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GigiReadsRomance

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Fated Mates Book Club: Romance Books for Novel People
My Taste
Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3)
Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling, #12)
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
Fool Me Twice (Rules for the Reckless, #2)
Tempting the Bride (Fitzhugh Trilogy, #3)

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  • Wild Wild Cowboy (Lodestar Ranch, #3)
    GigiReadsRomance
    May 16, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.5
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    Modern cowboys usually do nothing for me but this cowboy has shades of Tortured Regency Rake and the heroine was a modern wallflower. I ate it up with a spoon. The writing was excellent, the steam was steaming and the MMC was an adorable himbo with a bit of an edge.

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  • The Trouble with Anna
    GigiReadsRomance
    May 16, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0
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    Overall a solid debut. I thought the author had an engaging writing style. The story included a bunch of classic HR tropes and did it well. I liked Anna, a classic wallflower more interested in horses than people. But the hero gave me whiplash with his mantrums. He went from hot to cold in the blink of an eye and it was a turn off. He improved towards the end of the book but by then I was too aggravated with his mood swings. Decent spice, and well rounded side characters but an unappealing hero and a lack of stakes, yearning and low angst make this a mid read for me. Perfect for anyone who loves a sweet fluffy romance or for fans of Julia Quinn.

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  • Favorite obscure romance novel/author? (repost from club forum)

    Tell me about a favorite romance novel or author that Jen and Sarah either have never mentioned or rarely mention on Fated Mates. I have a series and a book. First, I absolutely love Elizabeth Essex's Reckless Brides series. They are historicals set during the Napoleonic War and tend to be about sailors. (Essex has a masters degree in maritime archeology so she knows her stuff!) The first book, Almost a Scandal, is about a woman who disguises herself as her brother to take on his post as a cabin boy, but lo! The captain is a family friend who knows her! There is a lot of yearning in tight spaces in this one. The final book, A Scandal to Remember, is about a lady scientist who embarks on a voyage to South America and falls in love with the ship's captain. I don't remember a whole lot about this book, but I EXTREMELY remember the part where they have sex in a rowboat in a hurricane off the coast of South America. Ya know. For warmth. Lastly, no one ever talks about Captive Bride by Katharine Ashe and I NEED more people to read this book. It's a historical paranormal about a heroine who has to go to a castle in Wales to rescue her dipshit brother who claims he has to marry the lady of the castle or else she'll be wedded to a ghost. Turns out he isn't hallucinating! And now the ghost wants to marry the heroine! A truly bonkers book, the hero MUST deflower the heroine so the ghost won't be able to force her to marry him. What better romance reasons could you ask for? Anyway, tell me yours!

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  • Rose in Chains
    GigiReadsRomance
    May 09, 2025
    1.5
    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 1.5Characters: 1.0Plot: 0.5
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    Finding out this was originally HP fanfic explained why it was so hard to follow. It relied a lot on prior knowledge of the characters of the original text. The end result was just bad. Badly paced, badly structured, the characters were undeveloped. The whole thing was a drag. There's SA, violence, sexual slavery, the MMC backhands the FMC at one point and no one ever mentions it again. The only good part was the "twist" at the end.

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  • Hunter (Prison Planet, #2)
    GigiReadsRomance
    May 05, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    These books are highly addictive and well written but they always fall apart on the third act. Cant wait to read the next one tho 😂

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    Hunter (Prison Planet, #2)

    Hunter (Prison Planet, #2)

    Emmy Chandler

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  • Guardian (Prison Planet, #1)
    GigiReadsRomance
    Apr 28, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.5

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  • Favorite obscure romance novel/author? (repost from club forum)

    Tell me about a favorite romance novel or author that Jen and Sarah either have never mentioned or rarely mention on Fated Mates. I have a series and a book. First, I absolutely love Elizabeth Essex's Reckless Brides series. They are historicals set during the Napoleonic War and tend to be about sailors. (Essex has a masters degree in maritime archeology so she knows her stuff!) The first book, Almost a Scandal, is about a woman who disguises herself as her brother to take on his post as a cabin boy, but lo! The captain is a family friend who knows her! There is a lot of yearning in tight spaces in this one. The final book, A Scandal to Remember, is about a lady scientist who embarks on a voyage to South America and falls in love with the ship's captain. I don't remember a whole lot about this book, but I EXTREMELY remember the part where they have sex in a rowboat in a hurricane off the coast of South America. Ya know. For warmth. Lastly, no one ever talks about Captive Bride by Katharine Ashe and I NEED more people to read this book. It's a historical paranormal about a heroine who has to go to a castle in Wales to rescue her dipshit brother who claims he has to marry the lady of the castle or else she'll be wedded to a ghost. Turns out he isn't hallucinating! And now the ghost wants to marry the heroine! A truly bonkers book, the hero MUST deflower the heroine so the ghost won't be able to force her to marry him. What better romance reasons could you ask for? Anyway, tell me yours!

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  • Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures, #1)
    GigiReadsRomance
    Apr 27, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0
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  • Favorite obscure romance novel/author? (repost from club forum)

    Tell me about a favorite romance novel or author that Jen and Sarah either have never mentioned or rarely mention on Fated Mates. I have a series and a book. First, I absolutely love Elizabeth Essex's Reckless Brides series. They are historicals set during the Napoleonic War and tend to be about sailors. (Essex has a masters degree in maritime archeology so she knows her stuff!) The first book, Almost a Scandal, is about a woman who disguises herself as her brother to take on his post as a cabin boy, but lo! The captain is a family friend who knows her! There is a lot of yearning in tight spaces in this one. The final book, A Scandal to Remember, is about a lady scientist who embarks on a voyage to South America and falls in love with the ship's captain. I don't remember a whole lot about this book, but I EXTREMELY remember the part where they have sex in a rowboat in a hurricane off the coast of South America. Ya know. For warmth. Lastly, no one ever talks about Captive Bride by Katharine Ashe and I NEED more people to read this book. It's a historical paranormal about a heroine who has to go to a castle in Wales to rescue her dipshit brother who claims he has to marry the lady of the castle or else she'll be wedded to a ghost. Turns out he isn't hallucinating! And now the ghost wants to marry the heroine! A truly bonkers book, the hero MUST deflower the heroine so the ghost won't be able to force her to marry him. What better romance reasons could you ask for? Anyway, tell me yours!

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