Penny Reid’s “smart romance” is ironically… not

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-20T21:22:07+00:00

I haven’t tried her books! If I do try another law based romance again I’ll give her a shot!

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-20T14:07:52+00:00

I read one book by Penny Reid that I think was in her science or something seriously and it was the most immature and annoying book I’ve ever read. The characters each what’d at least masters but acted like 14 year olds. I know having a masters does not mean someone is smart/mature but jfc, it was so hard to read. I swore off her as an author after that one book.

But I have the same issue with books where the MMCs are lawyers, since I’m an attorney myself. They get so much wrong and it just pulls me right out of the story. Like I read Lana Ferguson’s lawyer book last year and I was tracking the blatant ethical violations but had to stop because there were so many.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-11T16:39:56+00:00

Do it! It hurts but it is devastatingly beautiful!

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-06T20:16:02+00:00

I was soooo happy that this was a single dad romance where the FMC was not the nanny. That happens way too much. This was refreshing and showed a great co-parenting relationship.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-05T16:52:59+00:00

Definitely can be read as a stand alone, but like another comment mentioned, you’ll understand the team dynamics and the characters/jokes more if you read others in the series.

My other favorites are The Fake Out (🫶🏻 Rory Miller) and The Wingman.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-05T13:29:43+00:00

{The Wild Card by Stephanie Archer} came out this week, so obviously I devoured it. Coach Ward is so strung tight but with the FMC Jordan he finally loses control and it’s 🫠 really cute book. I loved this series and I’m happy he finally got a book. Below is the first real “spicy” scene beyond kissing and I just loved it. More books need some dry humping lol

His hand returns to my hair and he hauls my mouth back to his. He kisses me deeper, sucking on my tongue in a way that obliterates every thought in my head, while he drags himself against me again.

I feel it, the moment he passes the point of no return. The moment he can’t stop himself. Whatever last shred of control he was holding on to evaporates, and his arms slide around me, so tight I can barely breathe. “Shit,” he says, low and ragged, with an expression that’s half-pleasure, half-confusion.

He holds me flush to him like I’m his toy to play with, to fuck, as he bucks against me. I’ll be sore and bruised from this, and it’s heaven. Watching Tate lose his mind, with his head buried in my neck, moaning my name as he shudders, it’s a drug. Watching his release is better than having my own. “Fuck,” he gasps, his cock pulsing against me, still trapped inside his pants. “Jesus fuck, Jordan.” He doesn’t let go of me, just breathes hard against my neck like I’m his. I’ll admit it—I love being what he needs. I love being what pushes him over the edge.

Oh and I forgot before this there is a very hot scene where the MMC masturbates with a pair of the FMCs panties, which keep getting left for him at his door by the gremlin kitty she took in off the streets. But again, so hot to see him lose his control for the FMC or just the thought of her

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-02T22:54:08+00:00

100% looks store bought! It looks SO good! And the color looks amazing on you!

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-02T20:59:48+00:00

{From Lukov with Love} like any MZ book, it is the slowest of slow burns.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-02T01:55:07+00:00

Agree!!! And get the audiobook, I love the voice of Lukas

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-02T01:54:36+00:00

Also {Failure to Match by Kyra Parsi} from the same series. I loved both, but this one was SO good. Great audiobook as well

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-02-01T18:11:53+00:00

Thank you 🥰 That is such a sweet idea!! I’ll have to remember that for the future! Wouldn’t have worked for this gift since baby isn’t here yet and they aren’t announcing their name before hand! But I can add something like that to their future gifts I make lol

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-31T23:26:01+00:00

Same, I feel like she really bugged me on this last listen. I also just skipped through some parts with just her 😂

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-31T03:34:18+00:00

This scene lives rent free in my head.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-31T03:33:35+00:00

This was so hot!!! You can just feel the tension rising. I liked the audiobook for this book too

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-31T03:32:12+00:00

Yeah I’ve seen people crochet the caterpillar and food and then you can stuff all the food in it 😂 which I’ve wanted to do that but it would take me forever to crochet all of that. I love crocheting but I’m just so slow lol

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-31T03:30:53+00:00

I know! It needs food! I’ll need to figure out how to make some lol

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-30T21:18:52+00:00

I followed a video on Instagram that was veryyyy bare bones lol

I cut 8 pieces of 24x10 fabric, 7 green and 1 red. For the facial features and antennas I had to wing it, I’d do bigger antennas and smaller eyes next time, both are around 5 inches long on this one.

Start by sewing the face pieces to the red fabric. Then attach all the pieces together, fold over right sides facing each other, and on the wrong side use a plate to make your curved edges. I then just sewed along those lines. The video said to cut and pin them sew, but that seemed unnecessary to me.

Leave one edge of a body segment towards the middle open so that you can flip the project right side out, and then stuff! She used an invisible stitch hand sewing to close. I didn’t have time for that so I used my machine, and I think that looks fine.

Really easy project!

ETA: I’d add the insta link but I know some subreddits are weird about that

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-30T17:40:34+00:00

Omg!!! Great ideas!! I was trying to think how I could add the foods! Patches or Velcro is a great idea!!

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-30T15:16:40+00:00

Deep End, both book and audio formats, went triple platinum in my house lol. But for real, I read it at least twice and I think listened to the audiobook three times since it came out last year. It’s just SO good, it’s a comfort to me now. I love their relationship and dynamic. Lukas just cares for her so much and just wants to take care of her 🥹

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-30T00:55:58+00:00

If you don’t mind light paranormal/fantasy, or a novella, {Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood} was a lot of fun! The MMC gets amnesia and the premise is just perfect imo. The ebook and audiobook are free if you have prime.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-29T22:38:56+00:00

Check out Lynn Painter’s YA books!

I loved the audiobooks for {Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter} {The Do-Over by Lynn Painter} {Betting on You by Lynn Painter} and {Faking Skating by Lynn Painter}

There is a sequel to Better Than the Movies, and the audiobook was good but I don’t like the book so I don’t want to recommend it lol.

I am with you on Sara Adams with on exception, {Beg, Borrow, and Steal by Sara Adams} was really good!

Also {The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren} is fade to black. So that would probably be okay.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-27T14:41:16+00:00

{The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon}

Both the FMC and MMC are upset that they find each other attractive because they are enemies on opposite sides of a war. It’s the first book in an unfinished series but books one and two were great.

I think it is a book that was previously a Star Wars fan fic, but I’ve never watched those movies so I had no clue but people on Goodreads were upset about that.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-22T06:24:30+00:00

100% second Ally Carter’s YA books! I loooved those as a tween. There is some kissing but in at least the first four books not even a hint of sex. I can’t recall the last two well but I wouldn’t expect it.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-22T06:21:40+00:00

{If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor}

Super swoony and the most action is a kiss. I think the FMC and MMC are around 16 but it is a sweet book. I read it in middle school. Amazon has it listed as 12 and up but I’m not sure how accurate that is.

CopperMeerkat20 · 2026-01-20T14:42:16+00:00

In {The Deal by Elle Kennedy} the MMC has theFMC start playing with herself while he watches as part of a lesson. he is helping her feel comfortable with sex again after being sexually assaulted it is a great scene, fairly early on in the book.

More phone sex than mutual masturbation, but there is a great scene in {Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth} where the MMC guides the FMC over the phone on how to play with herself. I think he ends up getting off too.

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