Rom-Com Archives

LOCKDOWN ON LONDON LANE Book Review

Posted on June 13, 2023July 22, 2024 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

If you're a fan of the movie Love Actually (umm, who isn't???), you’re going to adore Lockdown on London Lane. What's Lockdown on London Lane about? Lockdown on London Lane (or, Love, Locked Down if you’re reading the UK edition) features a cast of characters who are quarantined inside their large apartment complex after a neighbor contracts a “dangerous virus” that seems to be spreading all over the world. Sound familiar? **gulp**...

RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE (DNF Book Review)

Posted on April 23, 2021October 23, 2024 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

Unpopular opinion alert: I did not finish (DNF) Red, White, and Royal Blue. SO many people have raved about this book by Casey McQuiston, readers and bloggers alike. It was all over bookstagram when it published in 2019, and I'm still seeing it appear in bookstack photos of beloved books. What's Red, White, and Royal Blue about? As a lover of rom-coms, I was eager to read this relatively new member to the genre: a queer...