Review: Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Beauty and the Baller
Ilsa Madden-Mills
Publisher: Montlake
Publication Date: March 29, 2022
Series or Standalone: Strangers in Love #1
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads – StoryGraph
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MY REVIEW

CW: Grief; depression; car accident; injury; death of a parent; alcoholism; cheating (not the main couple)

Recently, I was craving a heartachingly good sports romance, and Beauty and the Baller delivered! This book was the perfect fake dating, sports, and small-town romance that seriously gave me all the feels. I was instantly hooked as soon as I started and stayed up waaaaay too late to finish it in one sitting.

First off, I LOVED the premise of this! It has so many elements I truly adore, so I couldn’t help but be hooked by it.

Review: The Astronaut and the Star by Jen Comfort

February 14, 2023February 13, 2023 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

The Astronaut and the Star
Jen Comfort
Publisher: Montlake
Publication Date: March 1, 2022
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads – StoryGraph
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MY REVIEW

CW: Kidnapping; threats of gun violence

Jen Comfort is a true writer of rom-coms. So many books nowadays get slapped with the rom-com label, which is so often misleading. But with Jen Comfort, her books are actually funny and are actually romance. After reading and loving Midnight Duet, I wanted to pick up her first book, The Astronaut and the Star. I enjoyed this one as it’s super cute, but it didn’t capture my heart quite like Midnight Duet did.

ARC Review: Midnight Duet by Jen Comfort

January 5, 2023January 4, 2023 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Midnight Duet
Jen Comfort
Publisher: Montlake
Publication Date: January 10, 2023
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads – StoryGraph
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MY REVIEW

CW: injury/disfigurement; fire; minor slut shaming & infidelity (not with main couple)

Things I didn’t know I needed in my life – a modern-day, gender-bent retelling of The Phantom of the Opera. But now, I cannot imagine not having this book in my life. Midnight Duet is pure campy goodness. It leans into the bonkers but doesn’t take itself too seriously, so the story works perfectly. I’m a huge musical theater nerd, and I was DYING at all the musical references. It was perfection! Also, I never expected to cry over some rats (yes, rats), yet this book made me do that.

Review: Make It Sweet by Kristen Callihan

March 8, 2021March 7, 2021 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Make It Sweet
By Kristen Callihan
Publisher: Montlake
Release Date: February 23, 2021
Series or Standalone: Standalone (though it can be a companion to Dear Enemy)
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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Kristen Callihan baked up a treat with Make It Sweet! Make It Sweet was the perfect feel-good romance novel with complex characters, a great romantic build up and not too much drama.