Book Review: Sugar, Spice and Can't Play Nice by Annika Sharma

Sugar, Spice and Can’t Play nice: antagonists to lovers, closed door romance with lush descriptions of food and clothing!

Sugar, Spice & Can’t Play nice by Annika Sharma

This is book 2 in Annika Sharma’s Chai Masala Club series - I do recommend you read these in order because there are a few references to book 1 that will be spoilers if you haven’t read it yet.

This one is an antagonists to lovers, closed door romance so appropriate for anyone who doesn’t want on-page sex. Our protagonists are both London-born, and find themselves in New York for various reasons. This book offers look into modern immigrant South Asian culture. It feels very much like a Bollywood romance - the twists and turns and drama are all dialed up to 11. There’s a lot going on in this book - family drama, work drama, relationship drama. I love the lush descriptions of clothing and food - this book will probably make you hungry.

I did feel it was about 50 pages too long, I did skim pages across some sections, which is why I’m giving this ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 Overall Grade: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Book review: One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver - closed door romance set in a fictional place in Ireland

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

Warning: This book is going to make you want to book a trip to Ireland ASAP.

One Night on the Island mood board. Image credit may be found on my Pinterest board.

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Book review: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center: Closed door celeb-normie romance

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

You know I’m a sucker for a celeb-normie romance, and this one is no exception. Hannah Brooks is an executive protection agent (bodyguard) and Jack Stapleton is the equivalent of a Marvel Star who has a corgi-loving stalker. Due to romance reasons, Hannah and Jack find themselves fake dating. This book has some Miss Congeniality vibes and the movie version would definitely have a makeover montage. Beyond the romance, there’s also a story of found family. It’s closed-door and genuinely funny and joyful.

Overall grade: 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hannah Brooks mood board

Jack Stapleton mood board

Jack’s condo and Jack’s parent’s farm mood board

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Book Review: Saint by Adrienne Young

Saint by Adrienne Young: closed door adventure romance

Saint by Adrienne Young

I’ve listened to all the books in this series as audiobooks, and each one has been a joy. This is a prequel to the Fable Series, but I think you should read this after Fable & Uncharted. I found it more impactful to learn about Saint after the fact. Like all the books in this series, low on steam (although there is romance) and high on action/adventure.  I love characters with shades of grey, and Adrienne Young portrays them particularly well. I would return to this world over and over again. Read this if you like Pirates of the Caribbean and period dramas.

 Overall Review: 5 Stars

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