#alyssacole

[seattle-d-0-m]

[greeniezona]

Second novella for #novellanovember! I had really enjoyed Once Ghosted, Twice Shy, also by Alyssa Cole, so when I saw this at the library on my novella mission, I scooped it up. I was charmed by the premise, and there were some moments sprinkled throughout that I really adored, but overall this book left me a little cold. Gus seemed a little too perfect, they way they met a little too unlikely, and the ending felt a lot rushed. I was intrigued by the disabilityrep, but the neurodiversity elements of both characters felt underdeveloped on the page. I did root for them, I guess in the end I felt there was too much here to fit into a satisfying novella. Of course, this is a part of a series, and I have heard that Reggie appears in other book(s?), so maybe I would feel she was properly fleshed out if I’d read the rest of them, but I am unlikely to do so. . . Reviews for this book are great over all, for some reason it just wasn’t *my* cup of tea. . . #cantescapelove #alyssacole #yourmileagemayvary #labradorite https://www.instagram.com/p/B42jyxHghQc/?igshid=1itkrvfwvtjf6

[serataino]

I've been so lucky with my romance reads this year. Ledi and Thabiso are a true fairy tale couple. Cole's writing is flawless and I want to burn through all her books. I posted a fuller review on Goodreads but suffice to say, this was a 5 star read for me. * * * #aprincessintheory #alyssacole #contemporaryromance #romance #diverseromance #diverselit #myinstaquotes #authorsofcolor #bookstagram #bookblr #readthis #whatimreading #booksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/serataino/p/BxXzDxJpn2G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pmf9gv9yqnnn

[mimireadsromance]

🎉 Happy Release Day to @alyssacolelit 🎉 Can't Escape Love is the newest novella in the Reluctant Royals series. If you haven't read the books, I cannot recommend them enough! Alyssa Cole is one of my auto-buy authors! Her books engage all of my emotions and leave me feeling a little better about the world. @avonbooks Can't Escape Love: A Reluctant Royals Novella https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HWSDFZ5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_azrKCbCZHWQXG #mimireadsromance2019 #mimirecommends #contemporaryromance #readromance #bookstoread #bookstagrammers #bookstagram #books #Avonromance #alyssacole #reluctantroyalsseries #reader #readersofinstagram #amazon #kindle https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMkV1XAos6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r2n3rr5wgk2a

[pufflekittehreads]

Past And Future Reads: February 2022.

I know I’m super late with this monthly wrap up. I don’t really have an excuse, time just got away from me. I think I did quite well during February. The first two on this list are books I mentioned I had started last month but hadn’t finished. I also mentioned A History Of Wild Places in January too, but unfortunately I have had to temporarily put it aside. Just couldn’t get into the right…

[monicageorge13]

A quiet day with a good book. #CurrentlyReading #WhenNooneIsWatching #AlyssaCole #WeekendRead #QuietMorning #PhotoEditing #2021Reads #NovemberReads #AlexandriaEgypt #Alexandria #Egypt #AlexandriaPhotography #AlexandriaPhotographer #FallBooks #MysteryNovel #ThrillerNovel #Morning #Breakfast #BookPhotography #WeekendMood #Mugaholic #Bookstagram #Book #Reading #Goodreads #Morning #Sunshine #Home #Bookaholic #kindle (at Home) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxRS27s1LF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tobeadaydreamer]

My last book post was a year ago yesterday so I'm making a little book holiday of it! Here are some of this past year's reads! 📚📚📚 #kurtvonnegut #johnwaynecomunale #kikikitataki #amandaleduc #rihitotakarai #Alyssacole #maryfranceswinters #junjiito #jasonreynolds #ibramxkendi #kirstenpaibuick #basquiat #bencrump #clarissaestes #recentreads #bookstagram #bibliophilia #bookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CVdUbbVrTso/?utm_medium=tumblr

[eating-their-words]

My #octoberwrapup: ~ 1) 🇮🇹 #senzasangue #alessandrobaricco 3/5 2) 🇬🇧 #macbeth #shakespeare (reread) 4/5 3) 🇺🇸 #stamped #jasonreynolds #ibramxkendi 5/5 4) 🇺🇸 #thenickelboys #colsonwhitehead 4.5/5 5) 🇳🇬 #thedeathofvivekoji #akwaekeemezi (audiobook) 5/5 6) 🇫🇷 #withinabuddinggrove #proust 4/5 7) 🇺🇸 #witchdoctorpoet #bolajuju (ebook) 4/5 8) 🇺🇸 #home #tonimorrison 4.5/5 9) 🇺🇸 #whennooneiswatching #alyssacole (audiobook) 4/5 10) 🇬🇧 #atbertramshotel #agathachristie 3.5/5 11) 🇧🇷 #grandesertão #joãoguimarãesrosa (still reading) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDpP4YgGiR/?igshid=13m12xxdqdcpq

[mamanerd22]

Day 19: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole "Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning…" #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors #AlyssaCole #WhenNoOneIsWatching #thriller #GetOut #gentrificationsucks #blackgirlsread #representationmatters #nerdymama #nerdybooks #booknerd #POCbookstagrammer #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CLfSzeAAtf7/?igshid=175dsit9t6c0d

[randomsofmine]

