Bromantasy Author: Máire Roche Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- October’s optional theme is: The Hunt What I’m Talking About: After getting into a drunken brawl with and injuring a mercenary captain (because he thought it was his nemesis, Bill), Juniper must replace the captain on his quest or form his own group. Not wanting to be […]
Edge of Mercy Author: Allie Therin Reviewer: Jen Rating: B/B- What I’m Talking About: Edge of Mercy is the conclusion of Therin’s thrilling UF series set in an alternative Pacific Northwest where some humans have evolved into Empaths. The previous book left readers on a little cliff, and I for one, hated the long wait for […]
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die Author: Greer Stothers Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- June’s optional theme: Pride What I’m Talking About: Sir Cameron is a fop who knows he is devastatingly handsome. He realizes the other knights poke fun, but he brushes off their jabs as if he doesn’t understand their intent. But most of […]
Audiobook review: A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau After Margot’s father died six months ago, she took over the reins of the family’s large food and canning company, and despite the hardships of being a businesswoman in 1912, she is determined to keep the company running. However, when Margot discovers her father’s former assistant dead in […]
A Murder Most Camp Author: Name Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B What I’m Talking About: A father’s ultimatum to his spoiled trust-fund-baby son leads to a cold case murder mystery, romance, and antics in the wilds of summer camp. Nicolas DiDomizio is not an unfamiliar name for me, and I’ve been meaning to try his […]
Audiobook review: Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan This month’s optional theme is Fool’s Errand, with one suggestion being a fake relationship. Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms not only features a fake engagement, but it also centers on a human and fae working together on an outrageous plan to overhaul the standard magic […]
Get Over It, April Evans Author: Ashley Herring Blake Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+/B What I’m Talking About: April Evans is broke. She’s had to close her beloved tattoo shop, rent out her home, and take a job teaching art at a resort for room and board. Things couldn’t get worse until she finds out that […]
Viscounts & Villainy Author: Allie Therin Reviewer: Jen Rating: C+/B- What I’m Talking About: The book opens with Wesley, Sebastian, and Rory doing some bootlegging for Jade. Sebastian is still figuring out what it means to no longer have magic. This shifts quickly to the gang trying to figure out who is really behind the […]
Dream On, Ramona Riley Author: Ashley Herring Blake Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Dream On, Ramona Riley is a cute, easy romance that doesn’t shy from tackling heavy emotions. Dylan and Ramona have always held on to the time of their first kiss, and how finding one another felt like a life-changing […]
Archangel’s Ascension Author: Nalini Singh Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Archangel’s Ascension is the continuing story of Illium and Aodhan’s transition to more than friends and their personal growth that is featured in 2021’s Archangel’s Light. However, the book also feels like a transition from the existing series about the Guild Hunters, […]
Twisted Shadows Author: Allie Therin Reviewer: Jen Rating: B/B+ What I’m Talking About: Picking up only three weeks since the conclusion of the first book, Twisted Shadows finds empath-hunter Evan Grayson continuing to deal with the fallout from the shocking discoveries and events centered in Seattle and Stone Solutions. Meanwhile empath Reece is trying to keep […]
Death in the Spires Author: KJ Charles Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: What causes a glorious group of Oxford misfit friends to not simply implode, but scatter? The murder of one of their own that was never solved. KJ Charles has been lights out as a historical romance writer dancing on […]
A Shore Thing Author: Joanna Lowell Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Spending the summer in St. Ives collecting seaweed samples, Muriel is searching for a special (and specific) painter who can capture the seaweeds’ beauty for her lectures in New York. Kit is that painter; however, he finds himself unable to sketch […]
When the Dust Settles Author: Mary Calmes Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Years ago, I read the first two books in the Timing series which followed one couple. I thought it was to be a duology and then When the Dust Settles came out years later and featured two secondary characters. […]
Once a Rogue Author: Allie Therin Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Wesley and Sebastian are on a boat bound for New York when they receive a cryptic cable from Jade. However, when they arrive, they discover that Jade, Zhang, Arthur, and Rory have all mysteriously left town. Additionally, an acquaintance of Wesley’s […]