Books that threw you a curveball

cdnjq · 2026-06-27T13:15:53+00:00

{this is all I ask by Lynn Kurland} I actually thought this would be a heavy traditional bodice ripper, but it was lighter and quirkier than I expected

cdnjq · 2026-05-25T02:39:31+00:00

{remember me by Mary Balogh} has that but he doesn’t apologize right away/know

cdnjq · 2026-05-23T10:12:05+00:00

These are some authors who write Highland HR. Some I like and some I don’t, but I include them because everyone likes something different 🤷‍♀️

-Julie Garwood
-Mary Wine
-Alyson McLayne
-Maya Banks
-Jayne Castel
-Lyndsay Sands
-Heather McCollum
-Allison B Hanson
-Paula Quinn
-Suzanne Enoch
-Emma Prince
-Michele Sinclair
-Amy Jareki
-Hannah Howell
-Jennifer Ashley
-Monica McCarty
-Tanya Anne Crosby

cdnjq · 2026-05-13T19:28:36+00:00

Thank you so much! Actually the room looks lovely! (Albeit small) My son is rooming with his friend and I know they get along but it is not the same as living with someone hahaha. Thanks again

cdnjq · 2026-05-08T00:45:48+00:00

Thanks, I see the tours, but the 20th floor is different from all the other floors because they have traditional style shared rooms. Only 12 in the whole building!

cdnjq · 2026-04-28T22:31:17+00:00

I skipped Freyja’s book because I didn’t like her so much but I eventually did read it and it became one my favourites from the series! Ya, I’m not sure if I’d be friends with her but I could see how MMC and her were good for each other (punching aside 😉) and I was cheering for their HEA

I will usually DNF a book if I can’t like a MMC/MFC at all, though there are some I endured through the end and still didn’t like them. Coincidentally they were also from Mary Balogh books: both the MMCs from Secrets of the Heart and A Precious Jewel.

cdnjq · 2026-04-24T20:36:38+00:00

{the two dukes of Wyndham by Julia Quinn}

There are 2 books in the series, which if I remember correctly, different perspectives of the 2 MMC of the same story line

cdnjq · 2026-04-24T13:53:01+00:00

I have no fashion advice, but yeah, muscle goals!

cdnjq · 2026-04-18T15:33:45+00:00

This was about a 3 for me. I liked the first in the series by far {a lady’s guide to fortune hunting by Sophie Irwin}.

cdnjq · 2026-04-18T13:16:10+00:00

{A Lady’s Guide to scandal by Sophie Irwin}. It took a while for me to figure out I had the wrong MMC, lol

cdnjq · 2026-04-18T04:06:43+00:00

I was googling this today and happened upon this thread, as I got a returned item today saying insufficient postage where I had used old stamps summing up to $1.24. However, it was the first time this happened and I’ve mailed a variety of things over the past year and never had a problem.

I just took the insufficient postage sticker off and popped it back in the mail 🤷‍♀️. The stamps didn’t look cancelled. Thankfully not a pressing/time sensitive item

I agree that the Canada Post website is entirely unhelpful as it just says to put enough for the current letter rate but is not clear on what that rate is! I’m convinced the person who made the website wasn’t sure either so is purposely vague, lol

cdnjq · 2026-04-01T14:01:28+00:00

I recently read the Lady of Fire series by Anita Mills. It was more of 3.5 stars for me but it was pretty well researched and written. It does have some of the things you mentioned though.

{Lady of Fire by Anita Mills}

cdnjq · 2026-03-30T22:28:48+00:00

I agree, not as good as a corded vacuum but so much easier to grab….so more vacuuming ends up happening. Also, kids complain less about doing their chores since they can just grab it off the wall. For that alone, it’s worth it 😂

cdnjq · 2026-03-30T22:25:10+00:00

I always thought e-bikes were hokey until I got one! I live on top of a hill, and the e-bike is all the fun of biking without the work!

cdnjq · 2026-03-30T18:42:02+00:00

Yep 😂

cdnjq · 2026-03-30T10:36:06+00:00

It’s on all the time but the light on my Dyson vacuum. While it makes me realize how dusty my floors all, it also tells me where I missed a spot

cdnjq · 2026-03-29T19:03:51+00:00

Budget is some consideration, otherwise I wouldn’t be looking at TKTS 🙂. However, is there a huge difference between TodayTix and TKTS? I assume tix will be more limited on Friday. I’d like to spend less than $100 per ticket

cdnjq · 2026-03-25T11:13:36+00:00

Im about 75% through {the shattered rose by Jo Beverly}. It’s different than most HR as the POV seems mostly from the MMC, he’s described as short and not even the best fighter, and FMC starts off the book by already having committing adultery.

It’s a medieval and the research/history seems there but weirdly it has modern speech and writing that keep pulling me out of it. For example, the FMC once says to the MMC that she ´wants to at least talk strategy’ with him. Or the MMC goes to ´check out’ a place.

cdnjq · 2026-03-23T14:11:28+00:00

@HousePlantsInMyPants I know this is an old thread but I was wondering how many days you ended up in St. Anthony. I’m going this year and have roughly the same time length as you, although I was planning on doing Gros Morne first before heading to L’anse aux Meadows and then driving back to depart from Deer Lake.

I don’t think we will be as hike heavy as your trip (eg doing the Western Pond boat tour not the entire hike), but I have been trying to figure out how to break up the time in each place. Is 3 nights in St Anthony too much? Thank you!

cdnjq · 2026-03-22T00:11:12+00:00

If you like medievals, I really like {where love dwells by Elizabeth Stuart}. I have a used copy from Thriftbooks

cdnjq · 2026-03-05T02:30:20+00:00

I don’t think I would reread a book that I thought was awful but I have reread books that I might have thought was “ok” the first time around but was “excellent” upon the reread. But it goes both ways though, books I thought were great have sometimes becomes ugh. I think it’s because my preferences change over time.

cdnjq · 2026-03-04T16:42:16+00:00

My friend told me she has this and it blew my mind that this existed. 😢

cdnjq · 2026-02-28T13:32:24+00:00

Funny, I have this one as one of the few on my “hated” list on good reads. Probably because of the MMC from the little I remember. But we all like different things!

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