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Category: Romance

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Perfect on Paper

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 26 June 2021 in LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

Darcy Phillips is seventeen and a high school junior. She has a thriving business going at her school, offering anonymous relationship advice through notes left in empty locker 89 that Darcy has access to. One day, Darcy gets caught by a boy she barely knows. He offers her – he’ll keep her secret, but Darcy has to be his ‘relationship coach’…

She Drives Me Crazy

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 12 June 202116 June 2021 in LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

Basketball player Scottie Zajac begins her senior year of high school heartbroken. Her ex-girlfriend, Tally Gibson, ended their relationship right before transferring to a different high school. Scottie gets into a fender bending with possibly the worst person ever: popular and mean cheerleader Irene Abraham. Things only get worse when their moms get involved and make the two girls carpool together. In an effort to get Tally’s attention and to possibly win her back, Scottie bribes c Irene into fake dating.

The ‘Stalking Jack the Ripper’ series

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 23 May 202125 August 2021 in Fiction, Reviews, Romance, Thriller

This is a spoiler-free review of the complete Stalking Jack the Ripper series. The summaries as well as my thoughts do not contain any spoilers about any endings, but they do contain spoilers about some character developments. What to expect…

The Hating Game

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 15 May 202115 May 2021 in Reviews, Romance

ucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. They have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of passive-aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight and meticulous approach to his job. Joshua can’t understand Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and attitude. Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job

Get a life, Chloe Brown

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 10 April 202110 April 2021 in Realistic, Reviews, Romance

‘Sweet, sour and extremely spicy.’ Summary Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s…

You Say It First

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 9 January 202110 January 2021 in Fiction, Reviews, Romance

You say it first is not your typical romance novel. It follows two teens, Meg and Colby, who could not be more different. Meg has got her whole life in order: she’s got the cute boyfriend, the supportive bestfriend, the good grades and an extremely busy political agenda. Colby, on the other hand, has already graduated highschool and doesn’t really know what he wants in life. Nothing feels the same, himself included, ever since his dad died. So when Colby one night accepts a phonecall from the phonebanking initiative WeCount, asking him if his -dead- dad is already registered to vote, Colby is utterly baffled. Neither Colby nor Meg, the unlucky volunteer at WeCount that night, could have foretold what that phonecall would set in motion.

The Switch

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 17 October 202017 October 2020 in Fiction, Realistic, Reviews, Romance

After the untimely death of her sister Clara, Leena has dedicated her whole life to her job. For over a year now, Leena has not had a single day off, afraid of the thoughts and memories that would undoubtedly circle back to her to haunt her. But as everyone expected, Leena slowly starts to suffer from this decision. After messing up an important task, her boss forbids Leena to re-enter her workspace for two whole months. Not wanting to go to her mom, Leena ends up with her grandma Eileen in rural Yorkshire. Both stuck in their current situation …

Red, White & Royal blue

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 12 September 202012 September 2020 in LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romance

This rom-com is about Alex, the son of the US President, and Henry, the handsome British prince. When Alex’s mother was re-elected as president, Alex is immediately considered as royalty; he’s handsome and intelligent too. When he goes to the UK to attend a wedding, he accidentally ends up on top of a big cake with Prince Henry. The media loves this scandal and starts spreading gossip. To try and restore the damage, Alex and Henry must pretend they’ve been friends for years. Both guys are not very happy with this plan and are determined to not even pay attention to each other. Alex is not impressed with Henry, but then he gets to know a whole different side of him…

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