I’ve recently started reading excerpts. It’s an easy way to quickly decide if a book is for me instead of requesting it then realizing a chapter in one of the characters annoys me or an undisclosed topic is not my trope. Of course, one of the issues with excerpts is that it can pull you in quickly then you don’t want to put the book down when the excerpt is over. That’s a good thing.

I enjoyed the way this sampler was setup. There are 21 romance titles included. It had sections for the various subgenres (Contemporary, Paranormal, Sports, etc.), so if you want to you can skip through to the type of romance that interests you. I went through each one and read the summary and when interested I continued with the rest of the excerpt. I found several books that I had previously considered for my TBR and these excerpts answered whether they should be on the list or if I needed to boot them. I also added a few that I hadn’t considered but caught my attention as I read through the samples. Overall I only chose four books, but I am picky when it comes to romance

Thank you to Netgalley and Publishers Lunch Buzz Books for a copy provided for an honest review.

I am so excited for the romance options for 2025. I wish the excerpts were a bit longer but i am eager to collect some of these from the library this year.

Buzz Books samplers are a great way to discover debut authors and new books.
I am so happy I chose to read this one, because I stumbled on a fantastic book, Promises & Pomegranates by Sav R Miller.
Because of this sample, I went onto download the ARC, and have purchased the American editions for books 1 &2 with the preorder overlays (I'm having a friend in the states forward them to me), and I've got my eye on the Australian special edition from Fabled Co.
Although I am yet to finish P&P, I am looking forward to it once I work my way through my backlog of ARCs.
Thank you to Publishers Lunch for the Buzz Books 2024: Romance collection.

I love these sort of preview. As an avid romance reader, I love seeing what’s on the horizon. Lots of good books in my future.

Interesting preview! I think 2025 will be a big romance year and I am excited for all of them.
However, I'm most excited for Passion Project by London Sperry!

I love these Buzz Books! What a great way to try out a bunch of different books before committing to them. Normally romance isn't really my thing but I've found a few in here that I want to check out. These coections are such a great idea.

I really appreciate the Buzz Books because they give me a chance to see which ones I might enjoy more than others. I can be picky about writing style, so there are a few that I eliminated from my list because of the excerpt and others that I added to my list thanks to the excerpt.

If you are looking for more romance, I recommend this Buzz Books 2024!

I try to get the Buzzbooks whenever they release them because they give snippets of up-and-coming books. They organize the books by genre, so if there is a specific sub-genre (contemporary, horror, fantasy, YA, etc.) you can pay special attention to that section. Information for future publishing (like the release date, publisher, and author bio) is also included, which is thoughtful. This particular BuzzBooks focuses on romance.

I was mostly excited about the rom-com section, which is one of my favorite romance sub-genres. There were a few selections that I noted the release dates so I could pick them up.

The Buzz Books Romance sampler is such a wonderful way to explore previews for upcoming releases. There’s a great range of romance subgenres. The excerpts were just the right length to decide to add many to my tbr.

I was excited to preview books by authors I’m familiar with, and some new to me, and I’m especially looking forward to Showmance (Chad Beguelin), First Time Caller (B.K Borison), Hazardous to a Dukes Heart (Sabrina Jeffries), and Heart of the Sun (Mia Sheridan).

Interesting preview! I think 2025 will be a big romance year and I am excited for all of them.
However, I'm most excited for Passion Project by London Sperry!

It’s exactly what it says it is. Might be useful for some people but I could take it or leave it. I don’t think it’s bad but it’s just not for me.

If you are looking to find a resource that will help you decide which romance novels to add to your reading schedule for the beginning of this year, then Buzz Books 2024: Romance can help.

Compiled by Publishers Lunch, this ninth annual edition is broken down by subgenre: contemporary, paranormal, post apocalyptic, Regency, rom-com, romantasy, sci-fi, and sports. You can also look at excerpts by age category.

Before each excerpt is a summary, and after each excerpt is a link to request the full digital galley, author bio, imprint, ISBN and price information, publication date, and publicity and rights contacts. You'll also find editor and agent names and marketing plans.

Since I am trying to be good and read from my TBR pile, I only requested one full digital galley. I loved how this was broken down so that I could focus on my interests first. Looks like 2025 is going to be great for romance!

loved seeing all the snippets for books that are coming out or have already come out that I didn't know about. Definitely added some to my TBR after reading this.

Thank you, NetGalley, for this sampler! I always appreciate being able to sample chapters from books, as it provides me with useful insight about whether or not to request an ARC.

Loved the snippets of some of the new books coming out! It was such a good way to find out more about some of the releases everyone was talking about

I'm so excited for these new books! I got some really good recommendations from this list, but I wish more of the books included were 'Read Now' rather than just 'Request'.

Thank you to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for this Sampler Book. It was wonderful to have a wide variety of different titles without having to juggle ALL the individual books.

I really enjoyed this sample of titles. I always love to get my hands on these samp!es. I honestly wish there were more.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this sampler of upcoming romance novels. This was a treat being able to read a bit from each of these authors, which was helpful in deciding on what I wanted to add to by tbr. One of my favorites was I Got Abducted by Aliens, and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com. I have read all of the books in Kimberly Lemming's Mead Mishaps series, so i was super excited to see how she would transport her magic and humor into a new series.

I want to read these for everything now!!

LOVE these couple chapters from each book, just enough to see if they seem interesting. Short teasers of the ones you like and skipping past those you don't.

Most looking forward to reading:
Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan
Showmance by Chad Beguelin