In the Garden of Spite Author: Camilla Bruce Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: C What I’m Talking About: I believe In the Garden of Spite is a standalone, and it’s very different than my usual read. It’s more like something I would watch since I’m not big on reading historical fiction, but the promise of a female serial […]
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: Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas Following the jaw-dropping end of the previous book, Murder on Cold Street picks up at the precise moment The Art of Theft concluded, with Lord Ingram (Ash) about to tell Charlotte that he wants to be more than friends when Mrs. Treadles comes unannounced to ask for Sherlock’s […]
Audiobook review: To Kill a King by C.S. Wilde To Kill a King is the second book in the Hollowcliff Detectives series, and I strongly recommend starting with the first book, To Kill a Fae, for world-building and character introduction and development. This one takes place shortly after the conclusion of the first book, picking up […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Apartment Author: K. L. Slater Reviewer: Nima Rating: B What I’m Talking About: British author K.L. Slater ventures into whatever subcategory of thrillers is devoted to buildings, hotels, houses, and in this case, The Apartment. We know right upfront by the title that something‘s up when a too good to be true offer gets […]
Audiobook review: To Kill a Fae by C.S. Wilde To Kill a Fae is the first book in the Hollowcliff Detectives series. The series takes place in a alternate world were the different factions of supernaturals and humans live in a tentative peace. Tagrad is divided into sectors, each controlled by one of the different groups. […]
Audiobook review: A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones Sunshine Vicram is a strong woman who has a few skeletons in her closet. Unfortunately, we can’t really talk about them without giving spoilers. Sun married young, left Del Sol, then lost her husband before her daughter was born. Now she’s returned to Del Sol with […]
Fire & Water Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: I adore the Kate Kane stories and was happy when I learned that the third in the series, Fire & Water, was in the works. I was fortunate enough to be able to reread the first two novels (Iron & Velvet […]
Audiobook review: Skin After Skin Author: Jordan Castillo Price Narrator: Gomez Pugh Audio Speed: 1.0x Series: Psycop #8 Genre: Paranormal Suspense, LGBTQ, m/m Source: Author Being a fan of the PsyCop series, and the audiobooks, in particular, I was extremely happy to receive this copy of Skin After Skin in a giveaway from the author. Though Crash’s presence in […]
Shadows & Dreams Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A What I’m Talking About: “Here lies Kate Kane. She achieved something. Beloved daughter. Sorely missed.” After having so much fun with the re-release of Iron & Velvet, I was fairly confident I’d enjoy the second novel in the Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator just as well. […]
Today we are celebrating the upcoming release of THE HOLLOW OF FEAR by Sherry Thomas. I’ve got my audiobook review, plus the publisher is offering a giveaway of the print edition. Read on and celebrate with us! Audiobook review: The Art of Theft Author: Sherry Thomas Narrator: Kate Reading Audio Speed: 1.5x Series: Lady Sherlock #4 Genre: Historical Mystery […]
The Vanished Bride Author: Bella Ellis Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Let me start by saying I am a HUGE Brontë fan. Every October I read either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre like it is my job. They are the perfect introduction into fall and Halloween and all things dark and melancholy. […]
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter Author: Alexis Hall Narrator: Nicholas Boulton Audio Speed: 1.0x Series: Standalone Source: Penguin Random House Audio The Affair of the Mysterious Letter is a unique and clever retelling of the Sherlock Holmes tales, set in an adventure-filled, wild fantasy world. The story is shared from the first person memoirs of Captain John Wyndham […]