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Katy O.'s avatar

I love your tier system so much! And I’m so grateful to have found another romance reader here on Substack ❤️

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Alicia McClintic's avatar

Love everything about this, Natalie! Thrilled to share your reading joys! 💛 I loved A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting and Book Lovers in 2022! Making note of Delilah Green and When A Scot Ties The Knot for the next time I’m ready for a romance. Would love to hear if there are some chaste / closed door romance novels that you find sparkly & delightful. Thanks for sharing with us!

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Natalie's avatar

Thank you! I am planning on writing a post about all my closed door recs, although I want to get through a few more closed door romances on my TBR first and really compile a top-tier list.

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Alicia McClintic's avatar

I can always be patient for a *top-tier* list!!!

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Mary Rogovin's avatar

This is so fun, Natalie! I don’t read a lot of romance, but I love the genre and your reviews sparkle - I’m glad to have a trusted source for recommendations! Sarah MacLean is my favorite romance author - love how she writes that witty banter and her heroines are so kickass. Is she still writing? (Is she still good?!)

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Natalie's avatar

Thank you! Sarah MacLean is still writing and (I think) still good. Her books can be hit or miss for me but when they hit, I enjoy them so, so much. Her most recent series is about a group of women secretly taking down powerful men and it's so fun and soapy.

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Mary Rogovin's avatar

I just downloaded Bomb Shell (the first in her latest Hell's Belles series) - thank you for the recommendation!

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Sara Hildreth's avatar

I love your tier system and am incredibly excited to learn more about your reading life this year! I’m definitely bookmarking this email for the next time I’m in need of a romance fix!

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Natalie's avatar

Thank you! I think I'm going to try a similar tiering system for my reads each month, especially given how much I enjoyed putting together this one.

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Maddie Stough's avatar

Love that you are doing this newsletter, and can’t wait to read more ♥️

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Natalie's avatar

Thank you! <3

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Brittany's avatar

What a vibrant reading life for 2022, Natalie!

I plan to return to this post when planning my next romance read - you’ve listed so many gems. Coincidentally, I also read and loved « When a Scot Ties the Knot « when I had Covid over the summer. I also devoured Nora Goes Off Script at that time. If you haven’t picked it up, it is a slower burn romantic comedy with mild steam.

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Natalie's avatar

Thank you! I've heard such good things about Nora Goes Off Script and my hold finally came in at the library--I'm really looking forward to reading it this month!

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