Genre: Contemporary

Raid by Kristen Ashley

Raid by Kristen Ashley

DNF @ chapter 14 — Should I have stopped in the first chapter when she called the girl her crush was kissing a skank because of her tight clothes, big boobs and big hair?  Probably.  But it was a 2013 book, and I try to remember that I wasn’t super enlightened back then either, so […]

Posted May 3, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 0 Comments
The Five-Day Reunion by Mona Shroff

The Five-Day Reunion by Mona Shroff

3.5 stars — Well oops.  Apparently I started this review, but barely wrote anything and didn’t realize it.  So this is going to be bare bones. I really enjoyed seeing elements of the Indian wedding festivities that I have participated in with friends.  I still don’t know them that well, but I recognized a few […]

Posted May 2, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 0 Comments
Slapshot by Rebecca Jenshak

Slapshot by Rebecca Jenshak

3.75 stars — Honestly, I don’t really know why this one isn’t a full 4 stars…probably my mood.  So for all intents and purposes, just consider this a 4 star review and let’s ignore Lenore’s weird need to be precise about shit. It’s been quite a while since I read Dylan and Chastity’s book, and […]

Posted April 18, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 1 Comment
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

4.5 stars — When I had 3 hours left on this audio, I thought I’d listen for an hour before bed…and suddenly it was 2am and I was finished and sniffling and happy.  😉 The narrators were absolutely fantastic in this one.  Mr. Webber can occasionally be hit or miss for me, but he was […]

Posted April 17, 2023 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams

How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams

4 stars — I don’t know why, but I was worried when we first met Jake that he wasn’t going to be the guy…I’m not sure if there was something missing, but once I reassured myself he was the hero, I sort of fell into their story and their romance. I will admit that I […]

Posted April 12, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 2 Comments
Hard Pass by Sara Ney

Hard Pass by Sara Ney

2.5 stars — This book profoundly underwhelmed me.  And it started off really good too, so that’s a bummer. First some background: I have a huge beef with society and its standards of beauty…and it filters over to my love of romances and the completely generic cookie cutter heroes we always get (abs for days, […]

Posted April 6, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 2 Comments
Hammered by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

Hammered by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

2.5 stars — Eh.  This one was kind of underwhelming for me.  I think the book put more stock into the over the top antics than in the characters, which is what some readers are looking for…I’m just not that reader.  I love me a quirky town and quirky characters, but for some reason this […]

Posted March 30, 2023 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment
Hosed by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

Hosed by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

3.5 stars — This was a fun book, and George Cooney definitely has me rounding up instead of down.  He was hilarious, if a bit unrealistic. I was pretty excited to have a nerdy shy heroine, but honestly that’s not quite what I got with Cassie.  We didn’t get more than a shallow reference to […]

Posted March 29, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 3 Comments
Teach Me by Olivia Dade

Teach Me by Olivia Dade

4 stars — Honestly, this was just good and cute, with enough depth and growth to keep me interested. Rose was a bit harder for me to connect with at times.  It’s not that I didn’t feel for all she went through in her childhood and marriage, but I think sometimes it’s still hard to […]

Posted March 28, 2023 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment
Searching for Beautiful by Nyrae Dawn

Searching for Beautiful by Nyrae Dawn

3.5 stars — This one was okay.  Probably a better book for actual teens instead of us weird adults who like to read YA. I feel like I just wanted more…it was all just kind of basic?  I genuinely don’t know how to describe it other than to say that I just didn’t feel the […]

Posted March 27, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 0 Comments