whisperingchapters

whisperingchapters

I'm Genesis, a publicity assistant who loves romance and romantasy that's sweet, dark, smutty, swoony—I love it all! Bookstagram: @whisperingchapters | Substack: whisperingchapters.substack.com

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A Court of Silver Flames (Part 1 & 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

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The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy

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Sep 06, 2026

Love Felt Like This

4.5

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 5.0Plot:

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I ate this one up today! Everyone that has said they've highlighted pages and pages of this book, they weren't exaggerating.

This book is so precious. Griffin, Beverly, and Ava are adorable. Such a feel-good romance—it gave me all the warm feelings.

I received an eARC for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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Love Felt Like This

Julie Olivia

A grumpy rock star and a joyful children’s show creator revive television magic in this cozy small-town romance. Griffin Harvey lives his life in the spotlight. Reluctantly. The brooding famous singer-songwriter is on the cusp of composing his sophomore album . . . if only he could find the notes. But after gaining custody of his two-year-old daughter, the only music he’s writing is about shapes and counting to ten. Enter Beverly, who lives her life in the background producing children’s television and laughter. Except joy is hard to find when her nonprofit loses funding. She sinks all of her savings to revive the children’s show by herself, but when her variety show appearance collides with Griffin’s, their banter and chemistry is caught on live television. Suddenly, Griffin is singing a new tune. He needs a muse, and Beverly needs all the help she can get. With his secret daughter in tow, they hide out in her cozy mountain hometown, attempting to script, compose, and revive television magic. Their dynamic shouldn’t work. He’s all harsh tattoos and rough hands while she’s bright colors and gentle touches. Once their three months of work are done, they’ll return to their separate worlds. But what happens when it seems the true magic might be found in each other?

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Can Emily Henry fans please let me know which of her other books is this good? I didn’t like “the people we meet on vacation” but loved this one!

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Yay! Reading this for that fall vibes 😍... I will be honest tho. I don't have much expectations that i will like the romance... I hope the plot is good enough... Cause from what i heard, this book is mystery too... So yeah... Happy nocturnal reading

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“Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.” —Miss Piggy, Miss Piggy’s Guide to Life

I have NEVER cared for the epigraph, but this had me LOL’ing

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Love Felt Like This

Julie Olivia

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Sep 05, 2026

Sorrow & Strangers

4.5

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

This book is so addicting, I ended up inhaling 753 pages in 2 days—369 pages just this morning alone.

From the first book, my first guess was [redacted] and I’m so glad I was right! But that cliffhanger?! I need book 3 asap!

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Sorrow & Strangers

Jeanette Rose & Alexis Rune

Fear. Fury. And Fire. To Know is Never Enough. Summer Tuatha De Daanan reluctantly returns to Avalon University for her second year after spending the summer with her vampire best friend in Draculea. She’s a shell of her former self, and the peace promised to her has never felt further from her reach. All Summer wants is to keep her head down and get through the year cloaked in her depression, but looming threats linger, and she quickly finds herself thrust into a dangerous position once again; entangled with a friend turned enemy, the protector of her beloved family, and the target of two very powerful kings. Unwilling to suffer any further loss, Summer must push through her emotions to prepare herself for the enemies who threaten everything she holds dear. Through runic training with the revered and brooding Headmaster Emrys, combat with the aloof and strong-willed Max, and improving her mental walls with the dark and mysterious stranger, each step pulls her further from the edge of despair. Yet, nothing will be simple for Summer, and the more she trains, the more she discovers who she truly is, forcing her to confront her inner darkness. The beast within that purrs for her enigmatic stalker. A darkness that is waiting to be explored. A darkness that will not be denied.

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Jeanette Rose & Alexis Rune

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Sep 04, 2026

Immortal Rose

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.5Audiobook: 4.0

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“I found you endlessly fascinating, maddening, enthralling.” 🥀

This Bridgerton-esque regency inspired Romantasy is filled with unaliving, mystery, magic perfume, high stakes, twists, spies, AND SO MUCH BANTER AND YEARNING!

“Every bargain has its thorns.”

Hugh gets Viola thrown in jail to force her compliance in creating a perfume antidote to save the king. Viola—the only one left with a strange gift of infusing fragrance with magic that manipulates mind, body, and emotion—agrees to create the Immortal Rose in exchange for her life and fortune as illegitimate heir to the Rosebourne family legacy.

The whole magic perfume element is so intriguing and unique. The writing style is charming! Hugh and Viola have me constantly 😍 especially with all their banter and yearning!

“I would follow you, your devoted, worshipful servant, across lifetimes, the way the sun chases the moon across the sky. I would weave my soul through yours so no man or god could ever part them.” EXCUSE ME??!!

It’s safe to say this has been entertaining! I can’t wait to finish this book. The audiobook has been fantastic to listen to—the dual narration took me by surprise in the best way.

🥀 hate to love 🥀 spies, scandals, heists 🥀 marriage of convenience 🥀 magic perfumes 🥀 forced proximity 🥀 found family 🥀 slow burn romance

I received an eARC for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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