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Fated Mates Book Club: Romance Books for Novel People
Sarah J Maasverse
Reading...Cecily
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  • Cecily
    Thoughts from 56%

    I’m really enjoying this read - it’s vivid and pacy, it doesn’t feel weighed down with historical exposition, and seeing the politics of the Wars of the Roses through the eyes of a smart, ambitious woman is fascinating. I keep meeting characters and pausing to go read their backstory on Wikipedia.

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  • A Dish Best Served Hot (Vega Family Love Stories, #2)
    Skate
    Apr 30, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    Another great read from Natalie Caña. Her MCs are rich and nuanced, and utterly human. They inhabit a world that doesn’t shy away from showing the injustice of poverty and marginalised communities; there’s also a wonderful wider cast of characters that you get in the best small town romances. All in, it’s a delightful and satisfying read.

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    A Dish Best Served Hot (Vega Family Love Stories, #2)

    A Dish Best Served Hot (Vega Family Love Stories, #2)

    Natalie Caña

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  • A Proposal They Can't Refuse (Vega Family Love Stories, #1)
    Skate
    Apr 26, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.5

    This was delightful, a thoroughly enjoyable read. Parts of the plot felt a little clunky - ‘romance reasons’ is doing a fair bit of work! - but I can forgive all of that for how much I enjoyed the ride. I want to read a book and feel all the feels, and this one had me laughing and weeping, sometimes all at once. There’s just so much heart on every page. Finished and went straight onto book 2.

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  • All Fours
    Skate
    Apr 22, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

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  • All Fours
    Thoughts from 68%

    I was really unsure about this book at first, but at this point, I think it will be a 5-star read for me. A little weird there for a minute, but really turned into some beautiful lessons.

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    Skate set their yearly reading goal to 75

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    Skate's 2025 Reading Challenge

    14 of 75 read
    The Rom-Commers
    The God of the Woods
    Wild Side (Rose Hill, #3)
    Not in Love
    In a Rush
    Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7)
    Hans (Alliance, #4)
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  • So what's all this then?

    These are the romance novels that we never get tired of reading. That we never get tired of reading about. Or talking about. We've been meaning to collect our deep dive episodes in one place for years, and we've finally done it, largely spurred on by Pagebound's existence. We hope you'll find something you love in this collection, and we hope you'll enjoy listening to us, your newfound discoverabilibuddies, talk about it. Go for the gold!

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