Books read/reading/to be read this week for #Waywardathon Dead in The Water: read a book with water on the cover- Hold Back The Tide by Melinda Salisbury Phantom Traveller: main characters goes undercover- An Unconditional Freedom (The Loyal League, book 3) by Alyssa Cole Dead Man's Blood: read a book with vampires- Frostbite (Vampire Academy, book 2) by Richelle Meade Asylum: Read a book with mental health rep- Lets Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Bugs: Indigenous author- Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World,book 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse Hook Man:Lore or mythology based- Mythos by Stephen Fry #currentlyreading #supernatural #holdbackthetide #melindasalisbury #theloyalleague #anuncondtionalfreedom #alyssacole #frostbite #vampireacademy #va2021readalong #richellemeade #letspretendthisneverhappened #jennylawson #theblogess #trailoflightning #thesixthworld #rebeccaroanhorse #stephenfry #mythos https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcXfvIAsR4/?igshid=1ehximfnbvm69

[motherbookerblog]

This is one of those books that I saw everywhere and had to buy. My Instagram was full of people reading and enjoying it. I’ve had it for a few months now and never found the right time for it. I had a bit of time before my February TBR kicked in, so I gave it a try.

It took me longer than I’d expected to finish it. I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it. I had such high expectations for it that maybe it was always going to feel a bit off. I mean, if you compare something to Get Out and Rear Window then it’s always going to be tricky to live up.

That said, it wasn’t the worst thing I read in January (thank you The Incendiaries) and there were some enjoyable parts. Thankfully, I have a bit of time to get my thoughts in order before I write my review. I can tell that it’s going to be tricky.

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[serataino]

This is what I'm here for. Romance to me isn't just amazing sex and flowery declarations (though I'm a huge fan of those, too!). The best romances convey love, desire, but also mutual respect and the idea that each person contributes to the actualization of what is best in the other. My kind of escapism. * * * Btw, this excerpt is from Alyssa Cole's A Princess in Theory. * * * #alyssacole #aprincessintheory #contemporaryromance #romance #diverseromance #diverselit https://www.instagram.com/serataino/p/BxFWSZ_gfOe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1smq9swcynp9r

[eating-their-words]

Really got into this thriller / social commentary about the evils of systemic racism and gentrification. I actually kept finding things to clean around the house just to have an exxuse to keep listening. Thanks again to @librofm for the free audiobook. ~ #WhenNoOneIsWatching #alyssacole #audiobook #librofm #currentlylistening https://www.instagram.com/p/CGu-p-6gSoI/?igshid=48bqepm3kq41

[fredhandbag]

Last of the September #bookhaul The new, buzzy Alyssa Cole book. New Slaughter book. A Sean Dietrich novel. And after seven years a new book from Allie Brosh and a couple of bargain books. What’s your favorite new book this month? #septemberbookhaul #bradsbookhaul #thesilentwife #whennooneiswatching #alyssacole #seanofthesouth #alliebrosh #solutionsandotherproblems #bookstagram #bookshelves #bookswithcharacter #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookreview #hardcover #bookcollector #bookhaul #bookspines #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #crimefiction #thriller #bookcollection #nonfictionbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxW7UzgoAc/?igshid=sl16ckcksxew

[mamanerd22]

Gentrification is an ENTIRE bitch. I can't even lie, this is probably not the book I should've read while recovering from Battle Ground. I was already fragile but this book had me all up in my feelings. I feel like this could be added to a list of "Damn why are White People out to get us?!?" Media along with Get Out and Mexican Gothic. White supremacy and privilige are helluva drugs. All of that being said its a 4/5 star book. And you should definitely pick it up! #BookReview #gentrificationsucks #interracialrelationship #thriller #blackwomanauthors #GetOut #WhenNoOneIsWatching #AlyssaCole #blackgirlsread #POCbookstagrammer #nerdymama #nerdybooks #booknerd #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CF4oAhsARa-/?igshid=89j21t7hqd4z

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and hope you’re having or have had a wonderful Tuesday. I’m very excited as I’ve got five days off now so am planning lots of reading, some boring adult cleaning the house 😂 getting my hair done and seeing one of my best friends whom I haven’t seen in a year! 🥰 Today I’m showcasing a book I read recently on my kindle for @criminallygoodbookclub - When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole. This novel had such an intriguing synopsis, told from the point of view of a black woman and a white man who are neighbours in the same community in Brooklyn. Sydney is desperately trying to keep hold of her mother’s house but the neighbourhood is undergoing an alarming rate of gentrification. The familiar community and neighbours she knows are being forced out and there is some very shady and underhand business going on behind the scenes. The actual “thriller” portions of the novel don’t really materialise until about halfway through which was absolutely fine with me. I was really enjoying Sydney’s story and thought the author did a fantastic job with a unique theme to create an intense and captivating mystery. I don’t want to give away too much as we’ll be discussing this book on Sunday but I have to admit, up until the ending, this was a four star read for me. Then the ending came as if out of the blue and I’m sorry to say that it wasn’t quite what I expected. As a reader, I adore being surprised and ordinarily thrive on anything unexpected. There was just something about this particular ending that didn’t sit right with me unfortunately. It didn’t feel believable as part of the plot and additionally felt completely out of character for our lead male and female. I’m very aware that I might be in the minority with this review and that other readers will think it’s wonderful. However, I just couldn’t suspend my disbelief with this one - it felt like a book of two halves. Such a shame as I was really loving the characters and the plot up until then! Three stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #bookstagrammer #bookreview #whennooneiswatching #alyssacole #threestarreads #unpopularopinions #cgbookclub https://www.instagram.com/p/CFuw8u2gJbq/?igshid=e48u0f5azx63