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It was her mother's most unnerving trait. She could pinpoint with breathtaking accuracy the areas where you were perfectly secure, and then undermine them with reassurances. The Ludens, of course, were fairly immune. As Indiana had once remarked, unless you made it a major project, you could only work emotionally stable people over if you started young enough.

A married couple adjusts to being back together after the reporter husband does a short stint in prison for refusing to identify a source. The story is mostly vibes, and pretty dated ones, although the political elements aren't: he's committed to free speech as a child of Hungarian immigrants. But it's mostly about the relationship, and though I usually love how LL writes them, this came off as too purple. A soft pick.

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“The components of a free press are reporters who aren't afraid to tell a story and citizens who aren't afraid to talk to reporters.“

“Could you explain why you think criminals have the right to that kind of shield?“

“Could you explain why, in a nation that assumes innocence until conviction, you would stick a label like 'criminal' on people who've never been convicted of a crime?“

Romance round up - 3 m/m hockey romances

Textbook Defence - latest in the Hockey Ever After series. Not a patch on the first one as originally published, but still fun. It‘s always good to get a glimpse of Gabe & Dante.
On the Edge - I like the slow burn in this series. This one is a pretty good example of the grumpy/sunshine trope.
One Timer - I can‘t remember this much but it must have been ok because I finished it after bailing on a few.

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From the very beginning Trista is very clear that she does not want to be a mom. With the way things are going the only "happy ending" that I can see happening is them getting together & raising the baby together. And that makes me feel icky. I don't like the idea of her suddenly changing her perspective on motherhood just cause she gets to witness a loving family. I guess I should have realized what I was getting into with a surrogacy romance but

This book was really similar to the first one in the series, with likable MCs and no smutty scenes, which I prefer. There were times that Ellie annoyed me, and I really wish we could have gotten Jake's POV, but overall this was a pleasant read. I'm mostly posting this because I don't like covers with real/real-looking people on them, so I created a new cover for this book and put it on myself. Slightly crooked, but I like it so much better than ⬇

I found myself in a Jackie Lau mood last night, so here I am with coffee, a taro bun, and the second Cider Bar Sisters romance. It feels like it‘ll be quick and fun, with lots of entertaining grumpiness and possibly some heartwrenching family stuff.

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

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