That Summer Feeling Author: Bridget Morrissey Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Some books are called a summer read, but That Summer Feeling goes to the heart of summer with all the nostalgia, fun, and groans of the summer camp experience. A woman recovers from a divorce, explores a part of childhood […]
The Red Scholar’s Wake Author: Aliette de Bodard Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: While I’ve always enjoyed science fiction as an element in many of the stories I’ve read, I don’t have a large collection of titles within the genre as a whole. However, the chatter surrounding The Red Scholar’s Wake (“Sapphic […]
Harlem Sunset Author: Nekesa Afia Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Louise Lloyd killed a man. Though that man murdered several young black women, including her own younger sister, she still feels guilty. Now, almost a year later, she and her loved ones are being terrorized buy a threat that seems far too […]
Unbroken Author: Alli Temple Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: For years, the infamous Captain Cinder has known exactly who she is. Rejected daughter Mercenary for hire. Terror of the Seas. Respected by her crew. Nothing on the horizon save her next destination. She even got to defeat the bad guy and win […]
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care Author: Ashley Herring Blake Reviewer: B. Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Guilted into returning to her hometown of Bright Falls to photograph her step-sister’s wedding, Delilah Green’s only hope of surviving the ordeal is to focus on the desperately-needed paycheck she’s going to receive for her efforts. And maybe wreak […]
The Demon Equilibrium Author: Cathy Pegau Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: The Demon Equilibrium is a wonderful new fantasy from Cathy Pegau. She’s created an alternate timeline, historical setting where women of the Order of Saint Teresa wield magic and fight the demon horde, all unknown to the average human. The magic […]
Dead Dead Girls Author: Nekesa Afia Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: “She had been a showgirl, a waitress, a lover, a dancer…And now she was a detective too.” And this is the clearest introduction I can offer for the excellent Louise Lloyd, main character of Dead Dead Girls, the debut novel by […]
How to Find a Princess Author: Alyssa Cole Reviewer: Jen Rating: C- What I’m Talking About: Makeda has a serious problem with setting boundaries. She would rather push aside her own hurt, disappointment, or frustration so she can tend to others. This has left her single, jobless, and in debt. Her Grandmore takes her in, where […]
Audiobook review: Smoke & Ashes by Alexis Hall Two years before the start of Smoke & Ashes, things fell apart for Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator. No, not like they’d fallen apart prior to that. I mean they really, really fell apart. Girlfriend abandoned her to die as an unwilling sacrifice? Yes. Every other ally either in […]
Uncharted Author: Alli Temple Reviewer: B. Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Having been fascinated by tales of women pirates for years (after reading an article about Cheng I Sao), I was very excited to read Uncharted by new-to-me author Alli Temple. Told through the experiences of Lady Georgina (aka “George”), the story begins with a […]
Party Favors Author: Erin McLellan Reviewer: B. Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Though I’ve read two of the four stories in the So Over The Holidays series, I enjoyed them both a good deal. The latest, Party Favors, features Wren Rebello, a flirty, outgoing, and “fun” lingerie designer entrepreneur, and Amanda Ellis, reluctant silver […]
Smoke & Ashes Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Two years have gone by since the last time everything in Kate Kane’s life went to pieces, and things generally seem to be holding steady at the intersection of denial and persistent wallowing. Subsisting on an impressive intake of sex, booze, […]
Audiobook review: Fire & Water by Alexis Hall I just finished reading Fire & Water in February, so being able to hear it performed so soon was a lot of fun. In this third novel in the Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator series, Kate is back six months after the end of the previous story, still adapting […]
Something to Talk About Author: Meryl Wilsner Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: I initially requested Something to Talk About based on the blurb alone, but became increasingly excited to read it as the general anticipation about this debut continued to build. That’s a lot of pressure to put on one story, but I […]
Audiobook review: Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall Shadows & Dreams, the second novel in the Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator series, begins with a new case and a glass of whiskey, as all good mysteries should. Picking up three months after the conclusion of its predecessor, Iron & Velvet, we find Kate in a serious relationship […]