Tempting Olivia Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Is Tempting Olivia by Clare Ashton worth reading? Our review of the Oxford ice-queen lawyer and film-star client romance — the slow burn, the breakup and the sequel debate.
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Purposefully Accidental Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Is Purposefully Accidental by G Benson worth reading? Our review of the funny, tender fake-dating romance between an A-list actress and a grieving ER doctor.
Pretty Pucked Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Is Pretty Pucked by Olivia M. Green worth reading? Our review of the extreme slow-burn small-town romance between a hairstylist and a rec hockey star.
A Gold Medal in Love Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A spicy, kinky Olympic romance between an ice-queen figure skater and a golden-retriever nonbinary hockey player, praised for its consent-forward D/s dynamic and its representation — but its eating-disorder storyline is intense, the 18-year-old lead and age gap give some readers pause, and a few found the writing weak. Best for: Readers who want … Read more
Rebound Play Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A warm, spicy wheelchair basketball romance with standout ADHD and disability representation, great banter and a sport that is actually central to the story — held back only by a third-act breakup some readers found unnecessary. Best for: Readers looking for disabled and neurodivergent leads written with care, fans of golden-retriever-meets-black-cat dynamics, and anyone … Read more
The Words Shimmer Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A gentle, very British odd-couple romance between a prim Yorkshire anatomy lecturer and a brash, dyslexic paramedic who team up on a school garden project — thoughtful and warm about dyslexia and life in your forties, but so slow and so crowded with subplots that many readers felt the romance barely arrived. Best for: … Read more
A Wish Upon a Star Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A tender neighbours-to-lovers romance between two women in their fifties, carried by one of the best-loved child characters in sapphic romance, held back by a final stretch some readers found rushed and a small, quiet readership. Best for: Readers who want mature heroines, a slow burn built around family life, a dog who steals … Read more
The Assassin and the Sorceress Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Updated on October 6, 2026 Verdict: A warm, character-first sapphic quest fantasy with an autistic elf assassin whom readers praise almost unanimously, held back by a romance that several readers say moves too fast and a rating built partly on advance copies. Best for: Readers who want authentic autistic representation, a queer-normative epic fantasy world … Read more
Smash or Pass Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Updated on October 5, 2026 Verdict: A tender, closed-door YA summer-camp romance with some of the most specific autistic masking representation in sapphic fiction this year, held back by a compressed final act and a love interest who stays more sketched than drawn. Best for: Teen readers and adults who read YA for the feelings, … Read more
Treasure Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: A sweet, sexy new-adult novella about two young Black women, a shy college freshman and the stripper she cannot stop thinking about, with warm sex-positive representation and explicit heat, held back by a length that leaves most readers wanting more and writing that a minority finds choppy. Best for: … Read more