2023 Diversity Reading Challenge

2023 Diversity Reading Challenge

It’s back for another year!  This challenge is focused on intentionally reading more diverse books, whether it be diverse characters or diverse authors.  We’ve been hosting it since 2019, when we merged some concepts from the Platypire Diversity Challenge and the 2017 Diverse Reads Book Challenge hosted by Chasing Faerytales and Read.Sleep.Repeat.  There’s the basic […]

Posted November 25, 2022 by lenoreo in 2023 Diversity Reading Challenge / 15 Comments
Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

4 stars — I found this one to feel a bit shorter than the other two novellas, and I will admit I wish I had a bit more time of Hannah and Ian together.  Partially because I really loved the moments where they bonded in the past on that one day, and would have loved […]

Posted November 24, 2022 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment
Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood

Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood

4.5 stars — Damn!  I seem to be in a novella mood, and luckily I also seem to be finding ones that succeed despite the short format!  Yay me!  Yay books! Can I start off by saying that I adored this narrator?  She was both cute and sassy, and while I genuinely have NO IDEA […]

Posted November 23, 2022 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment
Bridget’s Bane by Ruby Dixon

Bridget’s Bane by Ruby Dixon

4 stars — You know what?  I wasn’t looking forward to Bridget and A’tam’s book.  They seemed like drama and over the top, and I don’t know…  I sincerely saw them as everyone on the beach saw them.  But you know what I got instead??  A book with a lot more depth than I was […]

Posted November 16, 2022 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden

Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden

4 stars — OK, for a novella this was pretty solid.  I find novellas to be really hard to get right, because inherently you don’t get the background and depth of a full length book.  But you still have to get the reader to connect with your characters, and Ms. Eden certainly accomplished that for […]

Posted November 15, 2022 by lenoreo in Reviews / 1 Comment
Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

4.5 stars — Well I was sucked in right from start to finish!  I don’t know if it was because Emma Wilder did such a great job narrating, and I could listen to her Liam for hours on end, or if the story was just that absorbing…so we’ll go with both. Obviously loved the narrator.  […]

Posted November 8, 2022 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment