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#BookReview 72 of 2026
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5🌟

@authorchelseacurto

Okay… This series is definitely going to be my next obsession!

I always said that friends – to – lovers trope is one of my least favorite ones. But I have also said that when it's done right, a friends – to – lovers arc can be truly amazing. And I can say Power Play by Chelsea Curto is an excellent example for that. Though it’s a friends – to – lovers romance, I loved every second of it!

The Windy city series taught me that, every book in a series can be as good as the other. And I have a feeling that, the DC stars are also in that same category. Because, just like face off (book 1), power play (book 2) is also really good.

I just love Liam. The broody, closed off, grumpy goal keeper can easily be the next obsession. Just like Maverick, Liam’s caring side is the sexiest one. I love a man who loves to take care of the woman he loves! Liam’s patience was another marvelous quality of his. No wonder we always go all goofy for fictional men!

And Piper is the definition of sunshine. She is a person who can light up any room she walks in. And there is no surprise that she did the same in Liam’s grumpy life too. It’s impossible not to love Piper. Though I do love Emmy with all my heart, Piper might be my favorite. Her arc was the best one so far. Piper does not believe her potential for a love life to become a woman who knows what she wants is one hell of a journey.
All the chemistry, tension and spice were an added bonus.

Everything about Piper’s and Liam’s relationship was wonderful. And just like last time, I loved the fact that there isn’t a miscommunication arc, when it could have been added, and would have gone well with the plot, for the added drama element. Reading this story was such a wonderful experience. I can definitely see why this series is so popular. Because the DC stars series deserves all the love coming its way.

#chelseacurto #hockeyromance #romancebooks #bookstagramindia

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If your ideal Christmas involves cosy cafés, warm coffee, festive baking, and a little romance, I might have found your next read. 🎄☕💗

Christmas at the First Sip Coffee Shop by Emma Burdett looks like the kind of book you want to curl up with on a chilly evening, preferably with a hot drink in hand.

Adding a little festive romance to your TBR? Because I know I can't be the only one already craving Christmas reads! 📚✨

Tell me: what's your favourite kind of cosy Christmas read? 🎄

#ChristmasBooks #HolidayRomance #RomanceBooks #BookstagramIndia #ShelfBySree

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Unpopular opinion? Maybe. 👀💗

I love a romance that makes me believe in the relationship, but I also read romance because real life doesn't always give me the grand gestures, fictional men, and ridiculously perfect love stories I want.

For me, it's not about whether a romance is realistic. It's about whether the emotions feel real.

But I want to know what you think! 👇🏻

Are you a realism over everything reader, or are you here for the fictional fantasy?

And what's something that instantly takes you out of a romance?

Let's discuss in the comments! 💌

#BookstagramIndia #RomanceBooks #RomanceReaders #BookishDiscussion #ShelfBySree

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#BookReview 71 of 2026

🌟🌟🌟🌟✨(4.5)/5🌟

To be honest, i didn't expect this to be this entertaining!

I picked this up because, one of my favourite bookstagrammer said this series is a lot of fun to binge. And i was searching for an entertaining story to make me laugh.

Let me just say, this one definitely cracked me up.

Aunt Pip more than anyone else. Lavender too was hilarious. And sometimes she definitely makes u forget she is six instead of sixteen.

Imagine there is a safe house, or a retreat centre for women, who accidentally ends up going viral on the internet, in a very bad way. They can escape to this place to recoup themselves.

And that's why I think, the main attraction is the characters. For this story, the characters are the story. And the concept is so unique and interesting.

The complexities and the internal war after the most embarrassing moment in their life was painted so well, we feel every bit.

And then why did i cut that half star?

Because, it took me a while to get really into the story. I could only enjoy it once i was fully into it.

I think that's not a 5 star for me.

But this was close enough, and hence 4.5 stars

#youvegothatemail #pippagrant #romancebooks #bookstagramindia smalltownromance

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A little sunshine, a good book, and absolutely nobody disturbing my peace. 🌿📖💗

Honestly, this is my kind of therapy. 🥹

What does your perfect reading day look like? 👀

#bookstagram #bookstagramindia #romancereader #readingtime #bookishreels

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#BookReview 70 of 2026

@authorbkborison @panmacmillanindia

I think I have found my next obsession!

I knew this book was pretty popular and have seen this one around a lot here. But what i didn't expect was the butterflies in my stomach feeling that i didn't feel in a while from a good romance... (Of course, of the exception of TLH).

