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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · Sep 22
❤️ Enjoyment 5/5 | 🖋 Writing 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion 5/5

The ups and downs of this friends-to-lovers slow burn had me reading like men watch sports.
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I'll be sharing more short reviews soon, one book at a time.

#EmilyHenry #ContemporaryRomance #PenguinRandomHouse
Emily Henry's "People We Meet on Vacation" in the morning sun on a concrete pavement
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5

To anyone who still thinks diverse representations ruin historical romance, go lick a cactus and then read Cara Maxwell prove you wrong.

#CaraMaxwell
#HistoricalRomance
#IndieAuthor
#BookSky
A Kindle with Cara Maxwell's "Jilted in January" laid on a satin-lined faux fur stole with a contrasting faux fur collar.
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 3/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 2/5

The character dynamic wasn't enough to make up for the truly fanfiction-esque worldbuilding. Sadly, this book promises more than it delivers.

#BrooklynAnn
#Romantasy
#IndieAuthor
#BookSky
A Kindle e-reader with Brooklyn Ann's "To Wed a Warrior" laid on top of a fabric covered with both embroidered and fabric flowers.
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5

Torn between the horror at how Internet fandom can ignite into doing Bad Things in a flash and crying that I can't actually lose my soul in Solkat mythology told through music.

#JoeyBatey
#BrokenBinding
#RavenBooks
#TheBrokenBinding
#BookSky
Joey Batey's "It's Not a Cult" laid at an angle over an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar in the background.
January 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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With the year over, allow me a proper 2025 Bookish Wrapped post

#BookSky
#2025BookWrapped
#2025Wrapped
A scrapbook page with a book stack and tea mug sticker in the bottom right corner, a piece of wash tape holding the page up by its top right corner, and a torn page covered in handwriting over the top left corner of the page. The text in the middle of the page reads "2025 Bookish Wrapped". A scrapbook page with a book stack and tea mug sticker in the bottom right corner, a piece of wash tape holding the page up by its top right corner, and a torn page covered in handwriting over the top left corner of the page. The text in the middle of the page reads: "Reading goal 24 Books read 56" A scrapbook page with a book stack and tea mug sticker in the bottom right corner, a piece of wash tape holding the page up by its top right corner, and a torn page covered in handwriting over the top left corner of the page. The text at the top of the page reads "According to my Storygraph". Beneath that is a graph titled "The genres you spent the most time with in 2025" showing 30 Romance books read, 19 Fantasy, 12 Contemporary, 10 Historical, and 5 Young Adult. A scrapbook page with a book stack and tea mug sticker in the bottom right corner, a piece of wash tape holding the page up by its top right corner, and a torn page covered in handwriting over the top left corner of the page. The text at the top of the page reads "Everything I read in 2025". Underneath that are two images showing rows upon rows of book covers, each a picture of four columns.
January 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5

What makes cosy fantasy cosy isn't escaping your reality for a fluffy one - it's sharing the hard feelings with the trust that they'll be met with compassion. Loved Fern and LOVED Zyll!

#TravisBaldree
#CosyFantasy
#Tor
#BookSky
Travis Baldree's "Brigands & Breadknives" laid on top of a rapier and cutlery knives criss crossed behind it.
December 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5

Small town community vibes of Gilmore Girls with the cosy energy of British TV. So sweet it's addictive and makes you instantly forget the ugly parts of the real world.

#HeidiSwain
#ContemporaryRomance
#SimonAndSchuster
#Audiobook
#BookSky
Heidi Swain's "A Christmas Celebration" in a frame of snowflake against a background of lined scrapbook paper with torn bits of coloured paper across the top and bottom of the page, an illustrated bauble in the top right corner.
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5

From the cosy comforts of the seasons to the impact of gentleness and kindness on one's mental health, this YA sapphic romance hits like a megatruck right in the feels with truths about life. 

#AnnaZoeQuirke
#QueerRomance
#LittleTiger
#BookSky
Anna Zoe Quirke's "Sad Girl Hours" being held against a blurred background of a fire.
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5

A perfect culmination of an enemies-to-lovers brewing for four books with a wonderful blend of adult and teen romance is a surefire way to my heart. Best Dream Harbor book yet! 🩷✨️🎄

#LaurieGilmore
#ContemporaryRomance
#OneMoreChapter
#BookSky
Laurie Gilmore's "The Gingerbread Bakery" standing on top of gift-wrapped boxes and leaning against a lit up Christmas tree.
December 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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❤️ Przyjemność: 3/5 | 🖋 Warsztat: 5/5 | 🎭 Poziom wciągania: 3/5

Zasłużony Nobel za ogólny opis wiejskiej codzienności pod koniec XIX wieku, jednak jako współczesna powieść sprawdza się nieco gorzej. Sprawiedliwość dla Jagusi!

