banter, and...

May 17, 2022

Review of Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Jimenez offers humor, spicy moments, and romance while incorporating weighty issues into her light fiction opposites-attract story Part...

Mar 30, 2022

Review of The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah

The Oceanography of the Moon reads like a romance, with superlative moments, emotional encounters with art and music, and clean...

Mar 8, 2022

Review of The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy #1 by Nora Roberts

I listened to this romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world, and a treasure of a best...

Oct 5, 2021

Review of Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey

I delighted in the way Teddy and Everett shared pieces of their true oddball, vulnerable, silly, thoughtful selves. This was a...

Aug 31, 2021

August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from August! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. The list skews toward light fiction,...

Aug 30, 2021

Review of The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut light fiction, The Ex Talk, incorporates a love of public radio, will-they/won't-they tensions, humor, heart,...

Aug 27, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/27/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Bill Browder's Red Notice, which is nonfiction about the author's uncovering of corruption in...

Aug 19, 2021

Review of Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

This light fiction young adult novel offers (reluctant) romance, best friendships, dance lessons, glimpses into the future, a reimagined...

Aug 18, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/18/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Shoulder Season, Christina Clancy's novel set in 1981 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, at a Playboy resort;...

Aug 11, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Paper & Blood, Kevin Hearne's second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The...

Aug 10, 2021

Review of People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Henry strikes the perfect tone for this wonderfully sweet, funny, friendship-based, romantic story that has lovely depth. People We Meet...

Aug 4, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/4/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry's newest light fiction novel about best friends and polar...

Bossy Bookworm

Posts by Category

Post Archive

Join The Bossy Bookworm mailing list!

Bossy Bookworm

Posts by Category

​Post Archive

Join The Bossy Bookworm mailing list!

Post Archive