I really wasn't expecting this goosebumps in the lower belly situation... Even right now, when I'm writing this, that feeling is persistent. And I'm so happy for that, because that's what I always crace in a good romance 🥹

The stars of this story, are definitely the characters. But what attracted me most was the vulnerabilities. Beautiful it of the feelings, or the situations, or even the choices... It was so well written that, all of it landed right where it was supposed to.

I also find it amazing how the author dodged several cliched, easy chances for a typical, formulated romance and went all in. And i think that's why it turned out well.

I was grinning like a lovesick fool... My eyes almost welled up occasionally... And i think I dropped notes rather eagerly and impatiently when it needed... Which is, in reality, a very rare thing for me.

I don't know if anything I will read next would be as good as things one... I definitely doubt it! And my only regret, or the only thing I'm sad about right now is the fact that i finished the story. I don't think moving on from this one won't be as easy as I thought it would be. It definitely was one of a kind. And I'm all so happy and excited to continue this series.

#firsttimecaller #bkborison #romancebooks #bookstagramindia

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If romance tropes were shades of pink, I'd need the entire palette. 😂💗🎀

Blush pink for the slow burns, hot pink for the enemies who need to JUST KISS ALREADY, and raspberry pink for the there's only one bed situations. 👀

QOTD: Which shade are you picking, and what trope would you add to this palette? 💕

#OnWednesdaysWeWearPink #bookstagramIndia #romancebooks #romancetropes #romancereader

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One office. One apartment. One bed. And absolutely no chance of keeping things platonic. 👀🤭💗

Forced proximity romances will always have me kicking my feet. There's just something about two people being stuck together until not wanting to be apart becomes the real problem. 🫠

Tell me your favourite forced proximity romance! I need more recs. 👇🏻

#forcedproximity #forcedproximityromance #romancebooks #romancerecommendations #bookstagramindia

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Some things in romance books are simply NON-NEGOTIABLE. 💅🏻💗

Banter that has me giggling at my book. Competent characters who make me swoon. The little things that prove they're paying attention. And a grovel that actually means something.

These are a few of my romance-reader hills to die on, and I'm not backing down. 😂

Now tell me, what's ONE romance-reader opinion you'll defend with your whole chest? 👀👇🏻

#romancereader #romancebooks #bookstagramindia #romancetropes #bookishthoughts

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#BookReview 69 of 2026
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5⭐

This was definitely a cute read!

Stories always feel special to me when there’s a bookshop in the mix. And this story, centred around a bookshop, was everything I could ask for in that aspect. Add a charming small town to the mix, and I honestly can’t think of a cozier setting!

A New Start at the Happily Ever After Bookshop follows Carrie, a single mom who comes to Castle Cove, a small coastal town, to temporarily take over her aunt’s bookshop while her aunt is away on vacation. The bookshop is every romance reader’s heaven. Plus, there’s the handsome single dad next door! The whole setup was truly beautiful.

I think what I loved most about this story was the characters. Carrie and Michael’s character arcs were beautifully developed, making it impossible not to feel invested in their journey. Especially Carrie’s! I think that’s what makes this story stand out.

Overall, A New Start at the Happily Ever After Bookshop is a beautiful story about second chances and fresh starts, with a charming bookshop as its witness.

#cosyromance #smalltownromance #bookstagramindia #bookstagram

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Busy romanticizing my book and my little window corner. Some days the story is just more important than the outside world and honestly, that is valid.

If you saw me staring out of the window with a book today, no you didn't 😂

What book has you ignoring all your replies right now? Tell me below, I want to add it to my list.

#bookish #romancereader #bookstagramindia #readingaesthetic #booklover

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#BookReview 68 of 2026
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5⭐

@authorsarahadams

Okay... It was good read.
And let me just lay out all the good things first.

The tension was palpable... There were moments that could have been cut with a knife. And that's a very good thing.
The characters were lovable... Nathan and Bree had their own individualities, which is really important. So them both being totally in their own world, without over stepping each other was a good thing.
And i really liked Nathan. He definitely is some green flag 💚 Acts of service is one of my favourite tropes, and this guy really nailed that one!
Also it's fake dating. That's the best thing!

Now what irked me...
Well, there is a reason why I don't like friends to lovers (except some very rare cases) tropes. It can go from cute-swoony to real frustration very quickly. And that's what happened here too.
There were so many moments that I felt like jumping inside the book and slapping some sense into the MCs. There is a difference between being oblivious and being blind. They were definitely the latter!
And that's the only reason why I decided to take away that one star. Because it was rapidly swinging between good-to-frustrating for me. And that's not a feeling I want from a romance.

Overall, the cheat sheet was a good, cute love story. I enjoyed it in some ways. I don't hate it. But it's not something I want to revisit too...

#sarahadams #thecheatsheet #romancebooks #bookstagramindia

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