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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Haiku Reviews...

 

My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh


She's a struggling chef;
He's a hockey player with a bad rep.
Dating just might save them both.


Romantic comedy .... 363 pages .... 5/5 stars.
(Poppy's and Dallas's fake romance was funny, sweet & swoony.)





Sit, Stay, Love by Debbie Burns


Dogs needing rescue 
unite a gruff ex-marine and
sweet shelter worker.


Contemporary romance .... 371 pages .... 4.5/5 stars.
(The appealing romance between Kurt and Kelsey, and all those dogs, totally made me smile.)





The Love Wager by Lynn Painter


Their bet on who will
find true love leads to bad dates, 
tacos, friendship...and love.


Romantic comedy .... 289 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(I loved the fun texts and banter between Jake and Hallie!)



Happy Reading!

34 comments:

  1. Yay on your haiku reviews, Lark! I'm adding all these books to my wishlist. :)

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  2. My Phony Valentine... you had me at hockey player. :)

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    1. Right? That's what made me pick it up, and I'm so glad I did. It's super fun. :D

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  3. You had me at tacos! Love the haiku reviews as always.

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    1. It just made me laugh that they'd meet up for tacos after all their bad dates. :D

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  4. Love Wager sounds fun. Tacos... :)

    And the hockey angle I like too, I'm with Tanya on that one.

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    1. I loved the hockey angle in My Phony Valentine! Sport romances are a lot of fun. :D

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  5. Three highly rated books - wow! You've had some good reading lately.

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    1. I needed some good books after my run of so-so reads...and these were light and sweet and funny and really hit the spot. :D

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  6. Oh these all sound like great beach reads!

    Allie of
    www.allienyc.com

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    1. They would all definitely be perfect beach reads this summer. Thanks for commenting. :D

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  7. Love a good fake-dating romance with a hockey player that's just icing on the cake! Any romance that adds cute animals is a win for me. I want to try more Painter as this was my one and only read by her and the conflict was a bit weak..in my opinion of course, lol! Glad you enjoyed it a little more than I did. Great haiku reviews, Lark!

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    1. The conflict was a bit weak in The Love Wager, and maybe that's why it worked for me because I'm certainly not in the headspace for major conflict of any kind right now. And cute animals (and hockey players!) always make a romance more fun. :D

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  8. Thank you for sharing. Regine

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    1. These books were fun to read...and to write haikus about. :D

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  9. Love your haiku reviews, Lark! So glad you enjoyed My Phony Valentine. That's one of my favorites I've read this year. :D

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    1. I can see why! It's one of my favorite reads this year, too. Have you read other books by Walsh?

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  10. These all sound fantastic - especially the first two books! I love these posts.

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    1. I have fun writing them. And My Phony Valentine and Sit, Stay, Love are very cute and fun romances. :D

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  11. They all sound like fun reads! Glad you enjoyed.

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    1. I really need some lighthearted and happy books, and these three hit the spot.

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  12. I love the sound of all of these! I have the Love Wager on my TBR and am going to add My Phony Valentine to my wish list.

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    1. I really loved My Phony Valentine; I hope you like it, too. :D

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  13. You do so well at these Haikus. terrific.

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    1. They don't always work out for every book, but I think these haiku reviews came together pretty good this time. :D

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  14. These books are not really the kind I like, but as always I love your haiku reviews :-)

    Kind regards, Bettina

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    1. I just needed some light and entertaining reads right now and these three fun romances fit the bill. :D

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  15. Oh, I love the sound of ALL of these! Esp My Phoney Valentine -- that cover is <3

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    1. Isn't it great? And the characters are so fun and likable. All of these books are great romance reads. :D

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  16. Great idea to do haiku reviews, Lark. I have read the second and third books here and enjoyed them. I might have to give the first one a try.

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    1. The first one is so much fun! I loved everything about it.

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