#WładysławReymont
#KlasykaLiteratury
#LiterackiNobel
#Audiobook
#BookSky
A cover of Władysław Reymont's audiobook of "Chłopi", read by Marek Walczak, in a circular frame with plants drawn sprouting out of it. This image is imposed over a paper collage background with cutouts of flowers, plain pages, and pages with writing, both handwriting and print.
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5

A cute novella, entirely carried by the FMC, though refreshing in its portrayal of an MMC who's simply a nice guy (if not much more). With enough suspension of disbelief it's a charming read.

#EvaDevon
#HistoricalRomancd
#Self-Published
#BookSky
Eva Devon's "The Spinster's Absolutely Sinful Adventure" on the screen of a Kindle e-reader laid on top of a richly printed fabric. The bottom right corner of the device is covered by the edge of a fan and the top right one is brushed by a golden fringe trim.
December 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 3/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3.5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 3/5

Glorifying red flags just because the man is rich and sexy isn't my thing. I question FMC's morals if to her that makes up for MMC's crimes and crude dominance. I see why it's popular though 😒

#AnaHuang
#BillionaireRomance
#Piatkus
#BookSky
Ana Huang's "King of Wrath" laid at an angle on white faux fur
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5

Sharp as nails commentary on class, loneliness, and Ivy League education under a pair of fluffy bunny ears. Not quite what I expected, but I embraced the ride and rage all the same.

#MonaAwad
#Satire
#LiteraryFiction
#HeadOfZeus
#BookSky
Mona Awad's "Bunny" held between gloved hands with a pearl ring against a tweed fabric of a dress.
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5

Non-stop giggles at the fairytale style of the story of Isabella and hew newfound wizardry fixing everyone else's problems. I demand justice for the grimalkin!

#OliverDarkshire
#Fantasy
#Funny
#HodderAndStoughton
Oliver Darkshire's "Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil" surrounded by glass jars of varying sizes filled with herbs and spices, as well as a singular wooden spoon to the right of the book.
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5

An Instagram ad that paid off with a compassionate story of healing. Though I wish that it didn't shy away from going deeper just to preserve the cosy vibes.

#ZSDiamanti
#CosyFantasy
#IndieAuthor
#BookSky
Z. S. Diamanti's "Guard in thr Garden" amongst green plants, the one behind which is flowering with small five-petal blossoms.
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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❤️ Przyjemność: 4/5 | 🖋 Warsztat: 4/5 | 🎭 Poziom wciągania: 3/5

Cudowna saga rodzinna, dopóki nie jest przerywana historyczno-moralnymi debatami w tomach 3 i 4; ciekawsza, kiedy nie dzieje się nic wielkiego.
A four-pannel collage. The diagonal from top left to bottom right are cover images of Maria Dąbrowska's "Noce i dnie" audiobook, volumes 1-4. Top right image is a stack of three books between a pair of headphones. And bottom left image shows three old leatherbound books next to a small vase of dried flowers.
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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| ❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 |

The one 'Just One Bed' to rule them all!

#BethOLeary
#TheFlatshare
#ContemporaryRomance
#Queries
#JustOneBed
Beth O'Leary's "The Flatshare" laid on a pair of pillows in bed
October 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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❤️ Enjoyment: 4/4 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5

It seems to be the source of the many currently popular tropes in this obviously ex-fanfiction. It's clear how a successful romance writing career grew out of this debut, but I wasn't hooked until the 2nd half.

#AliHazelwood
#ContemporaryRomance
Ali Hazelwood's "The Love Hypothesis" held in front of a chemistry laboratory
October 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social
❤️ Enjoyment 5/5 | 🖋 Writing 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion 5/5

The ups and downs of this friends-to-lovers slow burn had me reading like men watch sports.
___

I'll be sharing more short reviews soon, one book at a time.

#EmilyHenry #ContemporaryRomance #PenguinRandomHouse
Emily Henry's "People We Meet on Vacation" in the morning sun on a concrete pavement
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM